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Strange to include a natural predator in this list.
by unnamed76ri 3y ago
Strange to include a natural predator in this list.
- rootusrootus 3y agoIt seems reasonable given that the vast majority of the cats in this case aren't natural per se, they are pets kept by humans.
- croes 3y agoBy that logic everything human related is natural too. The number of cats that kill birds is due to the fact that humans breed them en masse. Nothing natural about that.
- WhatsTheBigIdea 3y agoCats are not a "natural" predator in the modern context. They have massive advantages over wild animals including but not limited to 1) A guaranteed source of high quality disease free calories 2) Veterinary care 3) Safe places to rest and recuperate As a result, the numbers of domesticated cats in most environments is radically larger than they would be in naturally balanced ecosystems. The vast majority of modern domestic cats are sport hunters. Most will not even eat their prey as they have better food readily available. It is also worth mentioning that domesticated cats are an invasive species in any environment outside the Nile Delta in Egypt. Modern domestic cats are not "natural" predators in any sense. They can be very cute though!
- lukas099 3y agoNot to mention that they were introduced by humans almost everywhere that they exist.
- rvense 3y agoCats aren't really natural in all the environments we bring them to. And they're also subsidized to hell by their owners, if we weren't feeding them tinned food there'd likely be a hundred times less.