The secret life of cats
- 13 June 2013 13:08233079saw a similar study many years ago when someone fitted a miniature camera to his cat's collar to find out what he did all day.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22567526 - 13 June 2013 19:24233108Next doors cat, Socks,adopted us when she was a kitten. We were worried that our neighbour might object to her visiting us but he was of the opinion that cats are free spirits and will go wherever they please. We don't feed her but she will steal the dogs food !
- 13 June 2013 19:41233111mine moved in when she was a kitten too, i know where she goes at night - anywhere with a cat flap or a window open.
even climbed into the rabbit hutch next door and curled up with a traumatised rabbit one night. - Brian Dixon
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13 June 2013 20:05233121poor rabbit. - 13 June 2013 20:06233122Can't believe you are sympathising with a potential meal Brian!
- Brian Dixon
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14 June 2013 05:30233157nor can i.
- 14 June 2013 09:51233179fascinating programme, rather disproved the notion that our moggies are decimating birds and small mammals. most filmed preferred to enter other houses with cat flaps and munch on another cats dinner.
- 14 June 2013 10:09233181A fascinating programme indeed, but surely it was all about us learning more about the scientific community?
Attaching so many cameras to so many scientists, and thus being able to study their behaviour at close quarters was a sheer delight.
Much consideration must have been given to cross-institution and gender interaction. As we viewed the whole gamut of interplay was set out before us, well done the programme crew.
But it was not until we saw these scientists and technicians in close contact with those true aliens to academia, the public, that the sparks began to fly, oh how they basked in the warm glow of oohs and aahs of consternation and admiration of 'the villagers'.
The Cats, who were the original commissioners of the study, are to be congratulated for the ingenuity and novelty of the set-up of this experiment.
Having the public bring offerings to the scientists was an especially brilliant innovation.
In short...purrfect!
Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing. - 14 June 2013 10:15233182building on what tom has said a good idea for a programme would be to have david attenborough in bed with his wife, they hear a tap on the window, look up and see a gorilla with a camera crew.
- 14 June 2013 22:06233290I thought it was going to be a great programme, but I found it a bit of a let-down and duly fell asleep halfway through.I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
- 15 June 2013 13:59233327Did you purr Peter?
- 15 June 2013 14:21233329i keep getting this picture in my head of peter curled up in his basket prior to sharpening his fingernails on the furniture.
what he then does in next door's garden is not suitable for a family forum.