Will big cats eat smaller cats in the wild?

How the fuck is this a thread on Datalounge?

[quote] Will big cats eat smaller cats in the wild?

I certainly hope not.

Yes, OP. I remember watching a PBS special many years ago about lions who stalked and hunted cheetahs.

Around here Bob cats eat house cats.

Don't Fuck With Cats

Yes they will.

Mountain lions regularly prey on house cats in California. Kill and eat. There are doorbell cam videos of it.

Lions will often kill leopards in Africa. Sometimes they do it to cut down on competition. However, interestingly sometimes lionesses will pin a leopard down but not kill it. They’ll even protect the leopard from the lion if he tries to kill the leopard.

Stealth cannibalism thread.

Thank you for your answers! I know I’ve seen bigger types of fish eat smaller fish on nature shows (and what a surprise when they come snapping out of nowhere!) but I never pondered other animals doing it.

Will eagles and vultures etc. eat smaller birds?

[quote]R6 sometimes lionesses will pin a leopard down but not kill it. They’ll even protect the leopard from the lion if he tries to kill the leopard.

Precious baby angels.

Maul face thread.

[quote] For instance, would a hungry lion eat a cheetah?

You'd have to catch me first, Mufasa. Good luck with that.

Stealth catfight thread.

OP, yes, birds hunt other birds.

You should go tell your mom that she needs to step up her online safeguard game, don't spoil your dinner with sweets, and stay off my lawn!

Killing to reduce competition or maintain dominance is different than killing and then eating for food.

Meow

My understanding is that they usually do not- Lions will kill cheetas if they can catch them but do not eat them. Predators (in the wild) compete.

No idea, but have you ever seen a hawk take out a pigeon? Brutal

OP, my cats would eat ME if I ran short on their Smalls.™️

R18 Housecats are the most sadistic killers because it's just sport for them. I was given a puppy that I had to rehome (had it for less than a full day), the ragdoll I had, was 3 yrs old and 'clicking', I'd never heard of that behavior at 20, but I had a friend who was amazing with animals, I asked them what the cat was doing and they explained, the dog would likely be dead within the week if I kept it.

If the rag doll you had started clicking, you have more to worry about than just rehoming that puppy. Jesus Christ, burn that thing in an incinerator!!!

I cry foul, r19.

Datalounge is NOT the place to discuss eating pussy.

Apparently they do not routinely eat each other, unless under some stress, mothers seem to eat their kittens the most, I can see that, human mothers often do it too. I've never seen any lions or tigers stalking and hunting, and eating each other, unless it's the same place where the cows eat meat, I've heard that too.

Internet says over half of mountain lions have cat or dog in stomach content analysis. So yes! They have lots of problems in India, with big cats eating family dogs. The dogs bark and attract tiger or leopard. So yeah, they're predatory. Keep the pets safe! Unless you have a cheetah, which can probably take care of itself.

Chimps also commonly hunt and eat monkeys ( it is gruesome and heartbreaking and terrifying to observe) so there's no family loyalty among apex predators.

[Quote]Apparently they do not routinely eat each other, unless under some stress, mothers seem to eat their kittens the most, I can see that, human mothers often do it too.

The pussy wants what the pussy wants.

[quote] mothers seem to eat their kittens the most, I can see that, human mothers often do it too

And the evidence disappears just like that! And they’re doing it often, you say? Imagine.

By the way, here’s the video of the lionesses defending the leopard. I refreshed my memory. It turns out they were “protecting” it the same way you might protect your potatoes from another diner reaching over to spear some.

In the end (you don’t see this in the video) the leopard was killed and eaten by the lions.

They'll eat smaller cats at your house if you have a Bengal and regular domestic cats. Cats don't give a fuck, and that's why we love them.

Yes, they will, but more often than not will simply kill them as competition for resources.

Also, there are several domestic sized cats that are wild, such as the Pallas cat, as well as several that look like cute domestic ones, such as the Sand Cat.

[quote]Datalounge is NOT the place to discuss eating pussy.

Says who?

R22 You think I couldn't disembowel a little rat dog puppy?

They eat the cats and dogs because there isn't anything else, and people have moved too close to their areas. People provide food, their fluffy pets, what will else can happen?

Is this thread about rescue Bengal cats?

This thread is making me HORNY as HELL.