Modern feral cats are the same species as domesticated house cats, but they hunt and survive in the wild without human contact. Scientists have linked the large cat population's predatory ...

However, by Monday afternoon, officials announced that testing done on tracks and droppings left behind by the purported mountain lion indicated the animal was likely a large feral house cat ...

Behaviors of bobcats are different from feral cats to the degree that they don’t recognize each other as a breeding partner. Because of this, outbreeding depression is not an issue with bobcats.