Whats A Feral Cat. Feral cats have multiple definitions. A feral cat is a cat born to another feral cat or a stray cat outdoors and never properly socialized to humans.
Wild cats do not respond well to human contact and to a lesser degree, neither do feral cats. A feral cat is unsocialized and tends to be fearful of people and keep a distance. The offspring of the domestic (now considered feral) cat are usually never handled by people and become terrified.
A feral cat may crouch low to the ground and is unlikely to make eye contact.
Feral cats may breed over dozens of generations and become an aggressive apex predator in urban, savannah and bushland environments. A stray cat was once a pet, either lost or abandoned, so has had socialization. Place the trap on a flat area of the floor. What’s the difference between a stray cat and a feral cat?