The cute , cuddly kitteh in your lap could be a ruthless killer . By attaching cameras to the collar of vicinity cats , investigator with National Geographic and the University of Georgia have found that if your cat ’s an outside cat , there ’s a rough one in three probability it ’s a rampage slaughter - machine .
The L.A. Times ’ Thomas H. Maughsummarizes the researchers ’ finding :
The squad receive that about 30 % of the cat killed prey , an average of two animals per week . The cats bring home almost a quarter of the animals they kill , ate 30 % and go out 49 % to rot where they croak . About 41 % of the prey were lizards , Hydra and frogs ; mammals such as chipmunk and voles calculate for 25 % ; and birds only 12 % . The low percentage of skirt may be because they can fly , but with an estimated 74 million cats in the commonwealth , the entire mass murder is high .
accent mine , because holy poop , right ?
Kitty butchery aside , the CritterCam undertaking bid some really interesting perceptivity into the absurdly entertaining lives of our feline friends . chew the fat the labor ’s website for all form of coolheaded photo and video footage of cats getting up to all kinds of fuss , predatory or otherwise . Here ’s a representative sampling of the kinds of videos you ’re wo nt to encounter :
Kitteh growling at a hot dog
Kitteh birdwatching
Kitteh finding tasty chex mix
Kitteh making a kitteh friend
Kitteh climbin ’ and peepin ’
Check out tons more picture , video and info over atThe National Geographic & University of Georgia Kitty Cams Project . [ ViaThe L.A. Times ]
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