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This cat brought a shark home and deposited it on the living room floor. (Original Post) Ocelot II May 2022 OP
The shark ain't happy . .. . Lovie777 May 2022 #1
not it isnt Demovictory9 May 2022 #10
The size of the shark should be mentioned DFW May 2022 #2
Well, yes, it's a small shark - they have to start somewhere - Ocelot II May 2022 #11
If my cat Tiggy brings me a shark, I'd expect at least an adolescent Great White DFW May 2022 #13
Of course she was proud of herself. wnylib May 2022 #16
Baby Shark Awww. Srkdqltr May 2022 #3
Yep FoxNewsSucks May 2022 #6
Nice kitty! Haggard Celine May 2022 #4
That's a lot more sanitary than some of the "gifts" FoxNewsSucks May 2022 #5
We used to call those sand sharks on the mid-Atlantic beaches. marybourg May 2022 #7
Okay, Bayard May 2022 #8
Our cats bring us gifts because murielm99 May 2022 #9
Snorf! Bayard May 2022 #14
It's true, according to cat behavior specialists. wnylib May 2022 #17
This cat must think her people are terrible fisherpeople Ocelot II May 2022 #15
A baby shark about that size bit my back at Hanna park in Mayport, FL. lark May 2022 #12
Well that sounds scary. Mama shark must have been nearby? wnylib May 2022 #18
Yikes, I didn't even think of the momma since it was about 3 ft long! lark May 2022 #19
I grew up on a coast, too, but wnylib May 2022 #20
There are LOTS of sharks off the NE FL coast. lark May 2022 #21

DFW

(60,429 posts)
2. The size of the shark should be mentioned
Wed May 4, 2022, 11:07 PM
May 2022

I was thinking, who keeps a Bengal tiger as a house pet?

Ocelot II

(131,219 posts)
11. Well, yes, it's a small shark - they have to start somewhere -
Thu May 5, 2022, 10:21 AM
May 2022

and according to the article it was probably already dead when the cat found it washed up on the shore and brought it home as a gift for her humans. She seemed rather proud of herself, as they usually do. The shark was probably the coolest thing she'd ever found.

DFW

(60,429 posts)
13. If my cat Tiggy brings me a shark, I'd expect at least an adolescent Great White
Thu May 5, 2022, 11:01 AM
May 2022

But she has sharp teeth, and is a little older..................

wnylib

(26,455 posts)
16. Of course she was proud of herself.
Thu May 5, 2022, 05:58 PM
May 2022

She was bringing food to her humans who seem unable to do a proper hunt. She felt sorry for them. "Here, have some REAL food."

FoxNewsSucks

(11,913 posts)
5. That's a lot more sanitary than some of the "gifts"
Wed May 4, 2022, 11:40 PM
May 2022

my previous outdoor cat brought home to me.

Bayard

(30,271 posts)
8. Okay,
Thu May 5, 2022, 01:04 AM
May 2022

My cats have brought me all manner of gifts before, but I think I'd have to draw the line at a shark.

wnylib

(26,455 posts)
17. It's true, according to cat behavior specialists.
Thu May 5, 2022, 06:05 PM
May 2022

When cats bring home their catches, they are contributing to their "human colony's" food supply. Even though their humans are eating and are giving food to the cat it, the cat feels obligated to contribute food that meets its own feline standards.

Ocelot II

(131,219 posts)
15. This cat must think her people are terrible fisherpeople
Thu May 5, 2022, 03:26 PM
May 2022

or maybe terrible scavengers, since apparently she found the shark washed up dead on the beach and brought it home.

lark

(26,113 posts)
12. A baby shark about that size bit my back at Hanna park in Mayport, FL.
Thu May 5, 2022, 10:44 AM
May 2022

It hurt like hell and bled! A few minutes later some kids caught it, so I saw the size. Even baby sharks hurt like hell when they bite you. Luckily I was in very shallow water so easy to get out of the biting range. The kids were young and dumb and lucky they weren't hurt. Everyone survived, even the baby shark got released back into the water. SMH

lark

(26,113 posts)
19. Yikes, I didn't even think of the momma since it was about 3 ft long!
Fri May 6, 2022, 08:31 AM
May 2022

I immediately got out of the water and would only walk in the surf after that since I was only about hip deep with a big wave, knee deep when the wave went down, when I got bit. I was raised on the coast and have always gone to the beach a few times a year, so sharks have always been a possibility. Next time I went, I saw no sharks so went back in deeper.

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