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No! Not you, Mittens! (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by FlyingSquid to c/politicalmemes

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[–] FuglyDuck 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And I’d wager across other places eagles or owls aren’t snacking on cats outside of chances of opportunity. that's... still... prey.
Like. Seriously. you don't have to take my word for it. watch your cat. They have a lot of behaviors that trigger because they're prey animals. Like, you know, wanting to be up on a ledge (where they can watch everything safely, and be away from ground predators- like dogs, being in the cover of cat caves or boxes or under beds, where birds of prey can't get to them.)

I get it. You want to think of cats as fierce hunters. And they are that. none of what that is invalidated by them occasionally being hunted. The reality is that kind of thinking- that the cat will be okay, because they're fierce apex predators is wrong... and besides man made hazards... there are other animals that will absolutely attack a cat. especially one with a dinner bell on it's collar.

[+] [email protected] -7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I get it. You want to think of birds as fierce hunters. And they are that. none of what that is invalidated by them occasionally being hunted. The reality is that kind of thinking- that the bird will be okay, because they’re fierce apex predators is wrong… and besides man made hazards… there are other animals that will absolutely attack a bird.

Mate you're a fucking moron. Cats are apex predators in many locations, especially cities where they surprise surprise are largely found, this isn't up your personal feelings about fucking eagles swooping down and eating them or whatever fantasies you dream of.

[–] FuglyDuck 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Never said birds were. But I wouldn’t argue it based on what happens in cities… That would be like arguing tetras are apex predators because they’re the only thing in the fish tank.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

To think otherwise is ridiculous.

If you don’t take local environment into account, than you’re comparing a planets worth of species in which case an Orca could kill any other species and the only thing that hunts them is us, so they’re not even an apex themselves.

You might as well argue there is not one apex predator on the planet.

[–] FlyingSquid 3 points 1 year ago

You do know dogs chase and kill cats and dogs live in cities, right?