Feral Cats Can't Resist Boxes

Feral Cats love boxes. Two big feral tomcats that lived in the conservation area behind the backyard and prowled at night provided a unique opportunity to test the cat in a box phenomenon. What is it about these truly feral cats, descendants of generations of feral cats that draws them to sit in boxes?

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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 https://youtu.be/TDER8_mwPd8
Raccoon Attacks Feral Cat Part 2 https://youtu.be/qdgRmm66Unc
Feral Cat Stalks Bobcats https://youtu.be/w07Ep-PY8TQ
Feral Cat Escapes Trap A Documentary https://youtu.be/sNcx7nbl8Fk
Wild Feral Cat Mating Courtship Documentary https://youtu.be/Vlc1uWfRzPo
Feral Tomcat Scent Sprays "His" Jungle https://youtube.com/shorts/jJ8vQb-FJm4
Young Raccoon Separated from Mom Encounters Feral Cat https://youtu.be/C1AMAybvJOc
Feral Cat Documentary https://youtu.be/S-p-Hqfab9Y note that these current cats are likely related to this strikingly similar cat from nine years ago

I know there are many other videos and web articles out there claiming to solve this riddle, but virtually none of them deal with cats in their natural wild habitat or especially at night. Most wild cats in environments not determined by humans tend to be crepuscular and nocturnal. Often the small fractured ecosystems in which feral cats live are quite variable and not easily given to generalizations.

Video Contents
00:00 Introduction and Overview
02:30 Opossums don't like boxes
02:48 Raccoons don't like boxes
03:23 Armadillos don't like boxes
03:35 Squirrels don't care for boxes
03:54 Not all cats like boxes
04:32 Backstory on two feral tomcats
05:24 Big Tom the dominant cat
05:39 Cats, rats, birds and unique fractured ecosystems
06:34 Rat gnaws hole into camper van
06:53 Feral tomcat catching rats
07:29 Video results of feral cat box test - old timer tomcat tries it first
13:49 Raccoon still doesn't have use for the box
14:16 Bit Tom claims the box
15:08 Both tomcats at the box -
16:07 What draws feral cats to the box discussion
17:00 Big Tomcat and the box
19:31 Big Tom in box at sunrise
19:54 Why the box?
20:34 Threats to adult feral cats bobcats, coyotes, humans
24:28 Story of Big Tom
24:54 Conclusion - Old Tom Lives on!
25:49 Closing credits

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