motheatenscarf:

patchworkdk:

broke-broken-breaking:

prokopetz:

If you’re trying to catch a housecat that’s gotten outside, don’t forget: they’re an ambush predator and you’re a persistence predator.
You have several times more endurance than they do – use that to your advantage!

Don’t run after them; that’s playing to the cat’s strengths, and vigorous pursuit may cause them to hide. Instead, follow them at a brisk walking pace until they get tired and need to have a lie-down, at which point you can simply pick them up and take them home.

Ok but no shit this tactic is what allowed humans to survive pre-civilisation

I just go straight for the bribe.

Note: also works when playing the game of “WHAT DO YOU HAVE IN YOUR MOUTH?” with a dog who’s trying to escape your prying fingers that threaten to snatch their forbidden snacks.

They won’t stop to chew/swallow if you just follow them. Be the monster from a horror movie and eventually they’ll tire.