Why Animals Don't Get Lost

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2. But animals do get lost all the time. Cats, in particular, need a while to get acquainted with a new

location before being allowed outside because they have been known to wander off never to be seen again. That seems unlikely to be a choice for a cat who has lied a long time with a family that treat it with love and affection. Dogs' amazing sense of smell perhaps mitigates against getting lost, but it has been known to happen. My parents lived in the Blue Ridge Mountains and were always taking in lost hunting dogs during hunting season. They usually have a phone number to call on their collar.