2006-07-14 16:51:58 · 33 answers · asked by Jasmine 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
feral means wild offspring from domestic cats.
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2006-07-14 17:03:06 · answer #1 · answered by Riss 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. When cats are allowed to roam they quickly return to a wild like state. They run from humans and live in nearby bushes.
These wild cats that once were tame are now called ferrel cats. Regardless of gender, breed, size or color these wild cats are now called ferrel cats.
2006-07-14 16:58:21 · answer #2 · answered by happy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, Ferrel means that the cat is "wild". Some cat's, about 1 in 10, cannot be domesticated. They are antisocial and prefer to be barn cats. They are called Ferrel.
2006-07-14 16:53:51 · answer #3 · answered by cjmacri 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If by 'ferrel' you mean, feral, that isn't a breed, it's a term applied to any kind of housecat which lives a wild life, apart from people.
Even housecats that live in so-called 'feral colonies' who do have some exposure to the people who feed them and doctor them, are considered fairly 'wild' and thus are labeled feral.
I have also heard the term applied to any housecat which can NOT be tamed, at all, and refuses to be near humans, is terrified of them, is dangerous towards them, etc. Even kitties who are carefully raised indoors will sometimes turn out this way, despite loving care. They are very difficult, to say the least.
2006-07-14 17:10:31 · answer #4 · answered by no1kn0smi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Ferrel means wild and homeless. It's a description not a breed.
2006-07-14 17:19:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Feral does not alway's mean wild, but these are Cats that have not had alot of human contact Or they could be strays or abandonded, there are alot of rescue groups that try and TNR (Trap, Nueter,Release, the feral cats witch has become a huge problem, I myself have rescued 16 all together and I have 6 that I kept, with time and patience they can make sweet loving pets.
2006-07-14 17:41:49 · answer #6 · answered by halfpint 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but a feral cat is a cat born in the wild and having never been domesticated. Sometimes house cats released into the wild are incorrectly called feral.
2006-07-14 17:02:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes Ferrel means wild cat so it is a wild cat.So tedhnically it is.
2006-07-14 16:55:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but there is a breed of Colin named Ferrell
2006-07-14 16:54:03 · answer #9 · answered by Sully 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not a breed. It is feral and means a wild cat. A cat that has never been socialized or near people.
2006-07-14 16:53:53 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ferrel means wild cat
2006-07-14 16:53:01 · answer #11 · answered by Ben H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋