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Meet Meg: A cute but dangerous cat at San Diego Zoo Safari Park

Looks can be deceiving, and that is the case for one animal at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. The San Diego Zoo Safari Park's black-footed cat, Meg, is one of nature's smallest and deadliest felines, according to zoo officials. The animal, which is most active at night, has a 60% average success rate when hunting for prey due to its acute senses of hearing and smell. A video of Meg, which recently received over three million views on Instagram, shows the cat popping its head in and out of a tree trunk. Black-footed cats, which are solitary species except during breeding season, top out at around four pounds and are about the height of an average house cat.

Meet Meg: A cute but dangerous cat at San Diego Zoo Safari Park

Published : a month ago by Domenick Candelieri in Travel

ESCONDIDO, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — Looks can be deceiving, and that is the case for one animal at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park.

Meg, a black-footed cat, is one of nature’s smallest and deadliest felines, according to zoo officials.

A video of the creature recently racked up over three million views on the zoo’s Instagram page. The video shows the innocent-looking cat popping its head in and out of a tree trunk.

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Cute yet dangerous, the kitty has a big appetite. The animal is most active at night, with a 60% average success rate when hunting for prey thanks to its acute senses of hearing and smell, according to the zoo.

Black-footed cats, which are solitary species except during breeding season, top out at around four pounds and are about the height of an average house cat, per zoo officials.

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