the pontifications of pompuss

Having taken my morning swipe at dogs earlier today I am in a happy mood and can concentrate on another of my pet peeves.

Researchers in Africa (where do they get the money for this sort of thing when it could be spent on far worthier topics) have discovered that most attacks by lions happen when the moon is waning and there isn't much light.    I could have told them that for free and they wouldn't have needed to go to the bother of applying for a research grant!

Of course feline hunters hunt and attack in darkness.    Whoever heard of a cat going ratting at the full moon?     We slink up on our prey when it is dark so as to surprise them and lions are no different from cats.   Well they are cats aren't they so of course they behave like cats.

Honestly, so many researchers have air for brains and faff around spending money on the obvious and wasting everyone's time.