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selfishcaboose t1_j6c5v6g wrote

Reply to comment by Spyger9 in 9 lives by PewPewAnimeGirl

Even their eye shape makes them predator. Prey animals have a wider field of vision with sideways pupils. Predators have the vertical for help in depth perception and light capture. Ofc it's not for all of either but generally if it's forward set eyes and round or vertical slit it's a predator. Just best for hunting moving prey.

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Spyger9 t1_j6c7e9u wrote

Also there's just this tiny little thing that we might consider in such a discussion about the nature o- THEY EAT MEAT WITH THEIR BIG POINTY TEETH!!!

XD

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Advocate_Diplomacy t1_j6e3jpk wrote

There’s considerable overlap in the animal kingdom between predator and prey. Being a predator doesn’t make you an apex predator.

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selfishcaboose t1_j6gd75f wrote

Predator: an animal that naturally preys on another. Wasn't claiming they weren't hunted themselves. But by definition they are predator. People are confusing the two themselves.

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bremidon t1_j6cgvf5 wrote

I have no idea why you got downvotes; the eye shape thing is spot on.

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Werechimp t1_j6ez0nr wrote

They’re getting downvotes because, while they’re not wrong, it’s contributing to a misleading idea in this thread that cats aren’t prey animals because they’re predators. They’re both. They’re predators to small creatures and prey to bigger ones. So they have characteristics of both predators and prey because they fill both roles.

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bremidon t1_j6h09um wrote

No, you are the one who is misled. While it's true that they are prey to some animals, they are most definitely predators first and foremost.

Otherwise, you would have to call humans a prey animal, as in some situations, we are. Now *that* would be highly misleading and completely take any meaning out of the words "prey" and "predator".

The eyes should be your hint. They are 100% optimized for being a predator. That they are not an *apex* predator is clear to all of us here.

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