A house cat hunts & traps a small bird (© Kirk Mastin/Aurora/Getty Images)

Kitty kills a 'frightening' amount more than you think

8/7/2012

It turns out your pussy is deadlier than you ever imagined. That sweet house cat you find purr-fect has a thirst for blood and spends more time seeking to quench that than previously thought, according to study results. Researchers from the University of Georgia (known more for dawgs than cats) worked with the National Geographic CritterCam team to build the tiniest cameras they've ever made to track the hunting habits of house cats. Previous kill estimates were underestimated because they didn't include the prey digested or abandoned – cats brought home just under a quarter of what they killed, and the diverse murder list included lizards, snakes, frogs, chipmunks, voles and worms. Oh kitty. [Source]

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