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.
it's friend shaped!
Submitted 2 months ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to science_memes@mander.xyz
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idkwhatimdoing@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
shalafi@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I was gonna say, nobody is calling cheetahs dangerous. 🙄
brucethemoose@lemmy.world 2 months ago
fossilesque@mander.xyz 2 months ago
Where was this? Amazing shots.
brucethemoose@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Tanzania!
It was a group of 3 cheetahs that made a kill, which is apparently quite unusual. I kid you not, they just blocked the truck path, fat and panting without a care, then walked off into the sun across the Kenyan border… Like they knew we couldn’t follow them.
And the kill didn’t go to waste.
MrShankles@reddthat.com 2 months ago
Can’t tell if that Cheetah’s pregnant or fat from just eating a heavy meal lol. Great shots though, that must have been awesome to see!
brucethemoose@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I’m almost certain it’s a full belly, heh. It had just moved off a carcass, and seemed like one happy cat.
Thanks! Yeah I was extremely lucky in a million ways.
magic_internet_wizard@lemmy.world 2 months 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.
sangriaferret@sh.itjust.works 2 months 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 months ago
no need to seriously adapt to their environment.
Yeah, cats make everyone and everything adapt to their environment. You have to completely go outside the environment to avoid their influence.
brucethemoose@lemmy.world 2 months ago
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.
Jankatarch@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Kinda messed up how cats can basically parry things.
Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 2 months 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 months 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 months 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.
ekZepp@lemmy.world 2 months ago
It’s trap. He just want you to get closer to pet him.
OrganicMustard@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I want to pet the big cat
leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
It’d probably let you. They’re pretty chill cats.
Don’t have a lot of energy, and have to save it for sprinting.
MrShankles@reddthat.com 2 months ago
NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Cheetahs aren’t dangerous to humans, they hang out with and even nuzzle up to wildlife photographers all the time.
rumschlumpel@feddit.org 2 months ago
I mean they aren’t lions, but are you telling me that they’re tamer than house cats? Because I definitely wouldn’t trust a cheetah-sized house cat.
ThoGot@feddit.org 2 months ago
Depending on the individual I wouldn’t even trust a house cat-sized house cat
NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world 2 months ago
They can be, depending on their temperament. They’re not large cats, they’re big small cats and they very much behave as such, they are behaviorally a lot more like a house cat than a lion. They are far more likely to avoid you than attack you if they’re not interested in getting your attention and the social ones can be very social.
leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
Fun fact: cheetahs can purr and meow.
xxce2AAb@feddit.dk 2 months ago
Just imagine it lapping at the juices leaking from the shredded remains of your face. Glad to help!
KingGimpicus@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Worse, cat tongues are barbed and are actually abrasive. They can literally lick your face off given enough time.
SethTaylor@lemmy.world 2 months ago
How many licks does it take to get to the center of a human?
leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
It’s a cheetah, not a leopard.
SethTaylor@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Wait, no, I think that’s leopards
xxce2AAb@feddit.dk 2 months ago
You’re selling cheetahs short here. I’m confident that they’re perfectly capable of face-munching.
TrickDacy@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Accurate.
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
b l e p
owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Ah, the danger blep
Blackmist@feddit.uk 2 months ago
They meow as well.
theneverfox@pawb.social 2 months ago
Cheetahs aren’t dangerous, they’re big zoomy cats
Since they min-maxed for speed, they’re not very strong and don’t really fight for their food, they get bullied easily
miraclerandy@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Yeah, don’t they partner them with Rottweilers in zoos to keep them company? Just big dogs chillin with big cats
theneverfox@pawb.social 2 months ago
I think it’s golden retrievers, they’re basically required to keep them from getting an anxiety disorder
dumbass@piefed.social 2 months ago
Go on then, give it a Boop then!
stevedice@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Sometimes I conjure up the delusion that having a big feline is doable if raised from birth because my little feline is such an adorable baby that she shows her belly to literally everyone she sees even when she’s never met them. But even this cute ball of fluff will dig her claws into my leg to avoid falling when she rolls over while napping on my lap. Imagine if those claws were 4 cm.
WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 2 months ago
They are too intimidated to attack you from the front, so they play nice
aeronmelon@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Fatal attraction.
JakoJakoJako13@piefed.social 2 months ago
They can taste the amount of pussy ass bitch you leave behind on the air.
VinnyDaCat@lemmy.world 2 months ago
It’s just a big cat.
bennypr0fane@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
Easy - that’s the face they make right before they chomp your soft parts and eat you
QuietCupcake@hexbear.net 2 months ago
The highly scientific term for this phenomenon is “blep.”
Broadfern@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Imagine your cat was big enough to rip your arm off at playtime. That’s why.
BootLoop@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
touch it
mycodesucks@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Inbreeding.
TrickDacy@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Just using its tongue to get some intestines out of its teeth.
chgxvjh@hexbear.net 2 months ago
A feral house cat of that size would hunt you down too. 🤩
KitschBitch@lemmy.world 2 months ago
o(≧▽≦)o
bubblybubbles@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
AWWWWWW
snoons@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Cheetahs are apparently super chill as long as they’re not hungry, otherwise they’ll eat you so they can be super chill again.
stupidcasey@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Me too bud, me too.
leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
We’re too big and too dangerous.
A cheetah would need to be very desperate to attack a human.
SethTaylor@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I can confirm this. Cheetos ads taught me this. They really are super chill
xx3rawr@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Apparently, Chester should be mascotting for Snickers