POV “Kittycam” Reveals These Stray Cats Prey on More Than Birds | National Geographic

when people see a feral cat on side of

when people see a feral cat on side of the road they’re thinking this is akin

the road they’re thinking this is akin

the road they’re thinking this is akin to my cat being out there in the wild

to my cat being out there in the wild

to my cat being out there in the wild with no food exposed to the elements and

with no food exposed to the elements and

with no food exposed to the elements and they have a lot of compassion to want to

they have a lot of compassion to want to

they have a lot of compassion to want to help them but people don’t always see

help them but people don’t always see

help them but people don’t always see that they are also an invasive species

that they are also an invasive species

that they are also an invasive species and they can negatively impact a lot of

and they can negatively impact a lot of

and they can negatively impact a lot of native wildlife we wanted to know what

native wildlife we wanted to know what

native wildlife we wanted to know what are these cats do all day and

are these cats do all day and

are these cats do all day and specifically we wanted to know if they

specifically we wanted to know if they

specifically we wanted to know if they were hunting wildlife we use video

were hunting wildlife we use video

were hunting wildlife we use video because we feel images don’t lie if the

because we feel images don’t lie if the

because we feel images don’t lie if the cats don’t hunt they don’t know if they

cats don’t hunt they don’t know if they

cats don’t hunt they don’t know if they hunt then it’s there

we chose to work on Jekyll Island

we chose to work on Jekyll Island because it is a very unique place it’s

because it is a very unique place it’s

because it is a very unique place it’s one of the barrier islands off the coast

one of the barrier islands off the coast

one of the barrier islands off the coast of Georgia it’s a large stopover place

of Georgia it’s a large stopover place

of Georgia it’s a large stopover place for birds and so we thought that if cats

for birds and so we thought that if cats

for birds and so we thought that if cats were hunting that they would be hunting

were hunting that they would be hunting

were hunting that they would be hunting furs but it’s been a bit of a surprise

furs but it’s been a bit of a surprise

furs but it’s been a bit of a surprise that the cats that we have captured on

that the cats that we have captured on

that the cats that we have captured on camera have not been hunting birds but

camera have not been hunting birds but

camera have not been hunting birds but for a merry thing that they hunt are

for a merry thing that they hunt are

for a merry thing that they hunt are insects small mammals glass lizards some

insects small mammals glass lizards some

insects small mammals glass lizards some snakes a lot of the common large bodied

snakes a lot of the common large bodied

snakes a lot of the common large bodied frogs people react to the videos in very

frogs people react to the videos in very

frogs people react to the videos in very different ways immediately after we

different ways immediately after we

different ways immediately after we ended the first phase I got a lot of

ended the first phase I got a lot of

ended the first phase I got a lot of hate email from people who thought that

hate email from people who thought that

hate email from people who thought that I was purposely selecting videos to

I was purposely selecting videos to

I was purposely selecting videos to vilify cats and that’s not the case the

vilify cats and that’s not the case the

vilify cats and that’s not the case the purpose of this project is to be as

purpose of this project is to be as

purpose of this project is to be as objective as possible one of those are

objective as possible one of those are

objective as possible one of those are the yeah

cats are both extremely affectionate but

cats are both extremely affectionate but also highly independent they’re very

also highly independent they’re very

also highly independent they’re very intelligent and they don’t take anything

intelligent and they don’t take anything

intelligent and they don’t take anything from anybody you know and we respect

from anybody you know and we respect

from anybody you know and we respect that in a weird way however cats being

that in a weird way however cats being

that in a weird way however cats being out in the environment you have to think

out in the environment you have to think

out in the environment you have to think about what’s the cost versus the benefit

about what’s the cost versus the benefit

about what’s the cost versus the benefit so there’s some benefit in that people

so there’s some benefit in that people

so there’s some benefit in that people are caring for these cats and they’re

are caring for these cats and they’re

are caring for these cats and they’re out there and they’re being

out there and they’re being

out there and they’re being compassionate towards animals in general

compassionate towards animals in general

compassionate towards animals in general but overall what’s the cost of these

but overall what’s the cost of these

but overall what’s the cost of these cats being out in the environment and

cats being out in the environment and

cats being out in the environment and that’s the part that we are all

that’s the part that we are all

that’s the part that we are all interested in and they were concerned

interested in and they were concerned

interested in and they were concerned about