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fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 4 hours ago

it's friend shaped!

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it's friend shaped!

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  • magic_internet_wizard@lemmy.world
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    Domestic cats are not actually much different than wild cats in any way. they’re just too small to eat us and raised to be more tame. If your loveable housecat was as big as a cheetah, they might not intentionally attack you out of aggression, but their predator instincts would kick in and would probably play with you until you died and possibly eat you like they do insects, lizards, and any other small creature.

  • NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world
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    Cheetahs aren’t dangerous to humans, they hang out with and even nuzzle up to wildlife photographers all the time.

  • leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    Fun fact: cheetahs can purr and meow.

  • BootLoop@sh.itjust.works
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    touch it

  • dumbass@piefed.social
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    Go on then, give it a Boop then!

  • VinnyDaCat@lemmy.world
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    It’s just a big cat.

  • snoons@lemmy.ca
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    Cheetahs are apparently super chill as long as they’re not hungry, otherwise they’ll eat you so they can be super chill again.

    • ryannathans@aussie.zone
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      I don’t think even a hungry cheetah is going to kill an adult human, they’re fast sure but too weak and would be unlikely to engage. They don’t show much aggression to humans and are easy to tame. There has never been a lethal attack on humans from a wild cheetah.

      • Windex007@lemmy.world
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        Someone is gonna need to double check this, but I feel like it’s saw a documentary that said cheetahs are super anxious… in the doc I feel like a guy slept in a makeshift shelter with cheetahs in a thunderstorm to help chill them out.

        It sounds so bizarre that im not actually convinced this wasn’t a dream, though…

        • leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          Sounds about right. In zoos they sometimes pair cheetah cubs with yellow lab puppies to help them deal with the stress of… existing while being a cheetah, I suppose.

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            The truth is that everyone should be paired with a dog to help them deal with stress.

            I have mine. It works wonders.

        • Thrashy@lemmy.world
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          There’s a series of photos from a wildlife photographer that are essentially selfies of him with a litter of cheetah cubs that the mother cheetah literally dropped in his lap while she went to go hunt. It’s been theorized that the only reason cheetahs have never been domesticated is that that they’re very difficult to breed in captivity.

      • F/15/Cali@threads.net@sh.itjust.works
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        Highly niche hunter go brrr. Not to mention that we look and taste weird. Bony as hell vertical pigs that point sticks at anything threatening aren’t an appetizing meal to the the cat equivalent of a hummingbird

    • stupidcasey@lemmy.world
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      Me too bud, me too.

    • leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      We’re too big and too dangerous.

      A cheetah would need to be very desperate to attack a human.

    • xx3rawr@sh.itjust.works
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      Apparently, Chester should be mascotting for Snickers

  • mycodesucks@lemmy.world
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    Inbreeding.

    https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/cheetahs-brink-extinction-again/5th-grade/

  • idkwhatimdoing@sh.itjust.works
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    Cheetahs are not actually dangerous to humans. Their skulls/jaws are pretty small and they are slender to be aerodynamic, and they need to be uninjured to hunt, so they avoid confrontation at all costs, especially with something the size of a human.

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      Also there’s never been a lethal attack on humans from a wild cheetah

    • shalafi@lemmy.world
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      I was gonna say, nobody is calling cheetahs dangerous. 🙄

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    It’s a trap. He just want you to get closer to pet him.

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      I want to pet the big cat

      • leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        It’d probably let you. They’re pretty chill cats.

        Don’t have a lot of energy, and have to save it for sprinting.

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    Just imagine it lapping at the juices leaking from the shredded remains of your face. Glad to help!

    • leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      It’s a cheetah, not a leopard.

    • KingGimpicus@sh.itjust.works
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      Worse, cat tongues are barbed and are actually abrasive. They can literally lick your face off given enough time.

    • TrickDacy@lemmy.world
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      Accurate.

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    Ah, the danger blep

  • Broadfern@lemmy.world
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    Imagine your cat was big enough to rip your arm off at playtime. That’s why.

  • TrickDacy@lemmy.world
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    Just using its tongue to get some intestines out of its teeth.

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    Fatal attraction.

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