Cats will eat their own children, but this is not a loss of cat nature, nor is it a lack of cat morality. But because the mother cat has to. Eating deformed or premature kittens is the instinct of female cats to survive and protect themselves in the wild. After all, nature is cruel, and only the fittest can survive. Instead of letting the dead kittens attract natural enemies, it is better to eat them themselves. It can supplement its own nutrition and can also feed healthier kittens. And for the weakest kitten in the same litter, the mother cat may also refuse to breastfeed.

The reasons why cats eat their own babies:

1. Cats are very sensitive to smells, especially after giving birth. Female cats will pay special attention to their cubs. nervous. If a stranger touches the kitten and leaves a scent on the kitten, the mother cat will disown the kitten and think that it is not her kitten. In order to protect her children, the mother cat will This kitten was bitten to death.

2. If the cat's nest is disturbed, the mother cat will choose to kill the kittens when she cannot move or hide her babies. This is an instinctive behavior, and if the threat is present, the mother cat will kill her kittens as a form of protection if she cannot protect them. However, only a very small number of female cats will kill the kittens immediately. They usually hide the kittens and find a new nest.

3. There may be insufficient food. The food of pregnant female cats lacks calcium, phosphorus, sodium and other minerals or vitamins, such as stray cats. Feeding kittens requires a lot of energy. When food is insufficient, mother cats can only kill kittens to conserve energy.

4. If there are unhealthy, deformed, or stunted cats among the kittens, and the mother cat gives birth to many litters, in order to increase the survival probability of healthy cats, she will also adapt to a elimination law. The mother cat will Deformed kitten eaten.

5. A female cat will give birth to many kittens at one time. The female cat itself is weak and does not receive a good nutritional supply, which will lead to insufficient milk and cannot feed all the kittens. Therefore, female cats will bite or eat kittens with poor physical fitness to replenish their own bodies, reduce competition for milk, and thus increase the survival rate of other kittens.