Dinner guest

Rico says his friend Tex forwards this amazing story:

The extraordinary scene was captured by photography student Casey Gutteridge at the Santago Rare Leopard Project in Hertfordshire, England. The nineteen-year-old, from Potters Bar in Hertfordshire, who was photographing the leopard for a course project, was astounded by the mouse's behavior. He said: "I have no idea where the mouse came from; he just appeared in the enclosure after the keeper had dropped the meat in for the leopard. He didn't take any notice of the leopard, just went straight over to the meat and started feeding himself. But the leopard was pretty surprised; she bent down, sniffed the mouse, and flinched a bit like she was scared. In the meantime, the mouse just carried on eating like nothing had happened..." But even a gentle shove (middle photo) does not deter the little creature from getting his fill... "It was amazing, even the keeper who had thrown the meat into the enclosure was shocked; he said he'd never seen anything like it before."
Sheena was brought in to the Santago Rare Leopard Project from a UK zoo when she was just four months old. She is one of fourteen big cats in the private collection, started by Jackie's late husband Peter in 1989.
Rare Leopard Project owner Jackie James added: "It was so funny to see... Sheena batted the mouse a couple of times to try to get It away from her food. But the determined little thing took no notice and just carried on." The mouse continued to eat the leopard's lunch and show the leopard who was the boss, which just proves no one can push you around without your permission...

Rico says some things require no comment...