Q: Sometimes a mouse ends up in our basement, and the chase is on! When our cat finally catches up with it, she kills it. But instead of trying to eat it, she brings it upstairs and lays it right in front of me. What’s her point? Is she trying to show me what a skilled hunter she is? Or is she simply sharing her excitement about getting to exercise her predatory drive?
Bridgette Manes
Essex, Connecticut
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