Feral Cats Can't Resist Boxes

Feral Cats Can't Resist Boxes

Feral Cats love boxes. Two big feral tomcats that lived in the conservation area behind the backyard and prowled at night provided a unique opportunity to test the cat in a box phenomenon. What is it about these truly feral cats, descendants of generations of feral cats that draws them to sit in boxes? Filmed with Campark TC06 Trail Camera: https://shrsl.com/3nk72 Campark T100 Trail Camera available at: https://shrsl.com/3nywk and Campark T180/TC08 Trail Camera available at: https://shrsl.com/3upqb SanDisk 128GB Extreme microSD at: https://amzn.to/3FSxxpV Commissions may be Earned through affiliate links. To get up to speed on the history of these feral tomcats if you haven't seen previous videos check out: Raccoon Attacks Feral Cat    • Raccoon Attacks F...   Raccoon Attacks Feral Cat Part 2    • Raccoon Attacks F...   Feral Cat Stalks Bobcats    • Feral Cat Stalks ...   Feral Cat Escapes Trap A Documentary    • Feral Cat Escapes...   Wild Feral Cat Mating Courtship Documentary    • Wild Feral Cat Ma...   Feral Tomcat Scent Sprays "His" Jungle    • Feral Tomcat Scen...   Young Raccoon Separated from Mom Encounters Feral Cat    • Young Raccoon Sep...   Feral Cat Documentary    • Feral Cat Documen...   note that these current cats are likely related to this strikingly similar cat from nine years ago I know there are many other videos and web articles out there claiming to solve this riddle, but virtually none of them deal with cats in their natural wild habitat or especially at night. Most wild cats in environments not determined by humans tend to be crepuscular and nocturnal. Often the small fractured ecosystems in which feral cats live are quite variable and not easily given to generalizations. Video Contents 00:00 Introduction and Overview 02:30 Opossums don't like boxes 02:48 Raccoons don't like boxes 03:23 Armadillos don't like boxes 03:35 Squirrels don't care for boxes 03:54 Not all cats like boxes 04:32 Backstory on two feral tomcats 05:24 Big Tom the dominant cat 05:39 Cats, rats, birds and unique fractured ecosystems 06:53 Feral tomcat catching rats 07:29 Video results of feral cat box test - old timer tomcat tries it first 13:49 Raccoon still doesn't have use for the box 14:16 Bit Tom claims the box 15:08 Both tomcats at the box - 16:07 What draws feral cats to the box discussion 17:00 Big Tomcat and the box 19:31 Big Tom in box at sunrise 19:54 Why the box? 20:34 Threats to adult feral cats bobcats, coyotes, humans 24:28 Story of Big Tom 24:54 Conclusion - Old Tom Lives on! 25:49 Closing credits 🔴 New HD videos uploaded weekly. If you enjoy the videos please subscribe, ring the bell to get all channel upload notifications, like, and comment! Ways to support this Channel: 🔴 PayPal Donation to: mybackyardbirding@gmail.com 🔴 Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/backyard... 🔴 MBYB Merchandise: https://teespring.com/stores/backyard... 🔴Backyard Birder's AMAZON shop: https://www.amazon.com/shop/mybackyar... As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. A small portion of each sale goes toward supporting the Backyard without increasing costs to you. 🔴Companion Nature Blog at: http://screech-owls.blogspot.com #cat #cats #wildlife

Feral Cats Can't Resist Boxes