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The reason why the mother eats the killed kitten is purely functional. It provides her with energy and energy is saved by not having to deposit the deceased kitten outside the nest. The query I have with this theory is that the mother is ingesting a virus....
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Baby cats may draw tom’s interest and bring hunting instincts to the surface. Others may try to kill or drive kittens away even when they have fathered them. While not all male cats attack kittens, research found that it would be wise to separate kittens from male cats for safety....
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What some mother cats do when you touch her kittens is move them somewhere away from you. In the process, mama might forget one of the kittens or return for it much later. To you, it might look like the mother has rejected her young....
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Perhaps it is a case of not having sufficient resources to feed all the kittens. A further reason also turns on a mistake. She may eat and kill a kitten while eating her placenta. She may also accidentally kill a kitten while severing the umbical cord....
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