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[–] 4 points 3 days ago (7 children)

Pretty wild to think these goofy furballs we keep around as pets are apex predators.

I had a cat one time that liked to play fetch. Just like a dog. Never seen anything like it.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 days ago* (2 children)

    they are not apex predators.

    cats are prey for larger animals and are often killed my racoons and other stronger animals.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 days ago (1 child)

    Not sure house cats count as apex predators because they are also prey animals. A tiger is an apex predator because what eats tigers? But there's stuff that'll eat house cats.

    Nevertheless house cats are extremely effective at hunting small prey. I had a maine coon that drove my city block's vole population extinct for a good ten years. Big dude either loved digging or hated voles.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 days ago* (1 child)

    I had a cat one time that liked to play fetch. Just like a dog. Never seen anything like it.

    I had a cat like that :)

    Colorpoint shorthairs (the ones that look like regular cats, not necessarily the over-bread siamese) are known for that sort of behavior. Mine was a cream colorpoint, and basically looked solid white, but “catdog” is how that breed is normally described, because they tend to be wildly friendly and play fetch.

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