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How do cats become wild?

Updated: 10/9/2023
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I am assuming you mean Feral cats, domestic cats gone wild. There is a bit of evolution in a hurry in action here. They are not hand fed in the wild, the smallest and weakest do not survive, only the smartest, largest, and strongest do. These breed and the resulting off-spring are no surprise. Do that for a few generations and you have super cat. Here in Australia they are a problem, if camping in the bush take care. If you accidentally corner one you are in trouble, a bullet from a .22 only makes them angrier.

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all animals have an instinct, whether they are wild or not. Typically, animals are considered wild if they were born and raised without human contact or assistance, having the ways of life being taught to them by their animal parents. Wild cats can either be stays, or one that lives away from housing developments. Also considered wild cats are tigers, lions, ect.

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there was one reported to be 7.5 km in length

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