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  • House cats look cute and innocent, but have a violent secret life. (Moyan Brenn, Wikimedia Commons)
    House Cat Versus Predators
    Walker Rhea
    The hunting abilities of house cats are pretty impressive. They look so cute and cuddly, and then they turn out to be ferocious killers. A lot of people don't realize that they're a pretty big threat to local animal populations.
  • Carnivores like gray foxes change their hunting habits in response to human behavior. (V. J. Anderson, Wikimedia Commons)
    Do Carnivores Care About Us?
    Walker Rhea
    While you’re out in nature, do you ever wonder if your presence changes the way animals interact with each other? Well, in 2018 researchers in California conducted a study showing how human activity can actually influence how carnivorous animals divide shared resources, referred to as resource niche partitioning.