[NatureNS] re predators playing with living prey -- human-animal relations

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One thing I can add here, and I have seen this for cheetahs on  
documentary films: sometimes a cheetah will appear to be playing with  
its caught-and-released Thompson's gazelle, when in reality it was  
"teaching" a young cheetah or a litter how to hunt.  In such cases  
the young cheetahs might not be obvious to an onlooker, and the  
behaviour could be miscontrued as "unnecessarily torturing its prey"  
-- of course, such misconstruction might be influenced by one's  
biases -- who can claim freedom from all agendas?  Cheers from Jim in  
Wolfville.

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> From: Andrew Horn <aghorn@dal.ca>
> Date: July 11, 2013 6:13:52 PM ADT
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Human-animal relations workshop
> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>
> Hi Marian,
>
> I'm afraid lots of wild predators do play with their prey (yes,  
> including dolphins in the wild). I don't know for sure, but would  
> guess that it's also the natural behaviour of the wild cats that  
> are the ancestors of the domestic cat. Some species (such as  
> cheetahs, I think?) don't do it, but that's likely more to save  
> energy and not get hurt than to avoid letting the prey escape -- a  
> gazelle with a good bite to the neck isn't going far.
>
> Cruel stuff, though easily curtailed by keep our valued companions  
> indoors.
>
> Cheers,
> Andy
>
> On Jul 11, 2013, at 3:19 PM, fulton.harding@ns.sympatico.ca wrote:
>
>> I was wondering the same thing.  Any video I have seen of a wild  
>> cat of any kind hunting the kill is quick.  If you are hunting to  
>> survive I expect you don't take any chances on the prey getting away.
>>
>> Alex Horne - were those dolphins in the wild or were they in  
>> captivity?
>>
>> Marian Fulton
>> Hantsport
>>
>>
>


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One thing I can add here, and I have seen this for cheetahs on =
documentary films: sometimes a cheetah will appear to be playing with =
its caught-and-released Thompson's gazelle, when in reality it was =
"teaching" a young cheetah or a litter how to hunt. &nbsp;In such cases =
the young cheetahs might not be obvious to an onlooker, and the =
behaviour could be miscontrued as "unnecessarily torturing its prey" -- =
of course, such misconstruction might be influenced by one's biases -- =
who can claim freedom from all agendas? &nbsp;Cheers from Jim in =
Wolfville. &nbsp;<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br =
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0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> Hi =
Marian,<div><br></div><div>I'm afraid lots of wild predators do play =
with their prey (yes, including dolphins in the wild). I don't know for =
sure, but would guess that it's also the natural behaviour of the wild =
cats that are the ancestors of the domestic cat. Some species (such as =
cheetahs, I think?) don't do it, but that's likely more to save energy =
and not get hurt than to avoid letting the prey escape -- a gazelle with =
a good bite to the neck isn't going far.</div><div><br></div><div>Cruel =
stuff, though easily curtailed by keep our valued companions =
indoors.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Andy</div><div><br><di=
v><div>On Jul 11, 2013, at 3:19 PM, <a =
href=3D"mailto:fulton.harding@ns.sympatico.ca">fulton.harding@ns.sympatico=
.ca</a> wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote =
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auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div><div>I =
was wondering the same thing. &nbsp;Any video I have seen of a wild cat =
of any kind hunting the kill is quick. &nbsp;If you are hunting to =
survive I expect you don't take any chances on the prey getting =
away.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Alex Horne - were those dolphins in the =
wild or were they in captivity?</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Marian =
Fulton&nbsp;</div><div>Hantsport&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</=
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