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The Cat: A Cuddly Killer
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The Cat: A Cuddly Killer

2019-06-03 · 44 min · ★ 6.8

Documentary · TV Movie

Cats are cuddly felines and lovely pets, but also highly evolved predators that hunt huge amounts of small mammals, birds and reptiles; perfect killing machines that threaten delicate ecosystems around the world.

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Directors
Jean-Pierre Courbatze
Production companies
Flair Productions, Le Miroir, IRD, ARTE GEIE
Countries
France, Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Michel EliasMichel EliasSelf - Narrator (voice)
Eric VidalSelf - Biologist
Hervé JourdanSelf - Entomologist
Pauline PalmasSelf - Biologist
Malik OedinSelf - Biologist
Katherine MosebySelf - Biologist
Natasha TaySelf - Biologist

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