Post by threemilk on Apr 2, 2018 2:07:00 GMT -8
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People tend to forget that cats are not just cuddly and fuzzy animals with which you can get popular on the internet. Only if you will scale up the size of your regular cat you will be surprised with the fact that it has all the characteristics of a ferocious lion or tiger. While the cats that live inside your apartment have nothing to do with deadly predators, 'strays' on the other hand live a hard and bloody life. You have probably heard outside your window, from time to time, when the nights get colder, the battle-fight meows. The felines can fight for their territory, for winning a cat's affection or just because other cats just shown up on their territory and are looking for a wrestle.
Cats aren't always solitary animals, they can be often seen co-surviving with others of its kind, forming coalitions. It is helpful for them since it is a better way to get protected from enemies that they will encounter in their life. And just like dog packs, cats will mark their territory to let everyone know that 'the spot is taken'. Still, some cats choose to live with a paw in each world, of both humans and cats, getting classified at 'outsiders'. Using the protection of the humans' homes to have nights filled with rest and the food so their bodies could remain strong. Most of the time these 'outsiders' are stronger and healthier than usual strays due to the care offered to them by the humans. Those that choose to get the help of the humans are considered by the other felines as 'weak' , 'cowards' and are rarely respected, most of the time loosing their value in the eyes of the elderly despite having a glorious past.
The cats usually eat left-overs from the humans, like the food they throw in the garbage cans, this makes them the least picky at choosing what to digest. When a disease strikes a cat the only chance of survival is that the cat has a strong mind and body and that it can battle by itself the disease. Dogs are one of the biggest, if not the biggest, enemy a stray has. And we are not talking about that stupid dog in a leash that is controlled by his owner at each movement, but about that mutt which probably has rabies and will badly inure, if not kill cats.
The cats don't live on an actual based hierarchy, they live more on the principle that 'the stronger and more experienced is automatically a good ruler'. The cats live in groups of a few members, around five or six since more cats mean more mouths to feed. Only an incredible strong coalition can have 10 cats within its command. In less, all cats have the same role, to hunt and protect their territory. Of course this doesn't mean that there will still be some kind of respect shared or given. Some cats will be more feared than others, gaining so more value. Different coalitions will fight from time to time, some fights will be not that important while some can bring gruesome deaths and losses. So, cats will know if a fight will start a few days before it actually does, this giving the coalition that is attacked the possibility to either flee or if they feel strong enough to defeat the opponent, remain in the battle.
Cats can also be found in smaller groups of two or three called 'families'. They will rarely claim a territory of their own, but trespass in a coalition's less patrolled part of the territory and just hide themselves there.
Cats aren't always solitary animals, they can be often seen co-surviving with others of its kind, forming coalitions. It is helpful for them since it is a better way to get protected from enemies that they will encounter in their life. And just like dog packs, cats will mark their territory to let everyone know that 'the spot is taken'. Still, some cats choose to live with a paw in each world, of both humans and cats, getting classified at 'outsiders'. Using the protection of the humans' homes to have nights filled with rest and the food so their bodies could remain strong. Most of the time these 'outsiders' are stronger and healthier than usual strays due to the care offered to them by the humans. Those that choose to get the help of the humans are considered by the other felines as 'weak' , 'cowards' and are rarely respected, most of the time loosing their value in the eyes of the elderly despite having a glorious past.
The cats usually eat left-overs from the humans, like the food they throw in the garbage cans, this makes them the least picky at choosing what to digest. When a disease strikes a cat the only chance of survival is that the cat has a strong mind and body and that it can battle by itself the disease. Dogs are one of the biggest, if not the biggest, enemy a stray has. And we are not talking about that stupid dog in a leash that is controlled by his owner at each movement, but about that mutt which probably has rabies and will badly inure, if not kill cats.
The cats don't live on an actual based hierarchy, they live more on the principle that 'the stronger and more experienced is automatically a good ruler'. The cats live in groups of a few members, around five or six since more cats mean more mouths to feed. Only an incredible strong coalition can have 10 cats within its command. In less, all cats have the same role, to hunt and protect their territory. Of course this doesn't mean that there will still be some kind of respect shared or given. Some cats will be more feared than others, gaining so more value. Different coalitions will fight from time to time, some fights will be not that important while some can bring gruesome deaths and losses. So, cats will know if a fight will start a few days before it actually does, this giving the coalition that is attacked the possibility to either flee or if they feel strong enough to defeat the opponent, remain in the battle.
Cats can also be found in smaller groups of two or three called 'families'. They will rarely claim a territory of their own, but trespass in a coalition's less patrolled part of the territory and just hide themselves there.