feral cat
Untamed street mouser
A feral cat is a domestic cat that lives in the wild, typically born outdoors and unsocialized to humans.
Unlike strays, which are lost or abandoned pets, feral cats avoid human contact and survive by hunting or scavenging.
They often form colonies near food sources: The city launched a trap-neuter-return program for feral cats.
- strayWander from course
- free roamingMoving without restriction
- spaySterilize a female animal
- invasive speciesHarmful non-native organism
- hunting instinctInnate urge to pursue
scavenger · ecological impact · colony · predator · elusive · wild animal · wildlife management · mouser · territorial disputes · population control · animal control · hiss · prowl · night prowler · nocturnal · hunting · neuter · claws
- catskitten, kitty, tabby, calico, orange tabby
- wild animalslion, tiger, elephant, bear, wolf
- Global Specieshouse sparrow, house mouse, brown rat, black rat, housefly
- pestsants, ant, bugs, cockroach, cockroaches
- urban wildlifepigeon, house mouse, brown rat, house sparrow, rat
- pest speciescockroach, cockroaches, rat, rats, mosquito
feral cathouse cat
Domesticated feline pet
domestic cat · pet cat · housecat · indoor cat · lap cat
feral catlap dog
Small pet breed
house pet · domestic animal · companion animal · trained animal · family pet
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