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Originally Posted by nature scene
Though it's a nice thought, technically, domestic cats don't belong anywhere by nature, because Felis catus wouldn't naturally exist in the form that we know it today if it were not for humans. They are not a part of naturally functioning ecosystems like wild cats are, so it's not correct to say they belong outside.
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correct, but that is because we have removed them from their natural ecosystems to begin with, and domesticated them into "house cats". however, it is obvious to any one who lets their cats live outside, that house cats have a remarkable ability to become wild cats..