Posted on 12/13/2023 10:14:59 AM PST by DallasBiff
Exotic species such as pythons, Asian carp and cane toads often dominate the invasive species discourse. Few biological invaders, however, have wreaked as much ecological havoc as one of our most cuddly companions: cats.
Despite their small stature and memeable mugs, domestic cats (Felis catus) are perfectly adapted killing machines, armed with retractable claws, sharp fangs and night vision. And these potent predators are anything but picky. As humans have spread cats around the world over the past 9,000 years, these ferocious felines—which were likely domesticated thousands of years ago in the Near East—have terrorized native creatures on every continent except Antarctica.
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NEXT ON DISCOVERY: 10 housecats are accidentally released at McMurdo and destroy the Antarctic biome!
A BB gun controls the stray cats that come bird and chipmunk hunting in my yard
Humans do Human things — and the Left hates that.
Animals do Animals things — and the Left hates that.
The Left just hates everything that lives.
“Battle trophies include......
Squirrels, Opossums, lizards of all types, pigeons, sparrows, cardinals, rats, mice, moles, voles, Cicadas, and a small raccoon.”
Some birds will also kill the above, including cats.
OMG. You are correct???
This guy would feel much better if he cleaned out the litter box.
A nearly perfect predator and companion animal rolled into one furry package.
Don’t owls kill cats?
Watching (in person and with the cameras) the stray that lives on my porch and that I feed, I, of course, see her killing anything and everything that catches her eye, but what surprised me is that they don’t just do the killing we all know about, but if the little creatures and bugs are plentiful, the cats are snacking all day, for them outdoor life is like a buffet.
Cats are natural predators. It’s what they do.
The problem isn’t the ones that stay domesticated. Although with those you have the 3rd option: don’t let them outside. Really they last longer and are cheaper as indoor pets. The problem is the feral cats. Because they’re an introduced species the food chain has no place for them, and they tend to be indiscriminant killers, not just hunting for food. Feral species are always a problem. Another good reason to keep your cats indoors, keeps them from spawning outdoors and perpetuating the feral problem.
Now if we could just teach them to kill liberals.
Yet there are plenty of videos of cats and puppies or cats and birds as best buddies, and videos of cats who don’t raid the aquarium or the hamster tank ...
Every year the feral cats in our neighborhood have kittens. One at a time the kittens get hit by hawks, falcons, and owls. As soon as the kittens are cute and walking on their own, they are getting eaten. We’ve rescued two, had them neutered and spayed. We are not cat lovers. We put a cat door in the living room window. They come and go as they please. More go is better. We do have a respectful appreciation for one another though.
My barn cats don’t mess around with my hens and their chicks. Everything else they slaughter
Dogs were used to hunt rats, once the plague rolled around.
Hi.
“Don’t owls kill cats?”
Of course. Cats have many predators. Birds of prey, coyotes, alligators etc. Even other cats.
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I was walking my dog down by the lake when she spotted a feral cat she lit up immediately chased it and dragged it into the lake and drowned it good Dog!
They ain’t hungry enough.
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