When feral cats are away, potoroos and bandicoots are more likely to play

<https://theconversation.com/when-feral-cats-are-away-potoroos-and-bandicoots-are-more-likely-to-play-271736>

"All animals need to eat to survive, grow and reproduce. To do so, they also
need to avoid being eaten. This is a big challenge for many of Australia’s
native mammals, because when they search for food, they must also escape the
attention of introduced predators, namely, feral cats and red foxes.

Tragically, many have been unable to overcome this test of survival, becoming
one of the 40 native mammal species driven to extinction since European
colonisation.

But what happens if we reduce the numbers of introduced predators? Do our
surviving native species think there is less risk of being the next meal for a
cat or fox? How do they respond? And how might we tell? With peanut butter
balls, of course!"

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics