Raccoon Attacks Feral Cat
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I was surprised to see a big male Raccoon chase down and attack a male feral cat on the trail camera in the "jungle" behind the Backyard. It looked and sounded bad for the cat as the Raccoon overtook it from behind. Filmed with Campark T100 Trail camera at: shrsl.com/3nk7d
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Feral Cat Stalks Bobcats • Feral Cat Stalks Bobcats
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Feral Cat Documentary • Feral Cat Documentary note that these current cats are likely related to this strikingly similar cat from nine years ago
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Looks like a miniature tiger vs miniature bear fight!
It does
With a miniature camera
Looks like we don't see the fight
@@nolanr1400 had to make it til tok friendly lol
It basically is.
1:01 Armadillo was like “I want no parts of that shit!”
Cat came back and said “ I ain’t letting you slide like dat” 💀
As the former father of a late raccoon and cat, I can tell you first hand that raccoons have quite a bit of fear of and respect for cats. A raccoon is tough as nails and will fight to the death and they'll often win against any other animal, including large dogs and even people if provoked. But a raccoon will back off from a swinging cat slapping them in the face with claws-a-blazing. We take cats for granted but they're an amazing animal capable of incredible feats. They are, after all, small scale lions, tigers and leopards.
PATTERDALE TERRIER.
@@mr.smithgnrsmith7808 He said they will "often win." He did NOT say "kill." "Win" in the case of humans and large dogs obviously does not mean "kill": it means that the other party runs first and the raccoon succeeds in defending its territory.
My observation is a cat can usually handle twice his weight in dog. It's hard to understand this until you've tried to bathe a 9 lb cat. It would take both my wife and myself to handle our Himalayan. At one point I let down my guard and my cat buried his fangs all the way to the gum line in my arm. Nice kitty, but water freaked him out. A racoon sized dog wouldn't stand a chance.
@@viper2148 I agree. Try a 20 pounder or more that's not fat and lazy.
@@myrtlelittle4130 ha Ha, my Himalayan may have been pampered, but he wasn't fat and lazy; he could leap eight feet in the air to catch a play toy, that cat. 20lbs is a rare size for any healthy cat, much less a feral one.
Update - Part 2 is now online at ruclips.net/video/qdgRmm66Unc/видео.html and things get wilder and more serious. And now a female cat has entered the picture the updated story of these 3 cats is at: ruclips.net/video/Vlc1uWfRzPo/видео.html Update December 2022 - Part 3 is online at: ruclips.net/video/sNcx7nbl8Fk/видео.html
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 ruclips.net/video/TDER8_mwPd8/видео.html
Raccoon Attacks Feral Cat Part 2 ruclips.net/video/qdgRmm66Unc/видео.html
Feral Cat Stalks Bobcats ruclips.net/video/w07Ep-PY8TQ/видео.html
Feral Cats Love Boxes ruclips.net/video/ogNmQ4GtZDY/видео.html
Feral Cat Escapes Trap A Documentary ruclips.net/video/sNcx7nbl8Fk/видео.html
Wild Feral Cat Mating Courtship Documentary ruclips.net/video/Vlc1uWfRzPo/видео.html
Feral Tomcat Scent Sprays "His" Jungle ruclips.net/user/shortsjJ8vQb-FJm4
Young Raccoon Separated from Mom Encounters Feral Cat ruclips.net/video/C1AMAybvJOc/видео.html
Feral Cat Documentary ruclips.net/video/S-p-Hqfab9Y/видео.html note that these current cats are likely related to this strikingly similar cat from nine years ago
A couple of notes - Odd that the cat initially trotted away instead of running at full speed - that mistake probably wont happen again. Starting around 2:10 you can see the open wounds the cat left on the raccoon that the raccoon is cleaning up. The cat appears to have made a complete recover now about a week after this incident as has the raccoon. Around 4:10 you can see the cat spray its scent right where the raccoon and bobcat spray so he's continuing to mark his territory. Because of the high density of wildlife and the cats nocturnal habit it is pretty much impossible to trap this cat for neutering and taking to a no kill shelter, but it may not be adoptable. I've tried trapping in the past and all you'll catch is possum after possum. If the cat were to come into the backyard in the daytime I'd be able to catch it, but its a true feral and I've only seen it once at dusk near the fence. I should post a video on this cats heritage and history in the future. BB
AWWWWW! PLEASE LET THE CAT BE FREE! He is content in his natural environment. Taming him would be a sin I think. He is wild and free and beautiful! P.S. I'm Liz from Michigan.
Nice narrating voice !
@@dizzylizzy6571 Yes, he's free to be on his own. I think he is a descendant from a long line of ferals that stick to the jungle. I see him in the trail cams at night. BB
@@MyBackyardBirding Thank you so much kind sir. The cat is healthy and strong and I would dare to say that he loves his freedom. So many domestic cats are lazy and bored and overweight but they have no choice.
@@MyBackyardBirding I'm 61 and I remember watching Born Free several times as a child. I was so sad when 2 of the cubs had to go to a zoo but I cried tears of joy when Elsa got to remain free and wild.
Man, I’ve become addicted to trail cam videos over the past year or so. It’s so interesting to see what goes on in nature not too far away from our homes where we’re seemingly absent. Thank you for this 🙏🏾
Welcome aboard! BB
FERAL CATS IS CAT DOMESTIC ONLY THAT THEY LET THEM OUT TO GO TO THE BATHROOM AND THEN THEY COME BACK TO THEIR OWNER, A GIRL OR A GRANDMOTHER
Addiction is a serious thing.. get help
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@Edward Decker Cool!
I lived in an old house in a salt marsh for a year in my 20's and had a problem with raccoons getting on my porch and eating my 140lb dog's food in front of him.
...Which was very embarrassing for both of us.
That ended the night the semi-wild, part domestic/part bobcat that I tried to adopt stumbled across the scene and dove into the three raccoons from the top railing of the porch.
The work that cat put in and the look on his face while he did it made me seriously rethink all my attempts at petting him...
😂
haha i hope you still have that cat
😂
I have a 15 lb devil dog that would never allow such things lol. Gotta love jack Russell. And he's mixed with dachshund to add insult to injury 🤣
I really want serval-cat mix or bobcat-cat mix. That would be very strong and not a big deal when against fox or raccoon
A racoon will usually whoop a cat. But not always. One thing to consider is that all these animals learn to fight by experience. Some have a great advantage just because they have done so much more fighting than their opponent. I will never forget my kid's favorite cat "tiffany" She was an average sized white female cat. But Tiffany was the baddest fighting machine cat Ive ever seen. I saw her destroy huge male cats, racoons, large dogs. One time she fought 3 dogs at once and they all ran away yelping. She could scratch you 5 times in one second and her bites took chunks of skin away. She even attacked people sometimes if you were mean to her Kittens. I never saw her lose a fight or even back down from one.
What happened to Tiffany? Is she still alive?
Amazinh
Yeah, yeah, yeah. I bet she destroyed wolverines and honey badgers too.
Week after moving, outside tree cat trolling my sweet HelloKitty cat 3AM i didnt know all this and faster than instinct n she could think to attack me, her lightening zip fast claws sunk into my face barely missing my eyes she accidently misdirected her aggression toward tree cat onto me. I had to rip her and her claws off my face..she lacerated me very grossly n badly..wedderspoon manuka honey *KFACTOR 16* almost invisible scar..cop stopped me in walmart to ask me what happened to my face. Even household cats are fast man😂 im not worried about that video feral cat bcuz it engraved its intitials on raccoons balls ! For sure😂no doubt😂
Week after moving. , outside tree cat trolling my sweet HelloKitty cat 3AM i didnt know all this and faster than she could think to attack me her lightening zip fast sunk claws into my face barely missing my eyes she accidently misdirected her agression toward tree cat onto me. I had to rip her and her claws off my face..she lacerated me very grossly n badly..wedderspoon manuka honey *KFACTOR 16* almost invisible scar..cop stopped me in walmart to ask me what happened to my face. Even household cats are fast man😂 im not worried about that raccoon bcuz its got that feral cats engraved intitials on its balls ! For sure
We had a huge Tom cat. He was 16 inches at the shoulder and almost 5 ft long including his tail. I could only think he had some rag doll breed in his genes. That’s what the vet thought. The vet loved seeing him as he was “by far” the biggest domestic cat the vet had ever seen. The vet at that time was about 30 years into his career. The cat would get in scraps with whatever was out there. It was long before any digital cameras. Sometimes the wounds would abscess so we would take him in as well as for his shots. He had a knack for simply killing the raccoons he came across. He actively sought them out, chased them down and annihilated them! They would get the occasional bite on him of course, but he didn’t care. His claws would leave wounds an inch deep. He wouldn’t eat them though. He ate basically everything else he killed, but not raccoons. He seemed to like rabbits especially.
All of that, yet he would come home each night, often to a bath that he sought out. Would walk into the tub and meow until we cleaned him. He slept with us, or the nieces and nephews when they came over. Even babies would lay against/on him and sleep and he would just purr. Gentle with everyone except my brother who used to torment him. They had an understanding, it seems.
People would come to visit and some were scared of him and his size!!! Hahaha. He was intimidating because he had scruffy ears from his rough lifestyle.
His kittens were normal though. We spay and neutered the offspring and kept one female for kittens. Feral cats have a rather high mortality rate until they are a few years old. Owls, coyotes, bobcats, possibly the bears and cougars would get one. The Tom cat had put a few bears on the run that came into the yard including a huge old boar Grizzly that got too close when we were out fencing. The cats were and are still some of the best rodent controls. We live in Alberta Canada so we don’t have rats, fortunately, but mice & voles are common of course.
That cat lived 14 years and 13 3/4s were really perfect for his tastes, but then he went downhill fast. He survived a rattlesnake bite, but never fully recovered. He lounged in the house until one day we found him sleeping in the sun for his last time. He was still curled up so just went in his sleep. No apparent pain. That was a tough loss. He was the closest thing to a dog I ever had, except our dogs of course, and he was far from typical fir any cat we knew, including his offspring,,,,,. One of a kind,,,,,
Abscess are a big problem with cats as they can kill them, always take them serious. Home treatments can seem effective but the tend to come back. Antibiotics are almost always required.
The Ragdoll breed is named so, because it will go limp like a ragdoll in your arms. It is NOT AN OUTDOOR breed.
@@kristenslice561 - You need to do a little more research. They will go limp, but they do just fine outdoors. I will take the advice of a veterinarian with well over 30 years experience before he retired. His assistants and the vet who treated my cat in his last year or so also felt the same. He likely had some domestic tabby in him as well.
Dang! Sounds more like a pocket panther than a big Tom cat 🤣
@@TSUNAMI-MAMI - kept the coyotes out of the yard. The dogs at the time weren’t smart enough. The dogs were good herders or they would have become someone’s pets! Haha
Judging by how chunky and well-fed the cat looked, I'd guess he's a pretty accomplished predator/killer. No surprise he was easily able to hold his own against a raccoon. And let's not forget who has the sharper claws.
So many rats and mice in the "jungle" he lives in. He's survived two years now! BB
@@MyBackyardBirding male cats r force of nature to be reckoned with.
@@beefboylatestestorona3963 not with coyotes lol
@@poopbutt6241 male cats r invincible especially alpha malesruclips.net/video/3MVqA8Rs7AM/видео.html
@@poopbutt6241 they can literally fight any predator on earth except bigger cats.
I have been taking care of a feral cat for 2 years, veterinary care and food. He won't come inside but he finally let's me pet him and groom him for hairballs. I saw him attack a racoon in my driveway with unbelievable ferocity. Not a mark on him.
Feral cats are street fighters and know how to brawl.
Lol that they do
If you think raccoon can beat a cat then you're clueless
You are a rude jackass. It largely depends on the individual cat and the individual racoon. If I were you, I wouldn't call ANYONE clueless.
@@onlyskilledpeople9562 only small breed cats. My main coon put the beats on a racoon
I once had a huge outside tom named Bob, because of his bobtail. He was quite friendly with humans but didn't brook any other company in his territory. I saw him fight and win against dogs, raccoons, and possums, often his size or bigger. That cat was an absolute unit and had the battle scars to prove it.
My aunt had a tom that was truly big. Sam. He was tough in the extreme. Lived a long time through their multiple moves. I was told not to pet him because he didn't like it. As a young boy, of course I tried. He would let me pet him for several seconds and then he would change. Mostly I learned not to try. Gave him space and watched him. He was known to put much bigger dogs(of all kinds) to flight. All black with an attitude. He would lose weight in the spring because he would eat too many lizards. Beautiful animal that I always respected. He was mostly Uncle Paul's cat & had his own space on the living room couch (Uncle sat in a chair), which we all yielded to him when he came in. But then, Uncle was a different type of man. He lied about his age to go to war at 15. Grandpa went at 17. Apparently real men cause real things to happen, even in what they considered lesser animals. Uncle & Grandpa didn't always agree, but even when they were older, you didn't want to stop them or interfere. They were fast. They lived hard and expected a lot from those around. Sam may have been a tom, but he seemed to command respect. Life lessons expressed concisely as I know it.
I have a big 21lbs unfixed male white cat that's tough as nails.
I have a 3 stray cat that was absolutely HUGE. Almost 2 times bigger than average cat. My biggest cat was my black cat, the second one have a marking pattern like raccoon and the third one was brown black. They were friends and raised together since they was kitten, I get them when they're already adult. But I even have seen them dealing with fox and chase away
Absolute UNIT?
LOVE IT.
down yonder on the side of the barn that grows moss there's an ol' billy bobcat because of his bobtail. i tells ya billy bob dont take no guff from the other animal folks pokin their noses round his stack of dirt.
2:39 the rat was like: dont mind me just walking around here 💀💀💀💀
Feral cats and raccoons should probably just avoid each other. They are too closely matched it seems. If anything, this raccoon seemed to get the worst of it, and it had attacked the cat from behind.
The cat made no noise. Coon was in trouble.
Raccoon really only has its mouth, while the cat can’t kick with its legs and bite. My money is on the cat
@@myrtlelittle4130 you said it aha if the cat got hurt you would have heard it, I'd put money on the fact the cat was limping from something else
That was a really young raccoon. A larger raccoon would easily overpower that cat. Hound dogs have trouble with raccoons. But this is a good example of why cats shouldn't be underestimated, they can be vicious.
Maine coons are really the only cats that can step to an adult raccoon toe to toe cats a usually just a bit smaller and pack less of a punch overall but they definitely have the punch to drive one away
Nice. Narration was on point, too. Methinks that the feral cat wouldn't survive an encounter with that bobcat, though.
That feral cat would run like hell if he saw the bobcat
If Disney ever grew up and went back to old school, wholesome documentaries on wildlife and other educational programming, which they will probably never do again, I would vote they pick you for the narrator. Well done!
Everybody- Cat and raccoon.....
Me: Rat freeloading in and out in between 🤣
armadillo
Is it..?
This is really a great video! Glad they were both okay. Awesome interaction to be able to observe. Take care, Char😊
observe what interaction? lol everything was behind camera
Kitty wasn't too worried if you listen closely towards the end of the scrap,you'll hear him hissing. I believe that cat gave as good as he got.
lol he almost died
@@jaybanks2709 u wish 😎
That cat was lucky. My 3 yr male cat didn't survive it's fight with a raccoon. The racoon ripped my cat's throat open.
That's sad! I agree with you. Raccoons are tough creatures, and they can be dangerous. I've even seen videos of juvenile cougars struggling to kill them. They can fight back hard against both cats and dogs, and they usually grow bigger than cats. They're equipped with sharp teeth, and I once heard a narrator explain some have learned to wrestle and drown dogs in ponds. There was a video on RUclips (IDK if it's still on here) where a guy got three dogs to tear into a raccoon. It was squealing in terror cause they were pulling from three different directions, and the duration of the raccoon to still live stunned me. I once saw one coming down the block and I went in the street around cars to avoid it. Anyway, I agree with you.
PS: I found the video. It's still on RUclips.
Cruel raccoon, I don't like them!!
I hate raccoons
Maybe you should have learned to keep your cat inside. Ingrate.
Awww im so sorry about your kitty..he got healed up in heaven hes not suffering anymore
A Feral or Alley Cat is always very dangerous and Racoons know it. That Racoon learned it's lesson the hard way.
Notice how the Cat just walked away unworried and confident, the Racoon tried it and got a good beat down. 👊🏼😼👍🏻
Wouldnt bet on it. If the raccoon gets one good bite in would severely injure the cat. Raccoon has the stronger bite with bigger sharper teeth. The cat has sharper claws but the raccoon has thicker skin.
Especially if the cat is cornered.
@@roastkingasaurus depends on the species of cat. Some cats can weigh 20 to 30 pounds. And can put it in on a racoon.
@@starone2737 the average Siberian tiger weighs 500 lbs. And would crush everybody. But this was about the average house cat
Superbrawl 92’!
I've got a stray cat and raccoons that hang around my house. The cat dominates the raccoons every time.
Me too. Also one dead bobcat that picked the wrong fight.
The raccoons in your area are more interested in the trash then. Wild raccoons will eat cats if they can corner one.
@@myrtlelittle4130 I call bullshit on that. Domestic cats have such weak canines that they can’t even kill eachother let alone a huge ass bobcat with proportionally larger skull fangs and longer jaws. Also keep in mind the bobcat isn’t larger in terms of size alone but also in terms of proportions. In other words a small domestic cat sized bobcat is still stronger and more dangerous than a domestic cat. Bobs have larger paws compared to their body as well and they typically hunt prey larger than themselves. Domesticated cats can only hunt small critters. And no I don’t want to hear your story about how your cat took down a cassowary I’ve heard plenty of those crazy delusional cat lady stories.
@@lemongrab6173 haha Imagine i have seen a site thinking that a domestic cat is pound for pound stronger than a lion or a tiger… that’s bullshit, both of them kill prey bigger than themselves like adult cattles while many cats can’t even kill rabbits or smaller rats
I know Racoons can be fierce, but a Feral Cat will tear you a new asshole.
RIGHT! I sleep in the woods with feral cats on guard and even when they're being nice it hurts. I think I have four assholes now.
Lol
If you've ever seen a cat fight another cat, then you know how battle-ready they are. They're Jiu-Jitsu masters and incredible contortionists. They can fling in all directs with split second timing. It's incredible to watch and very scary. Frankly, I'd rather deal with a raccoon than a cat, any day!
Idk, the cat could shred you, but the raccoon might actually be able to take a finger off...
The raccoon has the advantage in biting, but raccoon claws are designed for climbing while cat claws are meant to hold and slice flesh. Their curvature allows them to dig in deeper as they’re slicing. Plus cats have very loose skin and are so flexible that they can twist while in the grip of another animal and inflict some nasty cuts.
Many animals that kill cats end up getting in a fight they’ll remember for the rest of their lives. Most of the time it’s better for them just to find a different meal. Protecting young is about the only time they’ll push the matter.
@@philsmith2444 I think my cat has been in the woods outback a few times and he doesn't seem to have ever been wounded. I think unless an animal (like a cat) walks into the territory of a coon's babies, they will generally ignore each other. I hope so; that's how it seems to me, anyways.
@@alexandraasbury9974 I have one who hates raccoons and he’ll smack them when he sees them. They’ve never done anything.
@francesgl24 were you on lsd?
I'm surprised to only hear the raccoon and not the cat in the fight. When I hear ferrel cat's fight in the city, I can sometimes here them when I'm inside the house.
This cat was not even disturbed, just went about his business of winning. Coon lost. Cat against cat is loud and vicious in a close match.
@@myrtlelittle4130 It's like two tasmanian devils going at it.
Because cat was beating the s*** out of raccoon
@@rockysoft2227 Usually you hear the cat screaming during a fight.
Yes Felis Catus is pound for pound one of the most Ferocious animals on the planet. Their natural abilities are without question, and are a joy to behold in their play, and witnessed taking down of wild jackrabbits to feed their young when they needed further nutritional supplementation for their young. Once leaving an exactly sagittal sectioned half the rabbit remaining as if cut by a band saw to be seen at our front doorstep to finish later. She; Pugg, was one of our most incredible cats that ever shared her life with us. She was a short very well propositioned bob tailed longer rear legged dark grey green black tiger stripped cat who had several litters when she was alive with us. I think fondly think of her often, for no animal regardless of size entered our area without her permission, she was such a joy to our family and so lovingly remembered… .
Thank you for this showing this footage. I saw how sure this cat was when allowing the Raccon to catch up to it, and was most telling, I caught that little bit, like it wasn’t really afraid but moving for a more open area to free up do business.
That armadillo that just snuck across was like the they're gone book it
1:02 Hey that's Terry the Teleporting Armadillo, what's up! Everybody say 👋'Hey what's up Terry!'
I had a feral silver tabby that we called Barbie. She was found hanging from a barb wire fence emaciated and close to death with her tail practically cut off hence the name Barbie. She was completely wild when we adopted her. I was only 8 at the time but I knew she was special very quickly. She would climb trees with me and was always just one branch ahead of me staring down on me and making sure I was OK. She would hoard all of my favorite Legos and hide them in the pillow where she slept by my bed. As I got older and snuck out to keg parties on the rail road tracks over 3 miles away I would catch glimpses of her stalking me in the distance, always keeping an eye on me and making sure I was OK. Without fail, everything time I came home after a party she was waiting at my outside window, staring at me with those knowing eyes to be let in to sleep next to me on her uncomfortable, Lego ridden pillow..😆
Wow man that's awesome it reminds me of the exact thing that would happen to me here in independence Missouri but mine situation was with an old German shorthaired retriever dog named babe.that old dog had over 13 litters of pups an lived to be 15yrs old before she was hit but some awhole that just moved in down the way from us .I'd come home from a bonfire party or from drinking at the river with our school classes most everyone was there always that was the good ole mid 80s an I'd come home trying to be as quiet as I could as not to wake my mom or dad an there's be old babe waiting on me or my brother to stumble home from a night of Hank Jr fighting _ucking and just having a typical independence weekend night I miss that dog an I miss being young.thanks for reminding me brother
@@mattjennings6812 Goodtimes! I miss the old days when I only needed a job to pay for my beer.
😂😂😂😂 the raccoon was like , lemme get that lmao!
Now this here is what I’m talking about!!! Thanks for the great video. Keep ‘em coming
That’ll teach that raccoon some respect for a very dangerous animal. The bite of a cat, domestic or feral, is such a toxic swamp that it kills most small animals even if they get away and, in larger animals, get so infected it can be quite debilitating.
a raccoon could have killed it
I know a girl that got badly bitten nearly through her hand by a feral cat. She went to the ER and got it cleaned and stitched and it still got infected.
A lot of people underestimate a cat's bite just because they are small.
@@klyzer5725 a feral cat is much worse they are invasive
but a raccoon is much more intelligent and is more stealthy is a better climber and has opposable thumbs and raccoons are more likely to eat cats and grow much bigger on average
@@jaybanks2709 Racoons seem dumb about avoiding getting run over by cars here in Utah. Cats seem to fare better.
Interesting video - old biologist here. 2 weeks ago in SAn Fernando Valley, L.A. was walking our little chihuahua on sidewalk ( 9:00 pm) when a huge great horned owl flew only 4 feet above my head. The owl landed in a tree across the street. I growled, waved my arms - the owl just sat there. So now - very careful at nighttime.
what do you mean you growled?
This same thing happened years ago to our male cat. A raccoon attacked it at night and dislocated our cats hip. He walked with a permanent limp for years. If he jumped off the couch it would pop back in. But eventually pop back out. I don't know why coons go for the hip but they do
From what I have witnessed, raccoons do not attack cats face to face. They run around the cat and attack from the rear.
I feed a couple feral cats and a couple racoons on my front porch and have 3 cats of my own, 2 of them that I rescued. The cats and racoons usually just keep a few feet distance with neither showing any sign of concern or aggression but a could nights ago we saw a coon and one of my cats eating together with their heads right next to each other. I don't think for a minute though that an average house cat could defeat a pissed off racoon.
Funny, I had some raccoons that used to get into my lanai where my cat is and for the most part they left each other alone. I would be cautious about feeding wild animals though since you have cats.
A house cat would kill a raccoon 😂😩
If you've ever seen a racoons teeth you know never to underestimate them.
Great vid. I live in the woods and raccoons show little fear of me but when my little female cat comes up they pretty much take off. She’s a feisty thing that has known these woods for 8 years ..... and survived .... so far !
Grazie per la descrizione.
If your cat ends up dead, it’s your fault
Damn , hopefully her luck doesn't run out..
@@poopbutt6241 nature
@@poopbutt6241 pretty much a lot a people are giving the feral invasive cat credit but a racoon will eat cats even that size
Fantastic footage! Love trail cams, I must buy another one as my original one has failed.
that feral cat isn't scared of the raccoon but you better believe it avoids an adult bobcat. There's a Tom by my house that is easily 35 pounds, the females are much smaller but those tom bobcats that come around my house can take down a deer
Well, if you got Tom cats that can take down a deer come around you then might I suggest that you ‘scadadle’ out of there.
@@king-xerxus7040 - You may wish to work on your comprehension skills, bro! He said tom BOBCAT!
I was feeding feral cats up here two winters ago and up until the lockdowns in Pennsylvania in 2020 and a huge raccoon would show up and eat the cat food and i think the cats would avoid this raccoon because it was huge. I watch the raccon wisperer on youtube and when it's warm he gets 20+ raccons and they eat from his hand in Nova Scotia, this Bobcat was beautiful and thanks for sharing this video.
I love James the raccoon whisperer as well!
cats can hunt... no need to feed them. even more so because they are invasive
You are part of the problem. Feral cats need to be removed, and fertiized
It’s how feral cats get rabies. Don’t feed them
It should be a 500 thousand dollar fine for feeding feral cats. All it does is create more problems for all other native wildlife.
Just pleased both cat and racoon werent to badly injured.
I watched an encounter on my front porch recently between a semi-feral tom cat and a raccoon. The raccoon came up to get some cat food. The semi-feral tomcat was growling and wailing loudly which is what made me come and look. His back was arched, his fur was puffed out, and he reached out and swatted the raccoon's backside three quick times. The racoon ignored him, so he did it again. Apparently second round of swats scored a hit, and the raccoon took off running across my front yard with the tom cat chasing him. His take off scattered the cat food all over the porch.
0:42 he was like u want rabies ill show u rabies 🤣🤣
I worked at an exotic animal rescue facility that had lions and tigers and some feral cats hung around and we feed them too. Then one day the kittens of the fetal cats started being killed and some of the grown feral cats as well. We had no idea what was happening. Then, one morning we found a full grown dead raccoon in the lion enclosure. It had gotten too close to the opening where we feed the lions and one if the males had to have reached out and clawed him and pulled it in. After that, no more cats were killed. It had to be the raccoon killing them until he was killed by one of the lions himself. Lions don't play.
Questionable.
Raccoons will kill kittens and eat them. I also lost a small kitten in the barn to a least weasel. I left the lights on and the momma cat killed the weasel protecting her kittens.
Male cats will kill male kittens also, not all will but I had to eliminate one feral male cat that would. It would also beat up the momma cat. Some male cats are vicious.
Thank you for sharing this type of videos . Are very interesting for various reasons . Thanks again for desire to bring this scenes that are hardly seen from a game camera .
I have a large male black cat named Tank & through my surveillance cameras I've seen him get in a few fights with raccoons & possums at night & they quickly retreat.
raccoons are no match for a healthy house cat
@@cottoncotton4191 a raccoon will kill and even eat a house cat even dogs lose
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A juvenile cat or Chihuahua dog I believe but an adult cat is always a 50/50 & a large dog will always win against a raccoon.
Rocky met his match when he ran onto Garfield! 😄
That cat is no Garfield.
Thanks for sharing! This was fascinating.
While Hiking the Bruce Trail, I saw a Raccoon kill a rabbit. Very similar sound to what I heard on this tape. He may have wanted to eat the cat if he was hungry enough.
My cat got in a fight with a raccoon. When the cat came home it had a raccoon claw stuck in its back. I wonder what happened to the raccoon as the cat was pretty damn tough.
Cats are gangsta. The cat gave that raccoon a run for its money. Imagine if it was just slightly bigger or a bobcat.
@@elhajjmalikel6266 lol no that was a young raccoon
Big tomcats can be up to 20lbs of pure muscle. They can hold their own. The big stray tomcat that lived in my neighborhood once sent a 60+ pound lab mix running for the hills. Keep in mind, the dog initiated everything. Dog started it, cat won it.
I like seeing those yappy annoying little dogs charge cats, the cat proceeds to slash it once with it's claws, dog runs away yelping in pain. Lol
(I hate small dogs. Big dogs and cats for me).
The feralHousecat that has adopted me has chased several raccoons up trees, then came to find me next door at my parents' house, led us to the trees, Very proud of herself. This morning, a baby fox (1 of 4 roaming VERY close to everything).... I grabbed my wildlife-settup camera, some OC spray in case, since we have a lot of rabies right now here. I went to see if I could get any shots, she came with me, started following it's sent. There are times I wonder we should have nicknamed her Lassie! ;-)
Well, the feral cat is tough and may fight a raccoon, but it could no way stand up to a bobcat...
A feral that hangs around my place killed a bobcat. Big cat, the bobcat only had about five pounds more weight.
(I did weigh the remains).
@@myrtlelittle4130 Are you serious??? That's one of the most extreme things i ever heard!!! I always perceived the bobcat as insanely powerful. I saw on the news an old American couple had their two pitbulls mauled by a bobcat, one dog had to get alot of stitches. Never knew a feral kitty could do that to a bobcat.
@@thejourney8071 I have old print photos of the mess. The feral cat moved much faster and very flexible body moves gave an advantage. The claw gashes were severe before he got to the Bobcat's throat.
@@myrtlelittle4130 Well I guess anything goes with animals. I'm from the island of Trinidad and there's only small animals here really. I know cats are tough but...even cats stay away from mongoose here, and cats are bigger. I played it out in my head that a bobcat could kill a mongoose in seconds but a cat can't...
@@myrtlelittle4130 I'm having a hard time buying this. Maybe if the bobcat was very old and sick or a juvenile and the cat was a tomcat in his prime.
The raccoon probably had babies somewhere close by and that's why it went full attack mode because the cat would definitely have no problem eating a baby raccoon. Idk just a guess on why the raccoon got so aggressive.
Possible, that's just animal life. Feral cats will kill and eat baby cats too and the result is that the mother will cycle more quickly into heat so he can breed his own batch with her.
The coon was the only one making a noise. The cat emitted no sounds of fear or aggression. Coon lost the fight.
@@myrtlelittle4130 what caused the cat limp then ?
🎶🎵in the jungle 🎶🎵the mighty jungle 🎶🎵the lion 🦁 . LoL 😂
What kind of trail cam do you use? It has excellent night vision. Mine only records shadowy figures at night.
Raccoon- "Stay Away From My Water Dish!"
Few minutes later- "That cat was WAY faster than I thought, I don't even know how he got me on the side like this. Shit!"
😄👍
I've battled Raccoons for years(another story). MY money is on the Raccoon...Smart, Savvy, Creative, Strong, 5-"fingers" on each paw, teeth like razors...and the kicker, they can be as loving as a puppy or as ferocious as a mad dog.
Cats can be as affectionate as the most clingy dog and as ferocious as any wild animal as well lol.
Ugh
it feels so good seeing what could have been a imprisoned house cat, to a cat with freedom
I grew up on a farm in Iowa.
We had so many cats living on our land that at best only 10% of them were tame enough to approach.
We would often leave table scraps ,along with any spare fish I would catch , up in the hayloft.
From time to time a raccoon would make a den in that loft and take some of the food left for the cats.... There were some major battles up there on occasion.
Greetings from Iowa.
Who usually won? I heard that raccoon/cat fights are a tossup
I wouldn't want to get in a fight with a raccoon. Those are mean critters when they get angry. Glad to see the feral cat made out alright. I figured he got killed. Those cats are tough.
raccoons are not good fighters the cat is faster and has more weapons
@@cottoncotton4191 Whatever you say, but I still wouldn't want to tangle with one.
Yep, having had pet coons they get mean. Had to let mine free. Can be nasty critters. And smart. Their little paws are like our hands and can do more than most creatures. It's almost like they are more closely related to the monkey. 🐒
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Agreed. I've got two outdoor cats and they weigh 25 pounds each.
@@JohnDoe-xl1ig Yeah, I e seen some big Coons. Almost 7 ft tall....😯
1:01 love how the rat see’s an opportunity to vacate the premises 🤣
Armadillo: "Nope." 00:59
*3:42** can i just say you sound like you're writing a book, you narrated this very well description and voice wise. that part reminded me of being 13 years younger listening to audio book in school.*
I remember years ago at my old house me and my brother was sitting on my porch smoking a cigarette at night and my brother went inside but I was still smoking but the whole time I felt something wasn't right so I go to flick my cigarette and about two feet in front of me was a racoon sitting real low staring at me. It was real big and I'm not a nature guy so I started calling my brother but he never came back outside. I stand up and it walked forward so i sat back down and then it slowly stepped on my porch and was sniffing all around me. I didn't know if i should run or what to do but it just kinda chilled on my porch with me for about five to ten minutes and then just strolled off. I was shook.
My trail cam saw 2 cougars fighting over a young male. Vicious name calling and screaming and hissing erupted through the pre-dawn hours. After the dust settled, the young male continued walking his dog.
U mean over a female?
😂😂😂 this is ridiculous
Lmao
That possum at 1:02 is saying, "I don't want any part of this!"
Tough Life out there late at Night .
Raccoon: “Here kitty kitty kitty!”
I walk one of my cats on a leash and harness. I’ve had 4 incidents.
As I sat outside on my patio set and my cat jumped down from my neighbor’s patio set, I felt something nudge my right leg. I looked down and it was a raccoon, possibly using the cat hammock (cat never used it anyway), who wanted to meet my cat. I think it was young and not necessarily harmful. But, it didn’t stop me from jumping up and screaming, which caused it to run off.
The next was my cat hunting for Katydids on trees. He went around the back of a tree and I heard all sorts of wild noises. I yanked him back by the leash, he yowled at me and, when I looked up, there was a raccoon peaking out, from behind the tree. I had such an absolute meltdown, because I wasn’t yet sure if my cat was injured, that the raccoon wanted out of there and ran down the street. Because I understand how rabies works, I rushed my cat to the emergency vet and got him a rabies booster, to the tune of $200. It he had no scratches or injuries, fortunately.
One was a black vulture. I think it was somewhat young and hungry. I swooped down, with me standing next to my cat and I literally spread my wings, to divert the vulture and it did. But, it was hungry, returned and landed, walking towards us, picking up cigarette butts, waiting for me to hand over my cat. Since that wasn’t going to happen, I knew I might have to go to jail as, they’re federally protected. But, it flew off, when it heard my neighbor’s balcony door open.
Just a few weeks ago, 2 black vultures crashed into one another, swooping down on me and my cat, from behind. They were not successful.
It was a good lesson, however. There are many ways animals disappear. Other than humans, there are coyotes and other animals, some cats disappear into the street drains and some disappear into the sky. It is why my cat is not let out on his own.
Interesting, I have video of two Black Vultures taking after a raccoon that was passing by to close to their nest which is hidden on the ground usually in heavy brush. Maybe there is a nesting pair of Black Vultures causing them to act aggressively like that! Welcome to the Backyard. BB
Damn, either animals have it out for your cat or you just have bad luck. Be cautious..
@@danjones3402 could be jealousy. This cat is the star of the street!😂
Do you write books? Because if not, you should write books. You have an amusing way of writing.
@@MyBackyardBirding yes, I often see a cluster of them, walking around on the ground. Quite natural for them and the turkey vultures, to be decent masters of the sky and ground, for carrion, like deer and other animals, that get hit by cars.
this is exactly what the zombies in walking dead sound like
That’s one tough kitty! When they are just chilling on your lap purring while you watch TV or going nuts over catnip, it’s easy to underestimate just how much punch they can pack. Probably surprised the hell out of that raccoon too. I really don’t think it would go the same with a bobcat. My money would be on the bobcat. They have the same weaponry but they are much bigger and heavier.
Exactly, a bobcat is a bigger cat so if they're equal on a lb for lb basis the bobcat wins due to more lbs.
Maybe the feral cat and bobcat could just mate and not fight then produce some cool hybrids.
I've seen tomcats walk into 10+ racoons and scatter them all.....
My great great Grandfather raised the most expensive Coon Dogs , in West Virginia. He warned us many times , not to fool around with a Bull Raccoon. Very dangerous Animals, that can actually kill a good-sized Dog.
@@joeaverage8564 , that's sad. Take care
1:01 "Don't mind me... just an Armadillo passing by... hehe"
I can say from watching a cat I had, female, those critters are tougher than one would think.
Mine was territorial and as a regular house cat chased a full grown deer out of the yard. The only animal she allowed was the German shepherd I brought home as a puppy.
Two tom cats feral or not fighting are a sight to behold. At a distance.
This was a great video showing how many animals live in the same area and tho they do not share much but its nice to see theses areas with animals, thanks and hope you record some more 😀✌
The rat just eased on by like it’s nothing else around 😂
I have three rescue cats. They are all indoor cats as i don't want them hurt. They have climbing towers, scratch pads and they like to sleep on the couch. They get to eat grass that i grow just for them. They also get the healthy all natural dry food, no artificial colors or flavors. They seem happy and show that love everyday by sleeping next to me.
TIL an angry racoon sounds just like an angry chihuahua 🤣
This was enlightening for me because I have had 20 rabbits in home made rabbitats for about 3 years. I’ve had a regular raccoon visitor that never bothered the rabbits. But feral cats have come into my yard in attempts to take baby bunnies. One succeeded because my porch screen had separated from its twining at one spot.
I’ve also had a 2 night coyote visit complete with the yip yip sounds, on the outside of my fence, but no rabbit casualties. At the time, I could hear that same vicious raccoon sound, so I concluded that a coyote caught a raccoon on those 2 nights. The sound was terrifying!
Their fighting sounds are pretty amazing! BB
The rabbits were wild or domestic?
can a feral cat take down an adult rabbit?
@@astraldrifter Absolutely, especially if it’s a male
@@astraldrifter I would be flabbergasted if a cat could not take down a male rabbit. One just held its own against a raccoon.
The rat be like " okay, bye guys nice seeing ya
Raccoons are scrappy fighters! I live in the country and hear them fighting over the corn at night.
1:00 just a random possum walking around that doesn't want smoke
I raised a raccoon from a baby before her eyes were open when I had a rural dairy farm in Limestone, TN. The raccoon loved my dogs but hated my cats and would first go after their tails. They were all raised to be friendly, but she hated the cats and certain people. I'm so glad this feral cat wasn't killed. Love your videos and comments!! Keep them coming.
Thanks, good to here from you! BB
i think maybe just a territorial warning
You must be very naive, since Cats don't take shit from Racoons, especially fully grown feral or Alley Cats. The Cats always make the Racoons run off. Quite simply, Cats have way more weapons, their frontclaws, their back claws and their fangs, while Racoons just have a dog like Bite and that is it. Plus Cats are way more agile and truly vicious when cornered.
@@hailheaven4372 racoon has ba frickin rutal claws , but ya , cat a fast ass roll of barbwire
a cat would have no chance against a raccoon in a fight till the death a raccoon is way stronger than a cat has a bigger mouth with bigger teath the and has very strong arms .they are like tasmania devils when you make them make mad. I know this because I have handled and dealt with raccoons for 20 years there is no comparison with the streangth difference between these two animals.
Mini tiger Vs mini bear! 😂
In my area, one cat means no chipmunks and the once every 8 year rabbit will be chased away and never seen again. I really didn't fully grasp how bad non-native cats are in the ecosystem until I seen how many of my favorite animals were disappearing or being chased off or crippled. I honestly can't believe so many in this country are welcoming to the idea of cats being allowed to flourish all over. In the last 40 years, outdoor cats have tripled, in the US which is horrible for the under-respected ecosystem we have. I've studied this issue extensively and continue to do so. People that let their cats out complain if a fox or anything bigger than their cat is outside, yet have absolutely no problem with their cats killing and crippling everything they can. Tens of billions of wildlife are killed annually in the US and 63 species have already become extinct, and I think it's 37% of native birds in Australia are on the endangered list because of outside and feral cats. When people think that they are animal lovers for wanting feral cats to take over, they're actually sacrificing thousands and thousands of native animals for each cat, they doesn't sound like a real animal lover to me. It's a controversial topic, but awareness should be made. I've loved a lot of native wildlife, and have taken them to the vet when they were injured. I've dropped everything I was doing to make sure to help the injured animals due to loose cats. Just because other animals don't rub themselves on a person's leg and make for good selfies on Instagram doesn't mean they have any less right to exist. It's beyond disgusting that after billions of years of struggle through impossible odds, so many creatures are being wiped off for their favorite selfie animal. If trolls don't like this post, well, they wouldn't have liked me speaking up for the Native Americans, or against slavery, or against climate change, that having more plastic in the sea than fish is a bad thing. If Trap Neuter Release was such a great idea, then why have feral cat populations tripled. It's all political! Politicians sell entitlement to those that don't know any better, the pet food makes money and that is all they care about, and those that push that idea get millions and millions yearly. And the native animals get slaughtered by the tens of billions annually just in this country. I hope I didn't cause you too may waves from those that don't respect our ecosystem, @MyBackyardBirding but for the sake of my favorite thing about this country, my conscious won't let me be quiet about this anywhere I go. If the humans can't figure it out (the Australians did), go coyotes and go raccoons!
I'm amazed at how tough feral domestic cats are! This guy apparently suffered no ill effect and gave the raccoon some big bites and scratches. So they continue to mark their territory and probably try and stay out of each others way. The problem with the cats is the irresponsible humans who dump them in the woods and start the cycle of feral generations and this guy is not neutered and can't really be captured in the jungle with bait as all the other animals will get caught to. What's not seen is the low survival rate for feral kittens in this tough environment - that probably keeps their numbers in check. Bobcats will take raccoon cubs, but feral cats probably cant take raccoon cubs, fortunately here we have an incredible population of equally invasive rats that are pushing out the native and "cute" little rats so plenty of invasive food for the invasive cat. BB
Agree. TNR doesn't solve the problem. Proponents aren't animal or nature lovers.
I'm an animal lover and I agree completely...it's beyond frustrating to see so many idiots let their cats outside with no regards for wild animals (especially when they have bird feeders in the same yard). I like cats, but biodiversity is more important than our sentimentality over pets, and I think the US needs to start following Australia's policy on the matter
Cats fit into ecosystems just fine. If rabbits and chipmunks can survive with ferrets, bobcats, raccoons, foxes, mink, otters, snakes, etc. then a few feral cats isn't going to make a difference. The problem is around humsn settlements, where our trash creates rat and mice problems and cat populations also get out of control. But put in the sticks? They're just like any other bobcat.
@@KFrost-fx7dt Fitting in fine, other than they kill off--like I said--tens of billions of wildlife annually in the US and have killed to extinction 63 species so far. What you falsely call a few, isn't so. It's 300,000,000 feral cats in the US, and have tripled in the last 40 years the last I heard. Bobcats are a lot bigger than regular cats, and hunt different animals. Smaller cats target birds a lot more and can hide a lot easier. Bobcats didn't cause 63 extinctions. My garbage doesn't bring in any mice or rats, and the reason why cat populations are increasing is because people are doing everything to help them grow in numbers, including making sure they are always well fed and taken care of. Not to mention wanting them to be there. It isn't up to me, or anyone else to play god, or choose to sacrifice billions and billions of animals or allow species to go extinct. Also, there is a species [of chipmunk] that is on the endangered list because of cats. So that is another of many falsehoods that you are attempting to spread. So that is at least 5 lies on your part. I'm willing to listen to what others have to say, but your side always doesn't tell the truth. [And I see you also conveniently complete disregarded the part where I said one cat can destroy and disrupt everything in my immediate area, which I clearly stated--so six falsehoods.] [EDIT: my 2 edits are in brackets]
I’ve seen video of a house cat fending off three coyotes. Cats are straight up gangsters.
Just your luck, a cool fight and it happened BEHIND the blasted camera 😂😂😂
True, I think he probably tackled the cat knocking it down based on how fast he chased it but once they tumbled the cat was able to turn and fight back. BB
Bro that sound was vicious
What about a feral cat, or a bobcat, or a raccoon runs into a human? Have you tried to film that?
Feral cats are the worst for native wildlife, but this raccoon is either previously injured or oddly weak. I've skinned quite a few raccoons, and the hide along the back is almost 1/4" thick and the skull is thick enough to deflect standard velocity 22lr bullets. This raccoon is also small. No useless cat will hold up against a 20 plus pound raccoon.
That huge raccoon you see rubbing his scent on the palmetto tree later in the video is not the same one that attacked the cat. So yes, the first raccoon that attacked was not super large like that guy. I'm working toward removing the cats, but they are so embedded in the wild "jungle" its a challenge. BB
We've just had a young female feral cat move in or in fairness I think it was us that moved in to her territory. We have lots of stray dogs the other side of the wall round our garden and we have lots of chickens that we've inherited from the owner of the place, but I seems she eats mainly geckos, rats and small birds that come to the chickens food. We are really hoping she has some kittens so it becomes a wild life documentary of our own. We watched one of your documentaries last night after talking at length about our Hope's for puss puss as is her name now. She looks less than a year but is solid not like cats I'm used to. Anyway I'm a dog person that used to hunt with them so having puss puss to watch hunt is a dream, shes so much better at it than my dogs. I've talked way to long I'm just excited about having a cat as a pet especially as shes so wild.
I have a midget Maine Coon who weighs about six pounds and aggressively tried to attack a 30 pound male raccoon.
The late Maine Coon
1:01 He just came out of nowhere.
Armadillo says "I'm outta here!!!"
Raccoons are tough, but cats are very agile.
tough? bobcat kills them often
@volklied and? it's a cat
@volklied 🤡
@volklied 💩
@volklied 🤡
I'm pretty sure Mr. Feral knows that Mr. Bobcat would throw him out of the bar if he ever caught him in there again !!!
Hope he didn't get rabies
Feral cats have just as much chance of having rabies as racoons.
@@oh_k8 but I'm only concerned for the Cat
@@KirksCORNER-1983 if you were concerned for the cat, it wouldn't be outside.
@@KirksCORNER-1983 the feral cat can die
@@oh_k8 huh it's not my Cat or it wouldn't be outside
People underestimate Feral Cats! They have a bunch of claws and sharp ass Nasty Teeth.