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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsAre these three babies old enough to fend for themselves?
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Are these three babies old enough to fend for themselves? (Original Post)
Baitball Blogger
Jan 2018
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Fla Dem
(23,744 posts)1. What beautiful kitties. Wonder if they lost their mom?
Also saw flock of wild birds in distance. Wonder why they wouldn't try to go for them.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,838 posts)2. Cougar kittens start hunting on their own at about 6 months.
It's possible mom is still around, watching from a distance. I have no idea how old these guys are.
Here's a video of 6-month-old kittens that look bigger than these but it's hard to tell.
FSogol
(45,526 posts)3. They were probably born Spring 2017.They're about 9 month old, is my guess. n/t
Laffy Kat
(16,386 posts)4. They don't look terribly skinny or anything.
Guess their getting nourishment from somewhere.
irisblue
(33,023 posts)5. Have you counted the wild birds(turkeys)?
The mt. Lions may be eating.