The wildcat feeds on small animals, with its primary prey being rodents, rabbits, and birds; the species obtains food through jumping from a crouch and employs active hunting, ambush, and pursuit strategies. Its diet includes mice, voles, rabbits, birds, hares, and rabbits, as well as long-eared owls, pigeons, reed warblers, hares, sparrows, crested larks, true pheasants, green woodpeckers, rats, squirrels, and Eurasian hedgehogs. The daily food requirement ranges from 150 grams to 300 grams, and young wild cats consume milk. While some cultures consume the animal, it is not considered halal or kosher.