Vermont's Northeast Kingdom
Winter recedes and the spring awakens.
The Vermont savannahs support millions of
grazers.
They also support ruthless predators.
Felus cattus horreum.
The cunning and ferocious barn cat.
The barn cat will stalk its prey for hours
awaiting the perfect moment to strike.
The barn cat can eat more than twice its own
weight in small rodents in a given day.
And sometimes it also eats sticks.
Stealth is the barn cat's natural advantage.
The barn cat will stalk its prey for hours
awaiting the perfect moment to strike.
In leaner times, the barn cat must rely on
the kindness of human beings to provide him
with sustenance.
Only the toughest animals can survive among
the savage beauty of the Vermont barn.
And the barn cat ranks among the nature's
toughest.
