It being jstor, I was expecting some intriguing paper of what house cats get up to when no one is looking...

Like this one, where they put cameras and GPS on cats? https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-22821639

Or this one:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S00063...

> Twenty-three percent of cat prey items were returned to households; 49% of items were left at the site of capture, and 28% were consumed.

The answer is always murder...

Go away for a weekend in the summer, and come back to an abattoir on the living room rug.

I think, the murders are mostly for either to reduce competition or to hone hunting skills, although I am not an expert.

Yes, thank you!

I’ve always found this one closer to reality. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1zYF0cejmg

Dammit I always fall for these. An intriguing title that links to some tedious biography that addresses the title concept briefly if at all.

It's good bait. The vague, unassuming titles turn up gems as often as they do crud. Compare with the other cat-related title on the front page right now.

The 22 minute (silent) film is very sweet

https://youtu.be/_6e1O_NtK24

Here's another page that describes it a bit and also has the entirety of the film.

https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/the-private-life-o...

Another favorite of mine from that era is Three Little Kittens, a story of working cats.

https://archive.org/details/ThreeLit1938

Thank you. Went down quite a rabbithole re Maya Deren.

But this film is credited to Sasha Hammid. Who was the real genius in their collaborations.

Useless use of cat

Sir, you win the Internet today. :)

I've put TheCat through extensive ninja training so she can defend the house against intruders. So far, when someone comes in she just sidles up and asks for Doritos. Failing that, she waddles over to resume her vigil at TheCatFeeder.

That's a classic short film from the 40s, often screened at film festivals or film schools.