Cats like to catch mice, but do cats like to eat mice?

There is a saying: cats eat fish, dogs eat meat, Altman likes to play small monsters. There are some misunderstandings about the cat's living habits. Many people think that cats like to eat mice by nature. The reason why cats become the nemesis of mice is because the main predator of cats is mice. However, the truth of the matter is that cats don't like to eat mice!

What is the taste of cats?

The cat's taste bud cells are not developed. It can't distinguish the specific differences between tastes. It only relies on the sense of smell to stimulate appetite. The cat's favorite taste, that is actually the taste of fat, because the cat is a carnivorous animal, the demand and demand for fat is high, and after eating a lot of fat, the cat will feel very happy. So high-protein foods like salmon and beef are what cats like, so cats are basically not going to eat mice when they are full.

Cat's favorite - food rich in taurine

I believe many people will ask this question. Cats don't like to eat mice. So why is it going to catch mice? In fact, this question is not difficult to answer.

First of all: the most fundamental reason why a cat eats a mouse is that it needs to obtain an amino acid that the cat itself cannot fully supply. Cats cannot self-synthesize the desired taurine from other amino acids such as methionine or cysteine. The name of this amino acid is called taurine, and its role is to act on the liver and the eye, which can improve the night vision of the cat.

Secondly: cats that cannot synthesize enough taurine themselves can only make up for the demand of taurine by eating. Among the foods that cats can reach, the foods rich in taurine are: fish, mice, birds. Frogs.

That is to say, the cat's main predator is actually a species rich in taurine, which does not mean that the cat does not consume the food without taurine.

Why do cats like to catch mice?

1. Cat predation

As a predator at the top of the food chain, the cat has a predator's pursuit of prey in the heart of the cat. Whether it is full or not, all cats have a certain amount of predation every day, and they will exercise their bodies by preying on prey to maintain their peak ability to hunt.

2. Consume the excess energy of the cat

The main activity time of the cat is at night, and the most common thing in the night action is the mouse. During the day, there will be too much energy for the owner or various companions to play. At night, the cat has to the agile mouse starts the speed game.

3. Have a relationship with the mouse

The mouse has the following characteristics: rapid reproduction, high meat production, and night action like a cat. So in the absence of sufficient food, we can understand why cats use mice as their main staple food source.

It is indeed a good thing for cats to catch mice. It can reduce the number of rats in our living environment and improve the living environment of human beings, it reduce the spread of diseases and the harm of parasites to humans. But don't tie the cat to the mouse, this is really not a matter of course!

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