Why Do Cats Bring Mice Home?

Cats are a curious creature and one of their strange action is to kill rat/mouse, bring it home too. This comes as a surprise, and sometimes an annoyance. But why do they do it? In this casual dive…

Natural Instincts

First, let’s recognize that cats are predators. Cats are taught hunting skills From very young age. Cats are small and fast, ideal to hunt mice. When a cat catches mice, it shows its hunting abilities.

Cats have wild ancestry with natural instincts. For example, domesticated as they are in a cushy home, their instincts remain strong. Cats are natural hunters, and along with hunting comes a need to bring home the mouse.

Sharing their Catch

Cats also bring mice home because they want to share their kill. Mother cats in the wild, meanwhile, teach their little ones to hunt. Some parents carry food to their chicks for a lesson in dining. If a cat brings you to his door and puts it in front of your nose, maybe he just wants share with you the fruits of his labor. It could consider you part of its family and be wanting looking at the reward in your hand

Playing with Their Food

Cats bring home mice for fun too. They delight in toying with their prey. A mouse can be chased after, toyed with and pounced upon by a cat. If a cat catches mouse In that case he may never eat this but only play with it before eating. These are part n parcel of cat being a cat.

Conclusion

Cats bring mice home for three reasons: they do it out of instinct, to share their triumph or because they are playing with food. Fortunately, there are reasons which allow us to understand the behavior of our four-legged buddies better. It might not always be pleasant to find a mouse at our door, but remember: this is simply what established cats like ours do.