Sentences with phrase «caught by a cat»

In one study, participants played a game where they had to either be a car avoiding collisions with trucks or a mouse avoiding being caught by a cat.

The group recently had a great success story with a baby robin caught by a cat.

These fledglings are frequently caught by cats as they are learning to fly.

Not exact matches

She may soon appreciate that your ability to give her a break at night by catching cat naps during the day is a good thing.

Our feline friends are only interested in one thing: meat (except for saving up the energy to catch it by napping, or a round of restorative petting) This is not just because inside every domestic tabby lurks a killer just waiting to catch a bird or torture a mouse, it is also because cats lack the ability to taste sweetness, unlike every other mammal examined to date.

Bamboo seeds caught hairs that were shed by big cats.

December means so many things to me: celebrating Christmas with my family, watching all my favorite holiday movies over and over again with my best friend, sitting by the fire with Susan (my cat) and catching up on the latest New Yorker, snuggling up on my bed with the paper and a hot latte.

Waking up in the underground (and long thought destroyed) District 13 with loyal soldier Gale, she discovers Peeta is held prisoner by President Snow — Donald Sutherland, grinning like an evil Cheshire Cat — who uses him as a puppet in a series of broadcasts that leave her again caught between a screen and a horde of angry disbelievers.

He's just a dark presence in a doorway off a cobblestone street, noticed only by a stray cat, until the sudden spill of light from a nearby apartment sweeps away the shadows and catches him like a fugitive in the spotlight, revealing the chagrined look on the face of... Orson Welles!

Paranoia (PG - 13 for profanity, sexuality and violence) Espionage thriller about a rising corporate superstar (Liam Hemsworth) who finds himself caught in the middle of a deadly game of cat - and - mouse being played by a couple of rival billionaire CEOs (Gary Oldman and Harrison Ford).

Lil Bub & Friendz: By the same token, how can you not catch this documentary about one of the Internet's most famous cats?

The one that stands out in my mind is when my daughter caught her first cat fish and tried to smuggle it home by hiding it in her tackle box.

How to Catch a Frog by Heather Ross Heather Ross's parents moved to rural Vermont in the 1970s, and she and her twin sister lived in a remote, freezing, un-insulated house, yankig the cat from under the wood stove to shove him into their bed as a reluctant hot water bottle.

In Rita Gray's Mama Mine, Mama Mine, illustrated by Ponder Goembel, the mother of each animal leaves her brood during the day to take care of her responsibilities: Cats must catch rats, pigs must eat and sheep must be shorn.

So he sets them around his campfire, but «they sat there and did not stir, and the fire caught their clothes...» Soon has fearlessness has led him to take a king's challenge of spending three nights in a haunted castle, where he's assaulted by black cats and dogs «from every hole and corner,» all carrying red hot chains.

Located deep within the underground maze of passages, shops and platforms of the Shinjuku Station, the black cat is part of an eye - catching campaign by Japan's largest delivery company, Yamato Unyu (Yamato Transport) or TAQ - Q - BIN, who is well - known for their cute black cat logos.

Your cat may scratch your dog out of fear or if caught by surprise.

Although cats don't catch human cold viruses, our feline friends get feline upper respiratory infection, which is commonly caused by the herpesvirus and calicivirus.

A report by the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs found that almost 30 % of rabbit snare users had caught a cat.

Occasionally, a cat will be injured when their tail or leg gets caught by the spring door of this type of trap.

The staff also is overwhelmed by the number of cats and the housing situation, so instead of helping adopters, they're screwing around trying to catch cats that escaped.

This virus is caught by direct contact with an infected cat.

While dogs are known to catch and kill rabbits, turtles, frogs and lizards, «outside» cats are by far more damaging to wildlife populations.

What was most interesting (and potentially important for your trapping work), however, is that the population of cats caught by the motion - activated camera was different than the population counted when the counters walked and counted the cats they saw.

Yeah, we dogs can be really persuasive — like that cat from Shrek, and Puss in Boots with his big round eyes — by whining and demanding more, but don't get caught up in it!

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Although Wild Alaskan Salmon Oil Liquid Supplement by My Pet Nose is made from delicious salmon caught in Alaskan waters, not every dog and cat is a fan of the fishy flavor.

If you catch your cat scratching an area you do not approve, redirect your cat's attention by scratching the alternative surface with your own nails, mimicking the motions of your cat.

Keep your cat indoors Staying indoors decreases kitty's chances of catching diseased prey or being infected by fleas, ticks and mosquitoes.

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To compound our failure of stewardship by systematically exterminating the homeless cats caught in the current crisis before the root cause of their homeless state is removed is morally unacceptable.

Science hasn't really caught up to the cat yet when it comes to the aphrodisiac effect elicited by exposure to catnip.

For your cat to catch heartworms, it must be bitten by a mosquito.

In brief, the new program allowed community cats to bypass the shelter by going instead to the First Coast No More Homeless Pets clinic to be fixed and then returned to the area in which they were caught, never to breed again!

This in part is attributed to «feline resistance,» a catch - all term used by the study to define the hiding, aggression vocalization, and stressed / fearful behavior cats exhibit when crated and transported to unfamiliar surroundings.

If you do catch your cat shredding a «naughty spot,» interrupt them by making a loud noise (clap your hands, shake a can of pennies or pebbles, slap the wall) and redirect their scratching to one of the acceptable items.

While dogs can't catch a cold or flu from a human, or pass it on to you, a cat can be infected by a human.

And never attempt to catch a cat by throwing a towel or blanket over just the cat.

An overwhelming majority of americans — 81 percent — believe it is more humane to leave a stray cat outside to live out her life than to have her caught and killed, according to national survey conducted by harris interactive for alley cat allies.

Studies show that the animals caught by predators are generally weaker and more diseased than those killed by manmade sources.6, 7 One study found that «birds killed by cats had significantly lower mass, fat scores, and pectoral muscle mass scores» than birds of the same species killed by cars or windows.8 These studies indicate that cats are catching what some biologists refer to as the «doomed surplus» 9 — animals who would not have lived, and so whose death does not affect overall population levels.

The notion that stray cats spread rabies is another empty argument used by advocates of catch and kill programs, says Ackerman.

But advocates of catch and kill programs continue to justify this cruel practice by insisting that feral cats represent a threat to public health and that they do spread disease.

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Pans filled with dirt or newspaper were used indoors by a few cat owners, but it wasn't until the first clay litter was accidentally discovered in 1947 and the subsequent marketing of the Tidy Cats ® brand in the 1960s that litter boxes really caught on.

One - by - one each dog caught a family's eye until there were only three left; a goofy black hound mix named Cheshire Cat, a timid boy named Bass and a beautiful girl that went by the name of Hoo Shoo Too!

With a scratching pad on top and a fun game of «catch the mouse» within the toy, this is a clawsome gift for cats who are independent and like to play by themselves.

A cat will stop eating a freshly - caught meal to chase after a second object of interest that happens to pass by.

If you catch your cat's dental disease at this early stage it can often be managed by home care, such as frequent brushings and some supplements (see what you can do below).

If your pet has the fungal infection, you can catch it by petting your furry friend or even sharing a bed with your dog or cat.

As the authors describe it, their study was an evaluation of «whether a collar - worn pounce protector, the CatBib, reduces the number of vertebrates caught by pet cats and whether its effectiveness was influenced by colour or adding a bell.»