Beware of the Cat

beware of the cat
This article appeared in the paper last week and features some incredible pictures of what cats are capable of including one where a ginger cat called Jack forced a black bear to seek refuge up a tree in New Jersey.
Unfortunately while the article is available online they don’t put the photos with it, so i’ve had to google it up, so here’s the link to an article on BBC news with picture
It says it’s a tabby, but Jack looks more like a ginger tom to me!

there’s another photo on this link where you can see some close ups

The picture in the article also had a couple of other photos of cats with mice, birds and rabbits looking very smug about their catches

I am a huge cat fan but i think this particular cat, Jack, has taken things a bit far. Remember, Black Bear:
american black bear
1.5m tall
~ 500lbs
Big claws that can rip through flesh
Big Teeth
Loud growl
Bounds around the forest looking scary

Ginger Cat:
~ 10lbs
Sleeps 16 hours a day: catnap
Likes being stroked
Lives in human houses
Has small claws that would feel like a massage compared to bear claws: claws
and while their teeth are designed for flesh it would be difficult for a it to cause damage to an animal bear-sized: yawning cat

That must’ve been one terrified bear

On a sidenote, it has been pointed out by MHC that my views plugin isn’t working properly. Haven’t had a chance this week to look into fixing it, so i may end up disabling it at some point if it doesn’t work for this post

2 thoughts on “Beware of the Cat

  1. Safari 417.9.3 Mac OS

    Yeah the plugin is kaput, stony. Wonder why it stopped working suddenly… 😕

    And about that black cat 1.5m tall, weighing 500lbs… They like honey a lot and wild strawberries. A very weird kinda cat that is. 😉

    Great pictures, BTW. :mrgreen:

  2. Safari 417.9.3 Mac OS

    Ohh

    DOH!!! I just got it now… Man I’ve been treking all day and I think I left my brain in the provincial park where we went. Proves that bears don’t want any trouble I think and it’s more a fluke than anything else when they do attack. A fluke or a mama bear thinking her young ones are in danger. A female bear is something you DON’T want to mess with! 😯

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