meaning of feral cats
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Outdoor Cats: Frequently Asked Questions A stray cat is a pet who has been lost or abandoned, is used to contact with people, and is tame enough to be adopted. A feral cat is the offspring of stray or feral cats and is not accustomed to human contact. Feral cats are usually too fearful to be handled or adopted.
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- 1. wild, untamed, uncultivated, undomesticated, unbroken There are many feral cats roaming the area. 2. savage, fierce, brutal, ferocious, fell, wild, vicious, bestial the feral scowl of the young street mugger.
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- Full Definition of CATTERY. : an establishment for the breeding and boarding of cats. See cattery defined for English-language learners. ADVERTISEMENT.ull Definition of CATTERY. : an establishment for the breeding and boarding of cats. See cattery defined for English-language learners. ADVERTISEMENT.
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STRAY • STRAY (noun). The noun STRAY has 1 sense: 1. homeless cat. Familiarity information: STRAY used as a noun is very rare. • STRAY (adjective). The adjective STRAY has 1 sense: 1. not close together in time. Familiarity information: STRAY used as an adjective is very rare.
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Animal Symbolism: Meaning of the Cat Animal Symbolism: Meaning of the Cat. As an ancient symbolic Celtic animal, the cat represents the guardian of the Otherworld (or Underworld, depending which texts you read from various regions). Stoic, silent and mysterious, cats fit the bill of Otherworld guardians quite well.
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Feral chicken Feral chickens are derived from domestic chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) that have returned to the wild. Like the red junglefowl (the closest wild relative of domestic chickens), feral chickens will take flight and roost in tall trees and bushes in order to avoid predators at night.
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Definition of 'cat' Also called domestic cat. a small domesticated feline mammal, Felis catus (or domesticus), having thick soft fur and occurring in many breeds in which the colour of the fur varies greatly: kept as a pet or to catch rats and mice. 2. Also called big cat.
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Definitions &Translations Wiktionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: feral (Noun). A domesticated animal that has returned to the wild; an animal, particularly a domesticated animal, living independently of humans. feral (Noun). A contemptible young person, a lout, a person who behaves wildly. feral (Noun). A person who has isolated themselves from the outside world; one living an alternative lifestyle. feral (Adjective). Wild, untamed, especially of domesticated animals having returned to the wild.
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cat medical Definition of cat 1: a carnivorous mammal (Felis catus) long domesticated and kept as a pet or for catching rats and mice 2: any of a family (Felidae) of mammals including the domestic cat, lion, tiger, leopard, jaguar, cougar, wildcat, lynx, and cheetah
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feline belonging or pertaining to the cat family, Felidae. 2. catlike; characteristic of animals of the cat family: a feline tread. 3. sly, stealthy, or treacherous. noun.
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- Feral cat. A feral cat is a cat that has been born to other ferals or from stray cats as opposed to domesticated cats. These ferals are unaccustomed to human interaction. This article discusses the definition, history, behavior, health, distribution and habitat, control and management, and effects on wildlife.
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U.S. vs. Russia â Military Might The word feral is used to define a cat that lives outdoors and it essentially does not belong to anyone. Feral cats are the result of a domestic cat being abandoned or lost and left to fend for itself. The offspring of the domestic (now considered feral) cat are usually never handled by people and become terrified. Many times, when approached by people, they will hiss out of fright. Given the chance, they will run away and hide. This is misunderstood as being vicious, but that is not true.
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Most people think they know what a feral animal is. They talk about cats and foxes living in the Australian bush as feral animals. According to the true definition, wild cats living in the bush are likely to be feral, but not the foxes. So whatâs the real story? Most people think they know what a feral animal is. Feral Pigeon. A feral animal is one which has escaped captivity or domestication and gone on to survive in the wild without assistance. So a cat which has stopped returning to its human carers and settled into living wild in the bush can be called feral.
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How to Build a Feral Cat House How to Build a Feral Cat House. Feral cats need protection from the elements. Feral cats live outside out of necessity, preference or fear. They roam the neighborhood and take handouts or fend for themselves. In the summer, life is good, but in the winter, they need help getting out of chilly temperatures.
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The Feral Dens The Feral Dens is an area within the Harathi Hinterlands. Behind a closed doorway inside this cave system lies a large skritt scratch. Entrance to this location is only available during the personal storyline mission Rat-Tastrophe.
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- Older kittens and young cats which 'come round' tend to bond with one person and should be found suitable permanent homes as soon as possible. Even then, the stress of rehoming may cause a completely tame 'feral' to temporarily revert until it bonds with the new owner. It is tempting to keep such one-person kittens.
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Real Ecology | Born in the Streets: The Global Impact of Feral Cats Globally, it is estimated that there are 100 million or more feral cats with at least 60 million living in the US alone, 12 million in Australia and one million in Britain. But oddly enough, feral cats originally came about in the 15th century during Europeans’ discovery of new lands in the Americas, Africa and Asia.
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defamation Defamation. Any intentional false communication, either written or spoken, that harms a person's reputation; decreases the respect, regard, or confidence in which a person is held; or induces disparaging, hostile, or disagreeable opinions or feelings against a person.
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"What does ""feral cat"" mean and are they born that way ?" A feral cat is a domestic cat that has never had human contact and so it is,in fact, wild.. Most cats that have lived with humans never revert to a truly feral state when abandoned and will come around once they are brought back into a home.
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cat Verb [edit]. cat ‎(third-person singular simple present cats, present participle catting, simple past and past participle catted). ( 1 nautical) To hoist (the anchor) by its ring so that it hangs at the cathead. ( 2 nautical) To flog with a cat-o'-nine-tails. ( 3 slang) To vomit something.
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- Leatherman Pocket Survival Tool. In 1983 Tim Leatherman sold his first Pocket Survival Tool, larger and more robust than a pocket-knife based tool, and incorporating a set of needle-nosed pliers in a balisong-style mechanism. Too large for most pockets, it came with a belt pouch.
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feral 1 feral. adj. 1. (Biology) Also: ferine (of animals and plants) existing in a wild or uncultivated state, esp after being domestic or cultivated. 2.
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CAT CAT. abbr. 1. clear-air turbulence. 2. computerized axial tomography. n. 1. a.. (Animals) Also called: big cat any of the larger felines, such as a lion or tiger. 3. (Animals) any wild feline mammal of the genus Felis, such as the lynx or serval, resembling the domestic cat.
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CAT cat - any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild big cat family Felidae, Felidae - cats; wildcats; lions; leopards; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers
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Feral horse A feral horse is a free-roaming horse of domesticated ancestry. As such, a feral horse is not a wild animal in the sense of an animal without domesticated ancestors. However, some populations of feral horses are managed as wildlife, and these horses often are popularly called wild horses.
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About Feral Cats Some of these cats may be owned pets that are permitted by their caretakers to go outside unsupervised, some may be tame strays who were formerly owned, but have been lost or abandoned, and some may be feral cats, those with no socialization whose disposition makes them unsuitable as domestic pets.