Why do cats like to eat mice? Cats are born with the instinct to prey on mice, and the meat of mice is also a delicious food for cats. In addition, cats will also regard the mouse they catch as their prey to satisfy their curiosity.

Cats eat mice because cats cannot synthesize an amino acid called taurine in their bodies. If this substance is lacking for a long time, the cat will gradually lose its ability to night vision. The content of taurine in mice is relatively high, so cats have to constantly prey on mice to make up for the shortcomings of taurine in their bodies.

Now pet cats basically eat cat food, and there is a source of taurine, so cats eat less mice. As a hunter, cats like to catch mice and play with them very much. The mice are basically killed.