Zoos around the US are closed because of the Coronavirus, but that doesn’t mean we have to miss out on the milestones of baby animals like the San Diego Zoo’s Ryder and Skyler, two black-footed kittens.
Black-footed cats are notable not only for their diminutive size — typically maxing out at two or three pounds — and their cuteness, but also for their astonishing hunting skills. The tiny terrors have voracious appetites and a 60 percent success rate when hunting. That eclipses the 25 percent success rate of lions, 32 percent success rate of domestic cats and the zero percent success rate of Buddy.
Ryder, a male, and Skyler, a female, were born in April. They haven’t started hunting yet, but they’ve now reached the stage where they’re eating meat instead of milk, as this video shows:
How cute! At first glance, they look like regular kittens! Then upon closer inspection you see that they’re wild animals. Great video!
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Yeah they’re naturally skittish around humans even though they look like they’d be cuddly little buddies.
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Thank you Steve, for more special entertainment. Those kittens are adorable. When hanging around here one tends to run out of adjectives for cute. Please kiss Buddy on the head for me.
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