Glen, it's a "CATFISH", not a cat:  European catfish Silurus glanis L., the world's third largest and Europe's largest freshwater fish (as stated in the article).

I am not a biologist, but I believe this is "adaptive behaviour", strictly speaking:  it's NOT evolutionary until the behaviour turns up in succeeding generations. 

And, as the article points out, only SOME of the catfish in this local population are exhibiting this behaviour. 

Probably will NOT apply to RIMers, since there does not appear to be a parent/child order of succession in this profession (unlike, e.g., musicians).

Have a NICE weekend ....

Fred
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After reading this article and seeing the pictures I am a bit confused Fred. Is it the fish that has evolved or the cat that has devolved but still maintains that yearning to go after a bird? 

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