While scrolling through adorable kitten pictures, which is something we at Bored Panda are shamelessly guilty of, we often get so taken away by their cuteness that we forget they are actually predators.

Even a well-fed domestic cat has such a strong motivation for hunting that it will prey on birds, small mammals, and reptiles if the opportunity presents itself.

Luckily, the subreddit ‘Murder Mittens’ is here to remind us that these two characteristics — quirky fluffiness and a ferocious thirst for blood — can coexist.

Even though the online community is quite young even by Reddit’s standards (it was established in 2018), it already unites 195K members and since they keep posting pictures of sharp paws, I guess the number will only rise.

#1 Fur Cactus Prevents Man From Making Bed

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#2 Our Local Pet Shelter Just Shared This Pic Of The Teeniest Murder Mittens I’ve Ever Seen

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#3 He’s Trying To Lure Me Under The Bed With Red Balloons

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#4 So Dramatic

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#5 Eek Casually Flexin’ The Claws

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#6 I Think Poe Is Flipping Me Off

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#7 I Was Told You Guys Would Appreciate Rasmodius’s Murder Mittens! He’s One Of My Foster Kittens! He Loves To Play!

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#8 She Slowly Lifted Her Paw, Dragged Her Claws On My Hand Until One Sunk In, And Then Rested Her Arm There For A While; The Audacity

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#9 The Paw Of A Lion

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#10 I Shall Delete Everything

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#11 You Can’t Hide From The Murder Mittens

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#12 Murder Mittens Gripping The Food Bowl

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#13 Small Guy, Big Claws

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#14 Kitty Just Wants Pets

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#15 When She’s Relaxed But Also Doesn’t Want You To Forget The Potential To Murder

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#16 I Have Activated The Claw Trap

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#17 I Often Photograph Tracks When I’m Out Hiking. Found Enough Murder Mittens To Raise My Pulse. Fresh Mountain Lion Print. Claws Definitely Visible

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#18 Four Week Old Wednesday Resorts To Violence To Get Her Way

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#19 My Baby Murphy Had The Tiniest Murder Mittens

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#20 Sometimes Claws Aren’t Enough To Get The Message Across

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#21 Press The Central Pad To Deploy

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#22 He’s Threatening To Take My Door Off The Hinges

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#23 I Work At A Cat Rescue In Detroit And This Mama Gave Birth In My Bed 2 Weeks Ago Today. Here Are Two Of Her Itty Bitty Murder Machines!

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#24 Was Told Ursula’s Tiny Murder Mittens Belonged Here

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#25 Meet Patch

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#26 10 Out Of 10 !!

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#27 The Teeniest Of Murder Mittens Plotting His Escape Into The Big World

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#28 Little Claw; Big Thumb

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#29 Three Hour Old Murder Mittens! I Work At A Cat Rescue, Took In A Pregnant Mama Last Night To Temporarily Foster, And Woke Up To Kittens In My Bed This Morning!

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#30 Hand Drawn Murder Mittens

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#31 She Likes To Hold Hands… If You Can Take It

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#32 I Was Told This Guy Might Belong Here

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#33 How Is Gus 89% Feet?

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#34 Even In Her Sleep

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#35 No Escape (And Who Would Want To?)

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#36 Murder Claws And Disney Eyes

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#37 The Tiniest Chomp

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#38 I Was Nearly Attacked By A Tiger At Work Today

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#39 Cora Would Like To Know If Her Mittens Are Legal Or Not

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#40 The Claw

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#41 Mama Asparagus Does A Murder Mitten Stretch!

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#42 My Fierce Lil Voidlet!

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#43 My Boss Is Such A Micromanager!

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#44 Murder Mitten In The Closet

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#45 Caught Mid Biscuit Making

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#46 Beware Of Drumstick!

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#47 My Baby Girl When I Found Her Back In June

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#48 A Little Flash Of Mits While Staying Cozy

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#49 They Only Come Out When He’s Been Hitting The Nip

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#50 Ready To Murder

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#51 They Don’t Call Him Charlie Scissorpaws For Nothing!

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#52 Scroll Right

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#53 Murder Mittens With Bonus Blep

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#54 Small Boy, Big Mitts

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#55 Talk To The Mitten!

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#56 Took A Nap And Woke Up To This

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#57 Winston When We Spent Too Long Out Of The House

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#58 I Just Found This Sub. His Name Is Spicy And You Know Exactly Why

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#59 The Void Hungers

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#60 I’m Being Threatened While Trying To Work From Home

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#61 Ow That’s My Knee!

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#62 Jeepers Creepers Where Did You Get Those Eyes?

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#63 My MIL’s House Panther And His Murder Mittens

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#64 Baby Reggie Void And His Murder Mittens

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#65 Loki, Prince Of Darkness, Defending His Bat-Cave

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#66 Little Leo

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#67 My Little Girl Baking Biscuits In The Sun

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#68 Murder Mitten On The Kitchen Cabinet. It’s His Safe Space, No One Is Welcome

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#69 Bean Casually Showing His Claws

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#70 I Love This Goofball More Than Anything

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#71 He Is Really Gentle. But My God, He Has Scary Murder Mittens

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#72 Just One Claw From Each Mitten

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#73 Orange Gollum Of The Carpet Cave Has Had Enough Of Your S**t

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#74 Toe Splay

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#75 Mittens To Remind Me To Keep Petting Him

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#76 “Go Ahead… Poke Me Again, Human”

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#77 Today’s Special: Tucked In Toe Bean Salad With A Side Of Murder Mittens

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#78 Our New Kitten, Stiorra

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#79 I Dared Interrupting Her Grooming The Feetsies

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#80 A Single Mitten From Freya

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#81 18 Years Old But Never Defenseless

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#82 So Sweet Yet So Sharp

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#83 The Mini Weapons Are Lethal ?

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#84 I Wouldn’t Let Him Eat The Lizard He Found In The House

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#85 Got My First Shot Of Those Murder Mittens! **which Prompted Me To Trim Them After Breakfast ?

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#86 Thistle Flashes Her Mitts While Attacking This Floating Ebi Nigiri

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#87 I Was Told That My Fearsome Baby Belongs Here

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#88 I’m Being Threatened

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#89 Dolores

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#90 This Is Chub. Chub Likes To Show Off His Claws

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#91 She Has The Softest Murder Mittens

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#92 Mr Enzo Basking In The Afternoon Sun With His Murder Mittens Casually On Display

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#93 The Deadly Stare For Food

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#94 When I Don’t Convert My Standing Desk To A Sitting Desk (Cat Bed A La Lap) Fast Enough, The Threats Come Out

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#95 Stretching Those Mittens

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#96 No Skyrim, Only Me

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#97 Remember: Just Because I’m Asleep Doesn’t Mean Your Leg Is Safe

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#98 When He Wants An Advance On Breakfast, Lunch And Dinner

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#99 Met These Tiny Murder Mittens On The Bus Today

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#100 Sometimes Salem Likes To Hold My Finger Out Of Love. Most Times It’s A Threat

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#101 I Will Never Love Anything As Much As Vesemir Loves His Tail

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#102 Marv Wants To Show Me Something

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#103 Basil Is So Ready To Supervise The Build Of The New Pig Shelter

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#104 He’s Ready For Battle

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#105 Loki, Prince Of Darkness

#106 Just Got Back From The Vet, 10 Weeks Old, Beat Up The Vet And Vet Assistant Pretty Bad. Tired Baby Mittens

#107 Lucifer Says Step To Me I Dare Ya

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