Actually according to some research (in the field) shows that feral domestic cats DO form groups.
http://books.google.ca/books?id=kO5...=X&oi=book_result&resnum=2&ct=result#PPA98,M1
Oh and for those who say take it up with your neighbours. Umm do you not read this thread. Most of us who have posted issues don't know who the cat belongs too. So we are supposed to track down the owner.. how about the the owner should be responsible and not let their cat wander unattended. How is it my job to keep track of the cats who cross my property.
I never found out who that lovely doomed young cat belonged too.
http://books.google.ca/books?id=kO5...=X&oi=book_result&resnum=2&ct=result#PPA98,M1
Oh and for those who say take it up with your neighbours. Umm do you not read this thread. Most of us who have posted issues don't know who the cat belongs too. So we are supposed to track down the owner.. how about the the owner should be responsible and not let their cat wander unattended. How is it my job to keep track of the cats who cross my property.
I never found out who that lovely doomed young cat belonged too.
Lots of animals have a territory which is very close to their home and beyond that territory is what is called a home range. They may hunt there but it is shared. So they're not as possessive of that as they are their territory. Cats, I assume utilize a territory as well as a home range. Where those circles are defined I don't know. But I know cats often wander too because it is instinct to migrate to some degree in order to find food or to find mates. They may not need those things from a practical standpoint since we take care of that but migrating has to be hardwired into them to a certain degree.
It is so important to realize that many animal packs are not constant, functioning formations. The workings of packs depend on many different factors which vary between seasons, environments, food source availability, (amount, type and size) ages of the animals, whether they're giving birth and raising young at that time and so much more. Pack behavior in many animals is very fluid. Heirarchy is often also fluid.
I've also seen many a cat dead on the side of a road and even along side highways and freeways even where there aren't any houses near by. It's a sad thing to see.