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Monday, January 16, 2012

Animals Crow Starting a Cat Fight?

Posted by Charles Mudede on Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 9:28 AM

To me, it looks like the crow is trying to stop it...

Tip from Matt Hickey

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That's amazing. No, the crow was definitely trying to anger them up so they would fight for his amusement.

Posted by treefort on January 16, 2012 at 9:48 AM

It can't rain all the time...

Posted by I'm OK, You're OK on January 16, 2012 at 9:51 AM

I'm not sure the crow was instigating a fight. I also don't think it was breaking anything up. I do wonder what the crow stood to gain by picking at the cats. Maybe there was nothing to gain other than the just the joy of torturing another being.

Posted by metardtard on January 16, 2012 at 10:05 AM

The crow gets to pick over the carcass of the loser.

Posted by dirge on January 16, 2012 at 10:11 AM

oh god this is why my cat is indoors only.

Posted by emilyp on January 16, 2012 at 10:16 AM

where did the orange cat go??

Posted by seandr on January 16, 2012 at 10:23 AM

@6

Cat Thunderdome? :(

Posted by seatackled on January 16, 2012 at 10:36 AM

I blame the hot tin roof.

Posted by colinrichardson on January 16, 2012 at 10:46 AM

That species of crow are assholes. This is not an isolated incident:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQd9kuXpU…

Posted by Joe Szilagyi

on January 16, 2012 at 10:54 AM

Tufts of fur = very soft nest.

Posted by rob!

on January 16, 2012 at 10:55 AM

Looks like that crow is just being a dick.

Posted by very bad homo on January 16, 2012 at 11:12 AM

No Charles, the crow who has a clear dislike of the black cat for whatever reasons, egged the black cat into the fight and then got in a few more nips on the black cat during the fight. It seems it was harder for him to continue biting at the black cat when it was down the cement steps scufflin' with the orange cat but crow knows what he's doing. Maybe the black cat took the plastic ring crow used to ski with.

Posted by Lalala on January 16, 2012 at 11:37 AM

My cats are now quite alarmed after hearing this video.

On a related note: To those who love to alarm their kitties with youtube videos, try elephants trumpeting.

Posted by ScienceNerd on January 16, 2012 at 11:40 AM

Maybe it's an Asperger crow attempting social interaction.

Posted by Puty on January 16, 2012 at 11:55 AM

Two toms. My guess is he knows the orange cat. In fact, I bet the orange cat let's him eat his leftovers. Crows are very loyal.

Posted by Vince on January 16, 2012 at 12:08 PM

What @15 said.

Posted by Sandiai on January 16, 2012 at 5:29 PM

Is it totally fucked up to think that fighting cats are really funny? I mean, they are totally fuzzy and MAD - like when little kids get outraged. I'm all "oh, they think their rage matters."

Note: I really like cats don't approve of letting them run about to get in fights/eat endangered songbird species/be eaten by coyotes, but I figure this interaction already happened, so I might as well enjoy.

Posted by sahara29 on January 16, 2012 at 6:05 PM