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ShazzieB

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26. Reminds me of the way some cats will kill mice, birds, etc., but not eat them.

Reply to tavernier (Reply #17)

Sat Oct 2, 2021, 11:03 PM

Oct 2021

It's like the prey drive is somehow separated from the need for food in some animals. Domestic animals like your bulldog and my cat know that they don't need to hunt to eat, but some of them will still hunt if the opportunity presents itself, just because they can.

That behavior surprises me a lot more in a wild animal like a mountain lion that has to kill for food, but maybe I don't know as much about wild things as I thought I did!

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So I go out on this beautiful day to feed the critters and find a Mt. Lion killed 5 ewes [View all] AnotherDreamWeaver Oct 2021 OP

I'm so sorry NT Rorey Oct 2021 #1

Sorry to hear that. Why would it kill 5 and not eat a single one? n/t PoliticAverse Oct 2021 #2

I hear they just keep going after anything that runs. AnotherDreamWeaver Oct 2021 #6

We have an American bulldog. tavernier Oct 2021 #17

Reminds me of the way some cats will kill mice, birds, etc., but not eat them. ShazzieB Oct 2021 #26

Oh no, I am so sorry to hear this. Your entire small flock. Irish_Dem Oct 2021 #3

A few weeks back a neighbor lost 2 sheep. AnotherDreamWeaver Oct 2021 #8

Does the sheriff have a tracker/hunter or do the farmers do it themselves? Irish_Dem Oct 2021 #9

There are county trappers AnotherDreamWeaver Oct 2021 #29

Thanks for the info! Irish_Dem Oct 2021 #37

Would a Great Pyrenees help? Effete Snob Oct 2021 #4

A Livestock Guardian Dog (LGD) would help. Tyche Oct 2021 #11

I think that's what the neighbors have AnotherDreamWeaver Oct 2021 #25

I am sorry. What a traumatizing sight... hlthe2b Oct 2021 #5

SO sorry. elleng Oct 2021 #7

😢 blm Oct 2021 #10

Sorry, ADW. Sounds like P25 had too much fun but might return for more anyway. Hortensis Oct 2021 #12

Oh how heartbreaking!!!!! Tumbulu Oct 2021 #13

Years ago a guy in the neighborhood had geese he used keep his grass down. AnotherDreamWeaver Oct 2021 #30

Must've been a republican lion housecat Oct 2021 #14

How much land do you have to graze? Red Mountain Oct 2021 #15

10-15 acres, AnotherDreamWeaver Oct 2021 #31

Why I could never live in the country.n/t Peregrine Took Oct 2021 #16

That's too bad, ADW PJMcK Oct 2021 #18

so sorry... markie Oct 2021 #19

Wow, that's bad. EndlessWire Oct 2021 #20

So sad to hear Marthe48 Oct 2021 #21

Get an LGD jcgoldie Oct 2021 #22

Mind if I ask what state? Sogo Oct 2021 #23

Calif. West Sonoma County AnotherDreamWeaver Oct 2021 #27

Damn. That's a shame. calimary Oct 2021 #24

Thank you, you have a good one too. nt AnotherDreamWeaver Oct 2021 #28

Are you sure it was a mt. lion? moondust Oct 2021 #32

The 'Living with lions' guy follows a collared lion, known as P25. AnotherDreamWeaver Oct 2021 #35

SO sorry... I know how it is... albacore Oct 2021 #33

Thanks for the link, will check it out. nt AnotherDreamWeaver Oct 2021 #34

So sorry you lost your girls canetoad Oct 2021 #36