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by Mike Thomson | | | | Today's Mike Thomson teamed up with with the naturalist, Simon King and Nik Cole from Bristol University to spend a night on the trail of a "killer" cat in Bristol.Bumble lives with Richard Greenaway and his wife in Cotham -- where she's been honing her hunting skills over several years.Four or five times a week Bumble proudly delivers an array of dead or dying mice, voles and birds to her owners. Often the remains are spread across various locations in the lounge.The team attached a radio collar to Bumble's neck to follow her at distance. They even used a pair of night vision goggles to observe Bumble's acts of carnage.She didn't disappoint. Within a few hours -- a yellow tail mouse her victim.Find out more about the menace that cats present to wildlife. LINKS
Explore Bumble's life in Bristol
For more information of cat scaring methods see:www.bto.organdwww.birdcare.com/birdon Photographs by Richard Greenaway | | | | | | |
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|  | | Bumble the hunter prepares for a night out | | | | |  | | Interview with Simon King,
'big' cat expert | | |  | | Looking for Bumble | | |  | | The Cat Detector | | |  | |
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