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A cat will become sexually mature a year after it is born, and will then, if it is female, be able to bear a litter of three to six (on average) kittens every year. If we assume a life span of four years, and start with two cats, at the end of the second year we'll have six, at the end of the third year we'll have ten, at the end of the fourth year we'll have 22, at the end of the fifth year we'll have 62. It goes on, better than doubling the number of feral cats each year, until they run out of food, or a disease or predator comes along and kills off a substantial part of the population.

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