Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Murdering cat food

The cat wants her cat food fresh and unbroken. She leaves her dish half full of bitten pieces; inedible, she says, how do I dare expect her to eat that stuff? I bagged some up and put it in the car; it's supposed to be healthy food, right? I saw one crow and emptied the bag out the car window. This is what happened next.

The beginnings of a murder of crows.

How do they gather so quickly? I had seen only one, but the second arrived a few seconds after the first. And within minutes there were several dozen.

Looking both ways before crossing the street?

Defending his find.

So, I tell my cat, that food was perfectly edible! Will she stop being so fussy? No.

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La gatita exige que su comida sea nueva y sin mordidas. Deja su plato cuando está todavía media llena, pero de pedazos. —Totalmente incomestible — me dice —¿Cómo te atreves a servirme tales desperdicios?

En vez de tirarla, pues es buen alimento, ¿no? aunque esté en pedazos, vertí el contenido de un plato en una bolsa y la dejé en el coche. Cuando ví un cuervo, vacié la bolsa en el suelo. Y esto es lo que pasó.

Primera foto: los cuervos empiezan a congregar.

¿Cómo es que los cuervos se comunican tan rapidamente? No había visto más que uno, pero el segundo llegó apenas momentos después del primero. Y dentro de pocos minutos había varias docenas de cuervos.

—Pues, verás, —le digo a la gatita —¡esa comida estaba perfectamente bien! —¿Y por lo tanto, ella dejará de ser tan quisquillosa? No.

Nota: en inglés, una bandada de cuervos se llama un asesinato, "a murder".


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