Our neighbor has a gray cat who spends as much time in our yard as her yard. It is rather territorial, and has little tolerance for other cats intruding in “its” domain.
Notice the hair raised on gray’s back
The other day a black cat came into the yard, leading to what looked like a possible confrontation in the making. Gray cat stalked the black cat over the approximate 50 feet distance between them in full predator mode: crouching and moving forward in slow hunting style.
Soon after black spotted gray ready to pounce, it moved on
Fortunately the black cat moved on when it saw gray cat approaching. The episode ended without it coming to blows. That is not always the case, as we have seen and heard some pretty loud cat fights in the past.
Roadtirement 
Looks like Silver and Loki.
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Yes, there is a strong resemblance. There was a new one wandering around last week that had a strong flavor of Marble to its appearance.
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I do like cats, but ‘territorial’ is most definitely with word with them.
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Gray certainly has staked its claim on several lots in our neighborhood. Thanks lois
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Cats make those terrible sounds when they are fighting, awful, I’m glad they didn’t fight.
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Oh yes, we’ve heard several of those cat fights, once right out side the front door. Glad we ducked one here. 😉
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Man that sucks, the poor babies. But, they are just doing what cats do, right…
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Growing up I had a gray cat that looked very similar to that one. He was also extremely territorial and feared among the other animals in the area. Strangely enough, he originally belonged to our neighbors whose daughter brought him home from college and then couldn’t keep him. When the neighbors moved away, they asked us to take the cat, as he was so attached to his territory and they didn’t think he would be happy moving with them. He was wonderfully affectionate with us, but there were a lot of fights when other animals came around.
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Maybe gray is a feline genetic marker for strong territorial behavior. Thanks for sharing your story.
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We have two cats and they get into a tumble every once in awhile.
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Cats seem to enjoy the occasional tumble it seems.
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We have a black and white cat that hangs out in our backyard. He likes to warm himself on the black surface of the motorcycle tailer because it retains the heat.
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Cats love to just take over, wherever they choose. Gotta love ’em…
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They go where evder they want. I don’t like the little gifts they leave behind.
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Those little gifts can be disturbing!
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Glad no kitties got hurt this time! It’s cute that the gray cat marked your yard as its territory!
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It is cute. Gray has actually “claimed” several more yards as his territory. Thanks for sharing.
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We took in two feral kittens 18 months ago. (Now both well domesticated.) I work with dogs and cats, and have to say I’d rather face a pissed off dog than a pissed off cat! 😀
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Agree with that! Cats are great at adopting people. 😉
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Amen.
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Cats have their own way of living in the world, stalking being one of their more adorable skills, hugs, C
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They are so… feline! Thanks cheryl 😉
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I have an orange cat at the opposite end of the scale. He is 20lbs with thumbs and is mostly indoors. Another cat in his yard would scare the wee-wee out of him, even with his size. He is such a big baby.
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This is so cute! I know they might have gotten into a fight or something, but the cats themselves are cute!
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Cute kitties are fun to watch, unless they’re after birds or bunnies.
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Well captured – you were waiting, too
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(Chuckles) Yes, you’re correct. It took gray over 2 minutes to stalk cross the yard until black saw him.
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🙂
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I’m glad black cat decided that walking away was the best idea. Great capture of the “hunt.”
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Black’s choice avoided a fight, that is sure. Thanks for sharing.
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