Looking at a black-footed cat, you might think that this tiny, spotted feline, native to arid parts of Southern Africa, would make an adorable pet. But you’d be wrong. Dead wrong. Usually weighing three or four pounds (under 2 kg) and standing around 10 inches (25 cm) tall, this little dynamo is one of the deadliest felines in the world. Comparatively, this stone-cold killer captures more prey in a night than a leopard does in six months. The black-footed cat's predation success rate has been estimated to be an astounding 60 percent. Compare that to a lion, which catches its prey only 20-25 percent of the time.
This cat's a killer: