Thursday 13th June, BBC2, 9pm
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An interactive map lets you follow the GPS trails of 10 of the cats featured in the Horizon programme. (click on the image below)
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There are over 10 million roaming the UK. To some they are manipulative, red-eye-inducing, garden-defecating, bird-killers. To others they are cute, cuddly and characterful companions. This evenings episode of Horizon promises to provide a fascinating insight into the world of the common cat.
To uncover what they get up to when they leave the home, 50 cats in the Surrey village of Shamley Green were put under 24-hour surveillance using GPS collars and specially designed cat-cams.
"In many ways, scientists know more about the roaming behaviour of big cats in Africa than they do about our own pets which is why Horizon was so excited to work with the Royal Veterinary College on this ambitious experiment." Helen Sage, Producer, Horizon
“Cats are still evolving and probably will still evolve into the future. They are becoming much more pet-like animals and will lose some of the wild instincts because many of those things don’t actually serve them very well in the 21st century” Dr John Bradshaw
An interactive map lets you follow the GPS trails of 10 of the cats featured in the Horizon programme. (click on the image below)
