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There used to be a black coloured Cat at my place called Amavasye ( The dark/No moon night ). She gave birth to 5 cute kittens. Tragecally she died even before the kittens could open their eyes to see the outer world. We took care of these kittens , thought them to drink milk and soon they were all out of their confinement, playing all over my house.
One night as our Labby ( Labrador retriever ) started barking, everyone woke up at around 2 midnight and found a stranger Male Cat running away out of the window as soon as the lights were lit.
Shockingly , it had killed a kitten by grabbing the neck and surprisingly four others had managed to escape to safety.

After this incidence, My Parents were left with one question unanswered " Why should a cat come and kill another cat? that too a baby cat ? " I too was a lil curious about this until i realized these are cats , afterall. We've leart and seen that big cats like Tigers and Lions may even kill the young ones if they are born to another male. This ensures that the female will come into Oestrus and bear the new male's Offsprings.

This is a known behaviour amongst all Cats, with Tiger being the largest of all. They might differ in sizes, but share a many of the common characteristics and behaviours.

However, the remaining kittens are now safe. Interesting fact is, Labby is looking after them ! :)