cm0002@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 days agoDon't forget where we came from and what shaped us as a species. The Jungle.lemmy.mlexternal-linkmessage-square338fedilinkarrow-up1686arrow-down1296cross-posted to: shitposting@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1390arrow-down1external-linkDon't forget where we came from and what shaped us as a species. The Jungle.lemmy.mlcm0002@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square338fedilinkcross-posted to: shitposting@lemmy.ml
minus-squareShou@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 day agoMost of the time, adults don’t torture their prey. Kittens aren’t born with the ability to hunt, and their instincts need to develop too. So the mom brings home live prey for the kittens to play with. Sometimes adults keep this behaviour.
minus-squareKorhaka@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 hours agoYeah I was thinking this kind of thing too, but also house cats have all the food they want anyway. Not sure how much each is a factor in this.
Most of the time, adults don’t torture their prey. Kittens aren’t born with the ability to hunt, and their instincts need to develop too. So the mom brings home live prey for the kittens to play with. Sometimes adults keep this behaviour.
Yeah I was thinking this kind of thing too, but also house cats have all the food they want anyway. Not sure how much each is a factor in this.
Boredom really.