Or snakes. Like, big snakes.
I swear, they see a noodle as a kitten and some “I’m born to paw this to death” switch goes off.
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magic_internet_wizard@lemmy.world 3 days ago
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.
brucethemoose@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Jankatarch@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Kinda messed up how cats can basically parry things.
Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
Cheetahs are apparently the most chill of the big cats, people do keep them as pets.
My local zoo will actually let people meet the cheetahs, and I can’t imagine that happening with the tigers.
owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
Apparently cheetahs aren’t “big cats”, they’re just large versions of small cats. They share features like purring and meowing, and their temperaments are closer to housecats than a tiger or lion.
HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
If my cat was that size, I might actually die from the farts in my face in the morning (like now), the signal he uses to say he’s hungry.
sangriaferret@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
I read an interview with a zoologist which described cats as evolutionarily perfect. Their dna really only varies primarily for size. All cats all over the world have survived with no need to seriously adapt to their environment.
remotelove@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
Yeah, cats make everyone and everything adapt to their environment. You have to completely go outside the environment to avoid their influence.
luciferofastora@feddit.org 2 days ago
Isn’t that where the wrecked oil tanker is?
remotelove@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
The one where the the front fell off?