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How do cats find their prey?

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meat like : small animals

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Cats are very graceful animals. They can walk through a bed of leaves without making a sound. The natural coloration for a cat, which is tabby (silver with black and brown stripes) blend in very well with the background. They can sneak through a forest unseen and unheard.

When prey is spotted, the cat moves slowly and silently towards it, until she is close enough to pounce. Then, she springs at it in an attempt to catch it. If she succeeds, she holds it with her claws and swiftly, humanely kills it.

Today's domestic cats aren't taught to hunt by their mothers, since food is always available. They have the instinct to hunt, but without their mother's training, they don't know to kill, which is why our cats "play" with their prey instead of finishing it off and eating it.

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Cats have specialized skills for hunting small rodents, like rats and mice. However, these skills are adaptable to rabbits, which are as large as themselves, or for catching birds, which are much more challenging.

Cats are even known to flip fish from the water and capture them on shore. They are averse to actually plunging their heads underwater, as bears do, but some wild cats are able to swim and eat fish as an important part of their diet.

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Cats will hunt almost anything they can catch. Mice, chipmunks, squirrels, birds, and even rabbits are all common prey items.

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They sneak up on their prey and tackle it.

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Yes, cats do hunt and eat insects, especially if you live in the country.

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they chase many things like mice and yarn your cat might even chase you if it just wants to play .

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in the Egyptian times to reduce the number of rodents like mice and other stuff and to protect crops from birds and mice i think

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by opening their eyes

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