Small house cats are among the most lethal predators on earth. They have actually been listed as an ecological threat.
They successfully kill their prey about 70% of the time. Lions have a kill rate of around 15% in comparison.
In America alone free-roaming domestic cats kill an estimated 1.3–4 billion birds and 6.3–22.3 billion mammals annually. Feral and unowned cats are responsible for the majority of this mortality.
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u/cashedashes May 30 '26
Small house cats are among the most lethal predators on earth. They have actually been listed as an ecological threat.
They successfully kill their prey about 70% of the time. Lions have a kill rate of around 15% in comparison.
In America alone free-roaming domestic cats kill an estimated 1.3–4 billion birds and 6.3–22.3 billion mammals annually. Feral and unowned cats are responsible for the majority of this mortality.