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how in the world are cats so good at killing something that can literally fly
They're built to kill. Crazy good reflexes and eyesight, amazing jump height, claws that grab hold of tree branches, feathers, and skin very nicely. There are a bunch of strays where I live, and they are murdering machines when they don't have a bowl of food plopped in front of them twice a day at their leisure.
Also whenthry do. Cats like to play
And simultaneously can't find the piece of ham I dropped in front of their nose.
The reflexes of cats are insane and faster then a snake can bite. This video is a little demonstration for that
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=prECuyfQU-o
The only reason why cats aren't hunting us down right now is because we're too big to be prey. I read somewhere a long time ago that domestic cats have one of the highest predation success rate in the mammalian class. Meaning once they choose to actually try to hunt something they usually get it.
To be fair they are good at choosing WHO to hunt
Patience mostly I think. At least with rodent they smell a trail and then just sit there for hours and hours until one walks near enough.