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Some of these cats may be owned pets that are permitted by their caretakers to go outside unsupervised, some may be tame strays who were formerly owned, but have been lost or abandoned, and some may be feral cats, those with no socialization whose disposition makes them unsuitable as domestic pets.
Feral cats are cats that are afraid of people. An abandoned cat becomes a stray. A stray begins to fend for itself and eventually learns to distrust human beings. Her kittens will be even more wary of humans. Over time, there will be a whole colony of feral cats.