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Feral cat

Felis catus

Photo by Liz Frisch
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Field Notes

Description:

Street cat of Istanbul.

Notes:

Cats benefit from their association with Islam in Turkey, where the population is mostly Muslim. A popular saying goes: "If you've killed a cat, you need to build a mosque to be forgiven by God."

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Comments (3)
Egyptflower
Hi! If possible, can you trap, neuter, release this cat and visit: http://www.feralcat.com/michelle.html? If you neuter feral cats, it decreases the amount of feral cats and increases the amount of small animals that they eat. Thanks!
alicelongmartin
I was just going to ask, why so many feral cats and domestic? You answered it in your first photo! My Clancy is going to want to move to Turkey.

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Cats of Istanbul
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PublishedDecember 21, 2011

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