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Originally posted by Old Greg View PostAs I was going to St Ives
I met a man with seven wives
Each wife had seven sacks
Each sack had seven cats
Each cat had seven kits
Kits, cats, sacks, wives
How many were going to St Ives?
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Originally posted by EternalOptimist View PostThere are ten million Cats in the UK and ten million dogs.
What I want to know is, if they were all wild, and not kept and fed by us, what would the natural population be ? Also, if we went back ten thousand years, how many could the country support
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Originally posted by Ignis Fatuus View PostCats are "subsidised exotic predators". Their natural population density in Britain would be about 1 family per 10 square miles, rather than 1 moggy every second house.
If they had to feed themselves, there would be about one hundredth the number of cats. And an awful lot more native birds.
Domestic dogs are, well, domesticated, and have mostly lost the compulsion to predation, so do not impact the environment so much; but conversely might do so more if they were wild.
Aha, thats what I wanted to know.
Dogs might not predate, but they sure sh1t everywhere.
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Originally posted by EternalOptimist View PostThere are ten million Cats in the UK and ten million dogs.
What I want to know is, if they were all wild, and not kept and fed by us, what would the natural population be ? Also, if we went back ten thousand years, how many could the country support
If they had to feed themselves, there would be about one hundredth the number of cats. And an awful lot more native birds.
Domestic dogs are, well, domesticated, and have mostly lost the compulsion to predation, so do not impact the environment so much; but conversely might do so more if they were wild.Last edited by Ignis Fatuus; 26 May 2011, 09:50.
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Originally posted by norrahe View PostWell a cat can have up to seven litters a year, so if we say an average of 3 kittens per litter and they can breed from 4 months onwards............. so you're looking at a lot of mouths to feed.
Dogs only have 1 litter per year. So it looks like cat domination.
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Originally posted by Old Greg View PostAs I was going to St Ives
I met a man with seven wives
Each wife had seven sacks
Each sack had seven cats
Each cat had seven kits
Kits, cats, sacks, wives
How many were going to St Ives?
Leave a comment:
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Originally posted by Old Greg View PostAs I was going to St Ives
I met a man with seven wives
Each wife had seven sacks
Each sack had seven cats
Each cat had seven kits
Kits, cats, sacks, wives
How many were going to St Ives?
Leave a comment:
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Originally posted by cailin maith View PostOh dear... Mrs EO let slip she prefers the kittys to you?
Each and everyone has their own function, our cats catch mice and voles and show her affection. Dongo entertains her by moving his den every few days and running around in his little wheel. An I , er....erm..
I know Im good for something. I'll get back to you
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As I was going to St Ives
I met a man with seven wives
Each wife had seven sacks
Each sack had seven cats
Each cat had seven kits
Kits, cats, sacks, wives
How many were going to St Ives?
Leave a comment:
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Originally posted by EternalOptimist View PostLet them stand on their own four feet, then we'll see how many of them can hack it
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Originally posted by EternalOptimist View PostNo, I wouldnt trust my cat with a bazooka, never mind an inter-continental ballistic missile.
The point I am making is that these animals are living off handouts. A bowl full of whiskas is actually a subsidy.
Let them stand on their own four feet, then we'll see how many of them can hack it
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Originally posted by EternalOptimist View PostThere are ten million Cats in the UK and ten million dogs.
What I want to know is, if they were all wild, and not kept and fed by us, what would the natural population be ? Also, if we went back ten thousand years, how many could the country support
Dogs only have 1 litter per year. So it looks like cat domination.
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Originally posted by EternalOptimist View PostNo, I wouldnt trust my cat with a bazooka, never mind an inter-continental ballistic missile.
The point I am making is that these animals are living off handouts. A bowl full of whiskas is actually a subsidy.
Let them stand on their own four feet, then we'll see how many of them can hack it
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