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    Great Horned Owl threat to big house cats?

    Hit by a car maybe? If it was getting enough to eat, it should have been able to survive even very cold weather.
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    Great Horned Owl threat to big house cats?

    Great Horned Owls don’t stun their prey with great force before going in for the kill like some falcons do, but drop down on it from no considerable height and squeeze it to death in their powerful talons. For a 3.5 lb owl to try this with a healthy 16 lb cat capable of fighting back with claws...
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    Great Horned Owl threat to big house cats?

    Unlikely, I would say. There would be too much chance that an attack on cats that size would lead to the injury (or death) of the owl and few predators would risk that.
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    Great Horned Owl threat to big house cats?

    If the “owl flew off with it”, the cat would have been very small indeed.
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    Great Horned Owl threat to big house cats?

    Very little to cats that size, I would say, considering that the owls top out at well under 4 lbs.
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