# Could an owl conceivably kill and eat a cat?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 11, 2008, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-an-owl-conceivably-kill-and-eat-a-cat/476681 "2008-12-11T05:44:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-an-owl-conceivably-kill-and-eat-a-cat/476681/21 "2008-12-11T20:28:05Z")

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A bit off topic, but your next door neighbor’s dog, a small terrier, was twice attacked by a crow and killed (and partly ate) the crow. After that, they left him alone. Nature red in tooth and claw.

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**Author:** ![JohnM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/848f3c/32.png) [@JohnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnM)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-an-owl-conceivably-kill-and-eat-a-cat/476681/22 "2008-12-11T23:58:16Z")

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> [@jayjay](#):
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> I can’t think of a whole lot of medium-sized animals that could possibly have a lower return-on-investment if you’re going for brains than turkeys. Stupidest birds alive…

Maybe that makes the brains especially tasty, kind of like how many people prefer white meat from a chicken or turkey; never been used, you know.

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2008, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-an-owl-conceivably-kill-and-eat-a-cat/476681/23 "2008-12-12T01:35:37Z")

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> [@Hari\_Seldon](#):
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> A bit off topic, but your next door neighbor’s dog…

How do you know what happened to my next-door neighbor’s dog? :dubious:

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**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2008, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-an-owl-conceivably-kill-and-eat-a-cat/476681/24 "2008-12-12T05:44:32Z")

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> [@jayjay](#):
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> I can’t think of a whole lot of medium-sized animals that could possibly have a lower return-on-investment if you’re going for brains than turkeys. Stupidest birds alive…

Perhaps they were dieting and went for a light meal.

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