Desert Duel Catfight: [work]

In the desert, the end of the catfight is just the beginning of the true test of survival. Unlike a domestic cat that can visit a vet, a wild cat must heal on its own.

When rodents, birds, and reptiles are scarce, cats will actively steal kills from one another (kleptoparasitism), leading to brutal clashes. Desert Duel Catfight

For a long moment, neither moved. They lay side by side, staring up at the darkening sky where the first stars were beginning to pierce the violet. Their breath came in ragged, shared gasps. Elara’s arm hung at a wrong angle. Sera’s left eye was swelling shut from a punch she didn’t remember taking. In the desert, the end of the catfight