Invasive Cats in the Antarctic Turbo-Evolving

Is cat fur good and useful?

We are getting these feral cats evolving and adapting very fast in our outback in Australia some up to a cattledog mid sized species!

Fascinating

So, do the cats keep the rat predation of smaller birds in check? If no cats, there would be more rats.

The problem seems rather to be homo sapiens.

Cats are cute! People are not!

5kg???, our house cat is 7kg🧐

It seems it would be possible to fence off sensitive nesting areas to protect vulnerable species from the cats.

So why the lynx and chipmunk images.

Cats are just pests wherever they go in the world,they should be classified as Vermin.

excellent

One day the cold will return and many places will find themselves buried under hundreds of feet, even miles thick of snow and ice and this problem of invasive species will sort itself out. It's fascinating to watch evolution taking place but in the long term these things work out. Like when continents separate then smash back together again creating new habitats, and new enemies.
The current weather cycle has been like this on and off for a few million years now, and currently we're lucky enough to have lives through a stable period, slowly warming over the last 20k years. Younger Dryas event excepted. Warming is nothing compared to the coming of the ice.

What this place needs badly is a multitude of tasmanian devils. Will they survive who knows? But it is UNREFUTABLE

😏 Hawaii had a rat problem from the days of Capt Cook. Some smart people imported mongoose to deal with the rat problem not realizing rats are nocturnal and mongoose are not. Now them have a rat and mongoose problem. 😒

The guy who discovered kerguelen claimed he discovered the mythical continent of Australis. He lived rich and famous until it was found out, and so he was sent to jail

Feed pinguins with cats

I think its partialy the albatroses failure of adapting to the new enemie its not like there was multiple preditors introduced nonjust one and if the birds refuse to become more agressive in watching the chicks thsts their evoloutionatty failure since an albatross is prettqy big

Imagine being so good at your job it becomes a problem

Cats get an extra life in environments where they are not native or are introduced too. They adapt so well and maybe they are part of the solution for vermin control in this case.

cant listen to your mispronunciations...

5 kg that's just a medium cat. They have always been premium killers. I have seen a 3kg cat fighting a hawk for his pray. It's a just an other man maid problem.

Soon these cats start taking newborn caribu calfs setting of another evolutionary growth spurt. Feral house cats the size of a Siberian tiger!

Would removing the cats cause the rodent and rabbit populations to boom, causing more harm that leaving the cats in place?

Wonder how long till the cats begin to feed on reindeer calves🤔🤔🤔

You really need to fix your audio mate.....🫤

would be nice if you can link the article you talk about in your video, especially when its only one article

How on earth did cats get here?

Wolves

I saw their slowly growing wings

Stop introducing invasive species to curb previous mistakes, it didn't work out to good for Australia. Just saying, Stop already. It can only go wrong.

Cutest invasive species ever!

And domesticated cats are the descendants of wild cats...

Dude you need to learn to pronounce the word archipelago properly before doing naration

I’m surprised they can survive the winter

We have an apex predator with few below it, and an apex herbivore in the reindeer.

I would expect cats to evolve to bobcat or a bit larger, but domestic felines can cooperate far better than the larger cats, as they are very social.

So I expect that at some point either they'll attack in a group, as lions do.

Based upon the cats that I have seen go after deer, I suspect some already are trying.

Ecosystems are seldom balanced, they are frequently changing due to events.

It's particularly bad in places with low body diversity, like islands, caves, deep valley, high mountains, etc.

And the northern hemisphere, which is far less diverse than the southern hemisphere ever since the meteor impacts which devastated the dinosaurs.

Have cat breeders tried to make cross breeds yet?

Sloppy, sloppy. First, Archipelago is pronounced with stress on the 3rd syllable 'pe' NOT the 4th 'la'. ArchiPElago, not ArchipeLAgo. In the beginning, you talked about feral cats but showed images of lynx. NOT the same species at all. When you talked about the introduction of rats and mice, you showed footage of a chipmunk, which is NOT a rat or mouse, but belongs to the squirrel branch of the rodents. If you want to spread information, BE ACCURATE.

Common feral megacat W

Looks like cats go through island gigantism

Cat and mouse together sound like a mild version of green goo.

I've been fascinated by the Kerguelens for about 20yrs.

Wasn’t this all covered in that Metalacalypse? I support more kitty-controlled principalities. I know I’m not alone.

In a thousand years or so the Albatrosses that still exist on those islands will be the ones who nest in the least accessible areas which will reduce the number of cats who hunt them. The rat and rabbit population will never disappear and those cats that hunt them will be there to stay. It will take time but there will come a time when the island reaches something resembling equilibrium. The reindeer population can more easily be eradicated and should be.

If it's true that the cars are mainly threatening the Albatros before the winter we will have to send in specialized people to take care of the young birds every year.. This is the time to take over responsabillity for our ancestor's faults, what else? Or shall we just continue? 😢

My Maine Coon weighs 25lbs. He chases butterflys & then one day started catching baby bunnies..... His first catch, he instinctly knew to break its neck (with the first bite). I was atocked how fast it all was.

They are not evolving if they are still cats. They are eating pure protein and exercising. Of course they will get bigger and stronger. And their DNA has not made them into something else. They are still cats.

I knew about cat problems in other places, but wow never even heard of this island. Interesting video.

Returned to the wild, it’s not a long leap. The “domestic” house cat still has the programming but why deal with the grisly bits when one only has to sit, look cute and meow, and the food appears skinned and pre-chewed?

Worse: introducing rabbits and rats without a natural predator. In that case rabbits and rats + cats is less bad, because the cats will balance the rabbits and rats.