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Posted by Eigenvector on May 7, 2007, 9:53 pm
> Oren wrote:
>
>>>> What is the natural predator for a mole? Something that hunts them
>>>> as a food source?
>>>
>>> Cats hunt them because they're there.
>>>
>>
>> I guess they were born knowing that. Some other predator might be on
>> the most lethal list. What hunts a mole for food?
>
> I think all cats have a "chase reflex" and knowing this may save your
> life. For example, assume you cross paths with a cougar while out hiking.
> If you run, you might as well cover yourself with jelly because you're
> toast!
>
> Not saying the mountain lion won't put the hurt on you if you stand still,
> but your chance of survival is zero (or closely adjacent), for sure, if
> you run.
>
> Cats, however, CAN temper their chase with the knowledge that the
> chaseable thing is bigger than they are. Cats don't chase cars (unlike
> some dogs we know). What this means is that you can sometimes bluff a
> cougar by opening your coat or shirt - to make yourself look bigger - and
> growling in a menacing fashion. 'Course this doesn't mean diddly to a
> bobcat, they'll bite you just for the hell of it. That's just what bobcats
> do.
>
> Then, too, there are cats that are just too lazy to be bothered with
> chasing anything...
If you get chased by a cougar count yourself among the few. They're all
over the place where I live (relatively speaking of course) and I've only
seen one while backpacking and it hightailed it out of there before I got a
second look. Of course after 4 days in the woods I probably smelled so bad
it ran away to avoid the stench!
But otherwise yeah, puff yourself up, wave your arms, yell, and if it ain't
backing down - fight it. Run and you will get mauled. Disregard if this is
a grizzly bear - draw your gun or you'll die.
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