Scientists from the University of Exeter found out what role the hunting in the life and nutrition of cats is playing. Research Posted in EcoSphere magazine.
The authors of the article used radioisotope analysis in order to understand how cats eat. So, before the test period, and after it, they cut off one vibryssu, and in the ratio of carbon isotopes and other elements, the sources of protein in the animal eating were calculated.
According to the results of British scientists, the overwhelming majority of the diet of cats (96 percent) consisted of home food. On wild animals, only 3-4 percent accounted for. According to one of Martina Chekketney’s research, if cats have food from the owners, they feed almost completely to her. As a result, scientists concluded that animal hunt forces not hunger, but instinct. “Being predators, some cats can hunt instinctively, even if they are not hungry, making this so-called excessive murder,” they explained.
At the same time, the collar, screking birds, helps reduce the amount of wild animals, on which the cat hunts. In addition, the researchers also advised the owners of the pets regularly play with them and feed their meat food.
In May, scientists from New York University came to the conclusion that cats love to sit not only in real, but also in imaginary boxes. Researchers believe that such discoveries allow you to better learn about the ways of interaction of animals with people.