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Cats (domestic ones, at least, and most that aren't 'big cats') aren't apex predators; those are predators with virtually no predators of their own. Cats are p
by kjs3 3y ago
Cats (domestic ones, at least, and most that aren't 'big cats') aren't apex predators; those are predators with virtually no predators of their own. Cats are predators, but lots of things eat cats.
Not that my cats don't think they're top of the food chain.
- bombcar 3y agoBig cats might be apex predators, normal house cats are just predators/prey. Cat management is something worth working on; it's kind of annoying that many places don't have free spay/neuter locations.
- kjs3 3y agoI think that's exactly what I said...
- dist-epoch 3y agoThey are the apex predators of their particular size (big cats or small cats).
- kjs3 3y agoNo. Small domestic dogs like terriers routinely kill cats. I've seen both a fox and a hawk kill a cat. The fox was perhaps slightly larger but not much; you maybe could say the hawk was 'bigger' by wingspan only but couldn't have weighed more than a third what the cat weighed. Owls take cats as well. Cats are just predators.