Training day

in #photography4 years ago

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Mother cat brought a field mouse to her kittens...

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This one grabbed it and secluded herself to enjoy the bulk of it...

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"Yum"...

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This is done to develop a taste for 'game'.

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When the 'daughter' had enough, mama cat went to finish off the remainder, that's when the tom came over to check out what's cookin'...

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He goes for it...

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Eventually, the adult cat will bring living prey, either a bird or mouse or lizard or whatever, to teach them how to kill for themselves.
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We like our cats semi independent, averse to living indoors.

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They help keep the vermin population under control as well as relieving us the burden of worry about feeding them.
(Images by me)