Forgetting Enmity in Life Threatening situations: A tale of Cat and Mouse.

in #animals4 years ago (edited)

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Did you notice the Cat behind?

I know the Rat has all the attention, but look closely again, there is a cat right behind the electric pole. The Rat is taking refuge during a flood somewhere in the city where I live. A friend sent it to me so I couldn't say precisely where the image was taken and I take no credit for it, there is a lesson in there I wish to share.

Nature made Cats and Rats/Mice enemies, not by their will, just like Birds of prey and rodents and smaller animals. So each animals irrespective of their phylum or cordata has an enemy from another specie, and not enemies per say but as food nature has designed to be irritably tasty to them. Now, you notice the Rats hiding high above the water level on a flooded street, exposed to many dangers, yes. But the Cat who is a natural predator seems to not notice it, or seems to be more pressed by its own safety first before a meal which is the Rat.

Both their lives were threatened hence the order of nature for one to kill the other for food never kicked in. Truth is, only the living will hunt right?

Nature could be disobeyed anytime especially in dire situations like a natural disaster, even in the wild a pride of Lion will choose to run in the event of wildfire than hunt for a Deer or Wildebeest.


I write a lot about Nature, Animals, Pets too, you can check my header to confirm!

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