Watch: Kitty thinks it can scare a rat, but the rat turns out to be the bully who goes after the cat

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Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2018/11/07/watch-kitty-thinks-it-can-sca.html

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If not today, then when?

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The best part is how some passersby are completely oblivious to the drama playing out right there on the street in front of them.

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Maybe tomorrow.

The rat probably had a super terrible day at his rat job and he just had enough.

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That was great, thanks for sharing. I find it very peculiar that passersby are very relaxed about this. I guess a rat is a common sight in Luxembourg.
For those interested, this is exactly where it happened: https://goo.gl/maps/MgfJPAfzpWm

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That’s a pretty recent-looking house that Jack built.

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Toxoplasmosis gondii overachiever :grey_question:

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The rat race can be tough.

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You had one job…

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Rat’s don’t give a rats ass.

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All it takes is one solid nip to the nose to turn that predator into a scaredy cat.

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Evolution in action.

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ISTR that even among cats kept for pest control, most won’t seriously challenge rats, preferring the easier prey of mice and chipmunks.

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Not all cats are created equal. Until recently I had 2, one would have done exactly like the cat in the vid, the other (who passed) would have had that rat dead in seconds. He bagged a squirrel even as he was circling the drain, a true badass.

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Fake.

  • How did they know to even start recording this?
  • Yeah, right, the rat chased the cat directly towards the camera.
  • Rat pursues past the point of its own safety.
  • Suspiciously photogenic maximum contrast cat.

Do they think we are so gullible? Sheesh.

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Exactly what is was thinking. From the Wiki article:

T. gondii has been shown to alter the behavior of infected rodents in ways that increase the rodents’ chances of being preyed upon by felids.[10][13][14] Support for this “manipulation hypothesis” stems from studies showing T. gondii -infected rats have a decreased aversion to cat urine.[10]

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To be fair, that was a Rodent of Unusual Size.

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Any chance those two are anipals?

If not,

Who shall bell the cat?

I nominate that rat!

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You fail as a cat!