Most Fearsome Predator

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ThePittman "Pitt Happens"

Originally posted by The Pict
cats kill for fun. dogs kill for fun. and i have seen killer whales killing seals for fun, as they throw them around but swim off once they are dead.
All three of those kill for training. The whales are training the young to catch seals on the beach; they will also throw the dead ones into the water so that the young can “play” with them. This is designed to get the fear of the seals out of them.

Dogs and cats look like they are playing with mice and small animals but this is also how they learn to hunt. This is a skill that is taught to them and they use this “play” as a way to keep their skills sharp, even domestic animals do the same.

The Pict Defender Of The Faith

Originally posted by ThePittman
All three of those kill for training. The whales are training the young to catch seals on the beach; they will also throw the dead ones into the water so that the young can “play” with them. This is designed to get the fear of the seals out of them.

Dogs and cats look like they are playing with mice and small animals but this is also how they learn to hunt. This is a skill that is taught to them and they use this “play” as a way to keep their skills sharp, even domestic animals do the same.

no my cats have fun with the mice. they jump on them. then hit them around to make them run away, before jumping on the again. once the mouse is dead they wander away disinterested.
if they have just started with a mouse i usually stop them though.

ThePittman "Pitt Happens"

Originally posted by The Pict
no my cats have fun with the mice. they jump on them. then hit them around to make them run away, before jumping on the again. once the mouse is dead they wander away disinterested.
if they have just started with a mouse i usually stop them though.
Yes this “play” is a form a training, hitting them around making them run is a way to keep the mice going so that they can keep chasing it and pouncing on it, which are their main hunting skills. Once they have killed the mouse then they leave it because they were training and not hungry.

The Pict Defender Of The Faith
Originally posted by ThePittman
Yes this “play” is a form a training, hitting them around making them run is a way to keep the mice going so that they can keep chasing it and pouncing on it, which are their main hunting skills. Once they have killed the mouse then they leave it because they were training and not hungry.

its not training dude. and they have never been taught anything about hunting cos i have had them since they were kittens. they enjoy playing with the mouse. they are 12 and 10 they no longer need training.

ThePittman "Pitt Happens"

Originally posted by The Pict
its not training dude. and they have never been taught anything about hunting cos i have had them since they were kittens. they enjoy playing with the mouse. they are 12 and 10 they no longer need training.
Yes it is! This is an instinctual trait that they born with and is passed on from mother to kitten, cub or what ever. All animals being domesticated or not are still hunters, they have traits that are genetically passed on to the offspring and continue throughout the generations to follow. We as humans like to pass on our personality or ideas to our pets because we don’t fully understand what they are thinking. So what seems like play to you and only that is not what they think. Do they seem to enjoy it; the answer is yes because this gets their adrenaline going just like it would do in us. Also a successful hunt means they get to eat and also puts them in a better standing in the pack. This is not nearly as important in felines but it is still there.

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Crocodile because being a water animal and it hunts by staying well hidden in the water so it can just grab you if its murky and its over.

Bull Sharks are one of the most aggressive animals on the planet AND they can swim in fresh water...........they have been found in the Mississippi all the way past Missouri....................