https://archive.sustainablehouse.com.au/2011/01/cat-kills-ringtail-possum-today/ Michael Mobbs Sustainable House Wed, 26 Aug 2015 00:04:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 https://archive.sustainablehouse.com.au/2011/01/cat-kills-ringtail-possum-today/comment-page-1/#comment-3086 jo Mon, 07 Feb 2011 00:36:57 +0000 http://sustainablehouse.com.au/?p=1535#comment-3086 Cats are cleaver, they muffle the bell by putting the bell right under their neck, and of course somehow they seem to mange to get the bells off.

]]> https://archive.sustainablehouse.com.au/2011/01/cat-kills-ringtail-possum-today/comment-page-1/#comment-2876 Petra Sun, 23 Jan 2011 21:03:16 +0000 http://sustainablehouse.com.au/?p=1535#comment-2876 That´s true. I´ve recently read an article that referred to a study of the researcher David Paton. According to the article, Paton found out that “cats with bells took similar proportions of prey to those without”.

]]> https://archive.sustainablehouse.com.au/2011/01/cat-kills-ringtail-possum-today/comment-page-1/#comment-2855 Kris Sun, 23 Jan 2011 00:39:48 +0000 http://sustainablehouse.com.au/?p=1535#comment-2855 Unfortunately cats are clever hunters and you’d be surprised how silent they can be with bells on. This is a big part of the reason our two cats are indoor-only.

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