C comes before D in the alphabet
Looks like something the cat's dragged in / Looks like a dog's breakfast
A cat may look at a king / A dog is man's best friend
Dogs come when called / Cats have ansaphones
Cats crap / Dogs doody
Dogs have masters / Cats have staff / All pigs are equal 
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No problem @Cleoriff I love hearing about them. I didn't know they only caught 50% of their prey. 
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@Cleoriff wrote:Cheetahs are solitary animals (except occasionally brothers will hunt in packs) and they only catch 50% of their prey. Yes, they are the fastest land mammals but can't sustain the chase. Also they need 20 minutes at least to recover so wont start eating till after that time. Then (and this is the biggest problem)..if they have been watched by other predators like hyenas...they will abandon their prey and not eat.
Oh god...apologies for going OTT with this info but it's a subject close to my heart..
Great insight into nature @Cleoriff
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@jonsie wrote:
@Cleoriff wrote:Cheetahs are solitary animals (except occasionally brothers will hunt in packs) and they only catch 50% of their prey. Yes, they are the fastest land mammals but can't sustain the chase. Also they need 20 minutes at least to recover so wont start eating till after that time. Then (and this is the biggest problem)..if they have been watched by other predators like hyenas...they will abandon their prey and not eat.
Oh god...apologies for going OTT with this info but it's a subject close to my heart..
Great insight into nature @Cleoriff
Well you know me and my love of big cats @jonsie 
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I share that love but obviously not to the same degree as yourself 
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Awesome photos @Martin-O2 I loved the one with the camouflage moose(?) with brush stuff on his head. I wonder how that happened to him?
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@Marjo I would imagine he was trying to get at something to eat and ended up getting it all stuck on his antlers 
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@Cleoriff wrote:
Cheetahs are solitary animals (except occasionally brothers will hunt in packs) and they only catch 50% of their prey. Yes, they are the fastest land mammals but can't sustain the chase. Also they need 20 minutes at least to recover so wont start eating till after that time. Then (and this is the biggest problem)..if they have been watched by other predators like hyenas...they will abandon their prey and not eat.
Oh god...apologies for going OTT with this info but it's a subject close to my heart..
Your comment about the catching only 50% of their pray got me thinking - I read once (or maybe saw in a documentary) that there's this formula of how many times is ideal for your cat to catch the toy when you play with them, versus how many times you are faster and they don't catch it, with the purpose that they get the most out of the play. And it kind of related to this, to the "formula" of how many of their prey the cats in the wild catch. If that made any sense... Anyone know this one?
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It doesn't matter where cats drink from Jane as long as they stay hydrated. My eldest cat (sadly no longer with us) never drank from her bowl. She drank from puddles of rain. When there was no rain I just poured water on the slabs outside. Occasionally I gave her very very diluted milk (mainly water with a splash of milk) and she would drink that from a bowl. Also wet food has water in it so I never had that problem. If he drinks water from the bird bath then pour some in there....
