Cat and Mouse, or The Great Escape

By Words | Published April 22, 2012

Imagine you're a mouse… cornered at the edge of a pond by a hungry feline.

There's nowhere to run, nowhere to hide. But you're an intelligent mouse and something tells you that cats don't like water. So what do you do? Yes, you swim for it!!!

The mouse escaped unharmed, scampering out of the pond to hide under the day lilies.

The cat slinked off in a sulk.
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Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 7D and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens.

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14 Comments

  1. SittingFox April 23, 2012 at 12:04 am #

    Poor little mouse – glad it escaped. Oddly enough, elk often head for rivers when pursued by wolves.

  2. gdare April 23, 2012 at 2:04 am #

    I like cats but I am glad mouse escaped :cheers:

  3. derWandersmann April 23, 2012 at 2:04 am #

    Possibly hoping to throw them off the scent, Adele. If the wolves can't see them, it's a good bet.

  4. SittingFox April 23, 2012 at 2:04 am #

    DW, it's a defensive act. A place they choose to stand their ground whilst being chased.

  5. Words April 23, 2012 at 9:04 pm #

    Adele, I'm just trying to figure out the difference in scale between a mouse and an elk! I reckon this was probably blind panic rather than a sharply tactical manoeuvre.

  6. Words April 23, 2012 at 9:04 pm #

    dW, it makes sense to fight defensively in water. It slows the attacker a lot.

  7. Words April 23, 2012 at 9:04 pm #

    Darko, I was pleased too, but I'm sure the cats will be back.

  8. derWandersmann April 24, 2012 at 2:04 am #

    Yes, and the wolves are shorter, too … the elk has greater freedom of movement. I was actually thinking of a smaller river … I saw wolves catch a bison before he could get out on land and he was unable to back up … he was a goner, but he lasted a good while before he died. It was actually painful to watch, but it was so damned fascinating, I had to.

  9. serola April 24, 2012 at 7:04 am #

    Great documentation :hat:

  10. Words April 25, 2012 at 11:04 pm #

    dW, tooth and claw, but that's nature.

  11. Words April 25, 2012 at 11:04 pm #

    Sami, thanks!

  12. Mickeyjoe-Irl May 10, 2012 at 12:05 am #

    I only ever see the mice that don't escape. :rip:

  13. Words May 10, 2012 at 11:05 pm #

    Mick… those ones are the ones I never see :chef:

  14. Mickeyjoe-Irl May 11, 2012 at 2:05 am #

    Well some I only see traces of.

    :doh: Forgot to congratulate you on a great sequence of shots. :up: