A Cat is a Lion in a Jungle of Small Bushes
June 8, 2011 3:23 AM Subscribe
The Secret Lives of Outdoor Cats Revealed: "Even though the free-roaming pet cats tended to stay within the two acres surrounding their homes, "some of the cat owners were very surprised to learn that their cats were going that far," Horn said. "That's a lot of backyards.""
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posted by pracowity at 4:05 AM on June 8, 2011
In an earlier study, co-author Richard Warner, an emeritus professor of natural resources and environmental sciences, followed about two dozen free-roaming cats over several years, and found that the two leading causes of cat deaths were other cats and disease.Do cats actually kill other cats?
posted by pracowity at 4:05 AM on June 8, 2011
Do cats actually kill other cats?
Probably via infected wounds. One way that cats kill prey is by biting it and then waiting for the subsequent infection to kill it off. This is why it is often pointless to rescue pigeons that have suffered cat attacks. They usually die anyway from infected wounds. Speaking from repeated unpleasant experience.
posted by srboisvert at 4:17 AM on June 8, 2011 [1 favorite]
Probably via infected wounds. One way that cats kill prey is by biting it and then waiting for the subsequent infection to kill it off. This is why it is often pointless to rescue pigeons that have suffered cat attacks. They usually die anyway from infected wounds. Speaking from repeated unpleasant experience.
posted by srboisvert at 4:17 AM on June 8, 2011 [1 favorite]
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