Cats are present in 99.9% of all land in Australia and kill about two billion other animals a year. That makes them Australia's most invasive species.
  • Sentient LoomEnglish
    83·
    1 year ago

    I’m surprised the cats aren’t getting eaten by Australia’s insane array of larger fauna.

    • maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zoneEnglish
      6·
      1 year ago

      There isn’t really anything here that would prey on a cat. Australia is pretty harmless comparatively. No bears, no ‘big’ cats or wolves of any kind. Crocodiles are limited to the tropics and most of Australia is not in the tropics. Nothing like anacondas and cats are too quick for snakes anyway. There are sharks but they pose no threat to cats. For all the press Australia gets about dangerous wildlife it’s actually a pretty chill place. The cities are pretty devoid of bugs if you live in a flat or keep your garden litter down, even more devoid of bugs since I was a kid (mostly due to massive logging in regional areas and overdevelopment in urban areas).

      I would think cars would probably be cats biggest killer, especially in urban areas.