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Do cats dig?

To: Stephen Clark <>,
Subject: Do cats dig?
From: brian fleming <>
Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2013 19:54:33 +1100

Hi Steve,
I have not heard of cats digging for prey. This doesn't mean that they don't..
A Fox would certainly dig a nest out.
But I have seen a Little Raven dig out a bald young rabbit kitten, which was carried off towards a squawking nest. It had to go down about 5 inches and was busily digging for some time, returning after disturbance several times.
Anthea Fleming


On 13/01/2013 6:24 PM, Stephen Clark wrote:
G'day all

I was eagerly waiting for a pair of incubating Spotted Pardalotes to hatch 
their chicks. Their hole was in an easily watchable part of my garden.

Yesterday I realised I hadn't seen any activity for a while and investigated to 
find an excavation behind the nest entrance - no doubt to extract eggs or 
chicks.

We don't have pets or lizards. We do have neighbours' cats and there are bound 
to be foxes around.

So, would a cat dig the nest out?

Cheers
Steve
Hamilton

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