The number-one scourge of the bird population is cats. But other cats, right, not yours? The Oatmeal investigates
By Emily Elert Posted 10.12.2012 at 1:10 pm 8 Comments

Cold Blooded Matthew Inman

Sometimes, when your cat comes back from...wherever cats go, you don't have to guess what it's been up to: the headless mouse on your doorstep (or your living room floor, or your bed) is a dead giveaway. But what about all those other times, when the cat returns sans spoils? Has it been killing stuff then, too?

Matthew Inman presents some new findings on the American house cat's killing habits in this infocomic at TheOatmeal.com.

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suggestivesimon
10/12/12 at 1:20 pm

I lold.

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Robot
10/12/12 at 1:56 pm

Emily Elert, you must really have nothing on your PoPSCi plate and just digress into things at home you know....

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JayArr
10/12/12 at 1:59 pm

My old samoyed dog used to be a much better mouser than any of our cats. She killed mice, snakes, rats, muskrats, birds, and the occasional porcupine or skunk (she was smart, but not THAT smart...lol).

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vt007
10/12/12 at 2:38 pm

only cat owners can fully understand this chart ^^ lolololo

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Mukuro Holmes
10/12/12 at 9:06 pm

LOL! PopSci actually used the Oatmeal for this, number 1 producer of informal cartoon profanity!

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Newbeak5
10/12/12 at 9:21 pm

I had a DSH for about 15 years.He would kill,or try to kill,anything smaller than himself.He weighed about 12 pounds in his prime.That cat was the only one we had ever owned that could take down squirrels,and had the bloody haunches to prove it.I thought it was squirrel blood,but it was his-the rodents must have put up a good defense.In summer,I would find a half eaten rabbit on the front stairs on a regular basis-he always ate from the top down to the guts.He wasn't that much into birds,although he might have been killing them,and not bringing them home.

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sta789
10/12/12 at 11:11 pm

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killerT
10/13/12 at 11:00 am

I change my mind. I don't want a liger anymore.



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