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"Yngver" wrote in message ... "Mary" wrote: Yes, they don't have much real means of defense other than to try to scare you off by hissing and showing teeth. This is also what I love about many lizards. They head-bob, they hiss, and they run fast. That's about all they can do. Keep in mind that "playing possum" is often their only defense when cornered--it's an involuntary reaction that I saw many times when I was a kid, and our dogs would find a possum. The possum "played dead" and after a while, when the dogs forgot about it, would wake up and scurry away. Opossums do try to look fierce when frightened but are really gentle and want nothing more than for you to just leave them alone. I know. I cringe when I see them hit by the side of the road. |
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"Yngver" wrote in message ... "Mary" wrote: Hey, that's she said "fox" but I don't know that she actually saw what killed the cats. I'm a city woman, I wouldn't know a fox from a ham sandwich. Well, foxes are not much bigger than a good sized cat, which is why I questioned whether a fox would really tangle with an animal nearly as big as it is. I mean, foxes usually weigh 8-12 lbs.; many a well-fed tom cat is bigger than that, and more than a match. It was probably a dog. It saddens me when I go to see her and yet another cat is gone. They seem to think that living in the country means they can have outdoor cats, but the cats certainly do not seem to live long. |
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"Yngver" wrote in message ... "Mary" wrote: Hey, that's she said "fox" but I don't know that she actually saw what killed the cats. I'm a city woman, I wouldn't know a fox from a ham sandwich. Well, foxes are not much bigger than a good sized cat, which is why I questioned whether a fox would really tangle with an animal nearly as big as it is. I mean, foxes usually weigh 8-12 lbs.; many a well-fed tom cat is bigger than that, and more than a match. It was probably a dog. It saddens me when I go to see her and yet another cat is gone. They seem to think that living in the country means they can have outdoor cats, but the cats certainly do not seem to live long. |
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