Its been a while since we had any cat updates.
Not much has changed really, our little cat Luke seems to be getting bullied and beat by the other three cats, especially Mutthead, who seemingly delights in tormenting Luke.
Pretty much on a daily basis Luke will square off with one of the cats, and as mentioned in a previous blog, he has taken up some curious form of singing to communicate with the other cats.
It can go on for minutes at a time, and during the day it can quite entertaining. Quite frequently at five o clock in the morning I (and the rest of the site) will be awoken by the strangest of sounds coming from the cats.
I've had a brief google search to see if I could find something similar, this video is pretty close.
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Luke is a bit more singy than those guys hence is new nick name Luke-Ciano Pavarotti.
Its all about territories it seems and Luke is still after 3 half months still trying to claim his, it often takes place under our caravan which is being used by the other cats as their toilet.
Apart from that we think Luke is really happy, he even went into the on site shop yesterday. He has only had a couple of successful hunting trips, a mouse and a shrew, oh, in fact, he had a small bird one morning as well. We were greeted by an awning full of feathers and bird intestines.
Cats bring their kills home, apparently to say thanks for being looked after.
It probably goes back to the days when we used to eat small birds and door mice. Its unlikely Luke will return with some garlic infused Olive Oil, so his victims get put into the dustbin and not the pot.
He has his own bed, on a nice fluffy blanket next to the window, overlooking the site, on the lookout for the bullys. He frequently comes home with a scratched face and a bloody nose, and you occasionally find bits of his fur outside from his rough and tumble with the other cats.
Its not all doom and gloom though, Mutthead the ringleaders ears are slowly being whittled away, you can see the change weekly as his ears are being worn down to little stumps from his fights with the other cats.
I'm sure one day another little cat will move on site and Luke's position will be elevated and he'll probably bully the new one as well, what has the cat society come to eh?
As we speak though he is snug in his bed, having a little cat dream, perhaps thinking up some new melodies for his latest piece.
A lovely ditty follows
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