A Cat Can Teach Itself New Tricks

Baker used to be such a frivolous cat. She specialized in chasing dust motes, imaginary prey or gnats. That's OK, cause we have a very serious cat, too, Blue. She is in charge of mice, moles, also birds, sadly, and on occasion a squirrel or a snake. She offers most of these up to us, her feeders, although she can't really resist munching most of the mice beforehand. So when Baker waltzed into the room last week with a mouse in her mouth, you might imagine my surprise. She did let it go and fail to recatch it, though. Only natural for a beginner. I was so impressed! This week I found more evidence of Baker's new skills. It was another mouse, completely unmunched, with its little eyes open and every body part in good order. I know it must have been Baker, because Blue would at least have eaten the yummy head. So, what do you know? How funny the little thing looked, just like the toy catnip mice that are scattered about the floor.