Owner/ Mealtime~
I gave them space to run freely outside
So that they won't always stay inside
But every morning, I get embarrassed
Because rabbits pass away every day
They are all here
PD/ Here? Owner/ Yes
Being attacked by someone, rabbit carcasses were piled up inside the bunker
PD/ Did you bring them all together in one place?
Owner/ No, I didn't. I guess something brought these here
Why did the mysterious creature attack rabbits and left them intact?
Owner/ I guess the culprit caught them to eat
But they are intact. No traces of being eaten
Only the baby rabbits were found
Owner/ There are no footprints nearby
So I have no idea which animal did this
That makes it more mysterious
Stay up all night to figure out who that animal is..
Since it's a forested area
I'm not sure if I can chase the culprit
But then!
PD/ Someone there? Owner/ Yes, there!
Owner/ Oh I found a rabbit! Come over here
PD/ Where? Owner/ I found another one, gosh..
The rabbit was right next to the bunker again..
PD/ Where's the culprit?
Owner/ I'm looking for it.. But I can't see it
Owner/ I found another rabbit again
One more rabbit is discovered
Owner/ The culprit disappears when people are around, but when they aren't, it appears..
Vanishes like a ghost
Who's the culprit with no mercy...
Expert/ The wound on this rabbit indicates that
The rabbits were attacked not by birds' beaks
But by an animal with teeth
Particularly bitten by canine teeth
Expert/ The rabbit hairs are piled up like this
Which means that the hairs fell off while the animal with teeth bit them
The hairs fell off when they were attacked
If the culprit was one of canine animals, then the hairs would have fallen off in a flock
So culprit must be an animal with sharp teeth and an aggressive instinct
Feline animals usually hunt like this
Generally, Feline animals have the enemy knocked at once
Bite the carotid artery strongly to cut the blood vessel
Or dislocate the cervical spine to cause immediate death
After hunting, hiding preys in a secret spot is another feline animals' instinct
Owner/ As this place is surrounded by small mountains
Wild cats might live nearby
But I still don't get why they don't eat them after hunting
It's not understandable
Installs cameras to figure out the culprit
The night comes..
Owner/ I see someone over there
PD/ Where?
Owner/ There, look!
Someone approaches rabbits slowly..
Looks familiar..
A cat?!
Owner/ No way, the cat couldn't have done this
But..
The cat appears suddenly and chases after rabbits
And attacks the rabbit hidden in a bush at once
Owner/ Oh no.. It happened again...
The cat was the culprit who hunted tens of rabbits..
Owner/ It's unbelievable
Didn't expect the culprit would be a cat at all
Vet/ Compared to stray cats in the city
Wild cats have great hunting skills
They need to hunt for prey on their own due to the lack of food resources
That's why they target chicken farms or small animals
Vet/ Imo, the cat's hunting skills are in the learning stage
The cat is less than a year old
The cat looks unskilled at hunting
As the cat hasn't fully learned his wild instinct yet,
He doesn't have an appetite for living animals
Also, lacks hunting skills
Vet/ But this cat is interested in hunting
The cat'll gradually become a fierce predator with a stronger wild nature
If the cat enhances his hunting skills enough to attack weak animals or the farms
The damage will be increased
So it's best to capture the cat before it actually happens
First off, move rabbits into a safe place
Capture the cat with a trap cage
That night
Perhaps the cat is suspicious of the cage
Just passes by
Then, the cat heads to the rabbits' house
Gets flustered as the rabbits are not seen
Soon after, the cat shows up next to the rabbits' temporary house
Across the wire fence, the war of nerves between the cat and rabbits begins
Gets anxious from being blocked by the wire wall
Eventually, the cat gives up and leaves
PD/ The cat goes in!
PD/ Cut the rope!
Owner/ Gotcha!
The culprit was a cat for real..
Man/ Can't believe that it's him
Owner/ I mean, the cat looks so cute, doesn't look aggressive at all
I'm shocked.. What an instinct
Vet/ The cat is male
His teeth are so clean
He's less than a year old
Less than a year-old cat had to hunt for food
But..
Vet/ His ears are clean too
Street cats usually have ear bugs inside their ears
But his ear is clean
What's more unusual is..
The level of antibody titer is higher than the common wild cats who aren't normally vaccinated
He's likely to be vaccinated at least once or twice before
Then we can't rule out the possibility of him once raised by someone
He might have been a home cat, being raised by his guardian..
Don't know why he was left alone in a strange place
For survival, he had no choice but to hunt rabbits
Glad to rescue him before he becomes a dangerous predator
Hope you find a new family who'll never leave you alone!