A stray cat gave me a dead mouse as a present. :ablobcatheartsqueeze:
Has anyone ever investigated how cats choose such gift places and where this comes from? (Sharing the prey?) I would like to learn to understand cats in their behaviour. Do I have to give a mouse back? 😸
"Some cats only bring the object back halfway. Some are fussy with the objects they want to play with, and some will only fetch at certain times or in particular areas of the house (like up and down the stairs)."
It's so cool watching a cat getting ready for a big jump. You can almost see the geometry and trajectory calculations clicking through their brains, and then the launch with the perfect arch. Unless something slips out from under them at the launch point. That can really upset their calculations and lead to target acquisition failure and landing failure. Then they fall to the floor and display the "I meant to do that!" face.