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Chicago cats aren’t the rat hunters we thought

Turns out, Chicago’s feral cats aren’t making much of a dent in the city’s rat problem. A new study from Lincoln Park Zoo’s Urban Wildlife Institute found that most outdoor cats don’t actually eat many rats—good news for the cats, since it means they’re less likely to get poisoned by rat-killing chemicals. Only 7% of the cats tested had traces of rodenticide in their blood, way less than other local wildlife. Makes you wonder: if cats aren’t taking on the rats, what’s really keeping the rodent population in check? #Science #Chicago #UrbanWildlife