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Felis catus
This cat (named "Floco de Neve"/"Snow Flake") hunt this Mouse and played with food a little. This behavior demonstrates several primitive traits present on the domestic cats. The rat's scientific name is Holochilus brasiliensis
This domestic cat lives in a base of a house thats is base of an environmental reserve of the Atlantic Florest.
Spotted on Dec 19, 2013
Submitted on Dec 23, 2013
3 Comments
Thank you, Leonardo
So "HazelMarley", it's a "Brazilian Marsh Rat" ("Holochilus brasiliensis").
I love how you got this cat in action attacking this rodent. Do you know if it is a rat or mouse?