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Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer

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Mark Gamin, a Cleveland lawyer, likes cats and birds both. He likes books too, which made him the ideal reviewer for Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer. Marra and Chris Santella, authors of Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer (Princeton University Press, 212 pp.,

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Are Cheetahs Friendly: Discover the Truth

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Cheetahs, the iconic big cats known for their incredible speed and distinctive spotted coat, often invoke images of fierce hunters roaming the savannah. Cheetahs are solitary hunters, relying on their exceptional speed to catch prey.

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Shower thought: Is a black panther more likely to die of starvation compared to a normal panther?

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If cats' furs are evolved to be adapted to their environment, is a black panther a worse hunter, due to not having the natural camouflage that a regular jaguar/leopard would have? Or would a black panther be a more effective hunter, because prey animals wouldn't be used to looking out for black coloured predators?

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Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds

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home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Asides / Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds By Corey • March 21, 2011 • No comments yet Tweet Share The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct.

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Tigers are underrated and I love them

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Tigers are an underrated big cat. I love all the big cats, ok? They don’t have to be ambush, precision hunters because there’s multiple of them. Tigers are solitary hunters. There, I said it. Listen, I love lions. I love leopards. I love cheetahs. But tigers get no respect. I mean, they’re masters of disguise.

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How many birds are killed by windmills and other green energy projects?

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How many birds to cats kill in the United States? A recent meta study ( The impact of free-ranging domestic cats on wildlife of the United States ) that applied strict inclusion criteria and some fancy statistics estimates that 2.4 billion birds, plus or minus more than a billion, are killed by cats every year in the US.

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Enhance! Enhance!

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I myself mostly poke the internet and watch other people play video games and ask myself questions like “Could cat litter be the most important invention in the history of modern environmentalism?”*. The apparent Gambel’s Quail is a spicier choice but maybe hunters did unauthorized stocking of the area.