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are cats looking different nowadays? (hexbear.net)
submitted 3 months ago by lostraven@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net
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Do they seem like they have more interesting fur textures, colors, face shape and floof levels than when we were kids?

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[–] chgxvjh@hexbear.net 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I've definitely never seen stray cats growing up but several in the last few years.

[–] SerialExperimentsGay@hexbear.net 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Feral cat populations are massive in a lot of places, but they usually aren't very visible. Not only are cats good at hiding, people will also just assume that a cat they see on the street is an outdoor cat unless they problems with malnutrition and health that are common for ferals are really visible.

[–] chgxvjh@hexbear.net 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I started noticing them after we got a cat, so that's probably a case of the brain recalibrating or something.

But I have always noticed the occasional rat or fox.