Cats are crepuscular, which means they are most active at dawn and dusk. They aren't doing a whole lot of hunting in the middle of the day regardless of their pupil size.

[–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

This is also why they have a reputation for being really fucking annoying when you’re trying to sleep. They’ll keep you awake when you’re trying to fall asleep, because that’s when they are most awake. And then after you finally fall asleep, they’ll come snuggle up because they’re tired again. And then they’ll wake you up at 5:30 in the fucking morning, because they’re awake and energetic again as dawn approaches.

[–] mosspiglet@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

Our cat likes to "hunt" at around 3AM. Every morning there is a collection of his prey (toys) that he brings upstairs and leaves on and around the bed. At some point he will also loudly announce his arrival with his kills. It would be cute if it wasn't 3 AM on a Monday night!

[–] teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

While that may be the case case for house cats, I know that other cats are geared towards hunting nocturnally, like that little tiny African cat the smallest cat in the world that has one of the highest hunting success rates on the planet for a mammal.

But what else, I think a bunch of them they're not really nocturnal usually they take cat naps and wake up and prowl around and will hunt if they find something but obviously in the warm climates avoid the hottest temperatures.

I know I had a mountain lion follow me and show itself to me in the middle of the night.

[–] fizzle@quokk.au 1 points 6 days ago

Amazing.