Soon after Marash Girl made the acquaintance of Sam Von Trapp's tuxedo cat (scroll down to see yesterday's post on the subject), she looked out of her window to see that very same cat stalking an unperturbed wild turkey. She watched the two animals closely; as the turkey was about to enter the forest, it turned toward the cat and "growled" a warning. The cat literally stopped in its tracks while the wild turkey strolled into its forest.
Firstly, Marash Girl didn't know that wild turkey's could growl, and secondly, she certainly never thought that a cat would be frightened away by the likes of a wild turkey.
Chris Poacher, the erstwhile man about the mountain, one who knows all there is to know about wildlife, tame life, and mountain life in Vermont, answered the question. Wild turkeys, he says, have spurs on the back of their legs with which to attack and do real damage to cats, among others.
No wonder Sam von Trapp's tuxedo cat stopped (thankfully, not dead) in its tracks!
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| The Tuxedo Cat stalks the Wild Turkey - Trapp Family Lodge, Stowe, Vermont Photo by Marash Girl |
Great shot!!!! Says Jim!!!
ReplyDeleteMaybe the original,'gobble, gobble, gobble', was really, 'growl, growl, growl'.
ReplyDeleteThink of it. Trapped in a tuxedo and stowed away in Vermont.
ReplyDeleteTuxedo cats are great hunters, and also cautious..good for this guy. Wild turkeys are very clever and well-armed!
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