[ELI5] What are cats trying to physically achieve in a fight?

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I understand that cats, like many animals, may fight if they feel threatened, over territory, male aggression, etc.

But once they throw down, what does instinct tell them to do? They happen so quickly and frantically, seemingly without strategy, it’s hard to make sense of what’s going on.

Try to scratch the other’s eyes out, maim or kill, or just keep swinging until the other backs down?

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All of these responses are great but no one has mentioned that cats are lethal to humans too. They might not seem like it but a cat that wants to kill you absolutely can. They attack the femoral artery in the leg and keep coming until you go down

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