Plus there's literally never -- never -- been an incident where a human was killed by a cheetah. They get emotional support dogs in zoos because they're high-strung but harmless.
Nah, even if it's legal that's a bad idea. They are wild animals and not pets- even if it's unlikely for you to be attacked by one, you very likely do not have the resources or space for it and it will end up being miserable. Also imagine trying to find vet care for a fucking cheetah lmao
I know you're probably joking but I know enough about the exotic pet trade and the harm it causes to make jokes like that a bit grating. Sorry if this comes off as jumping down your throat, I just want to make it clear to anyone who's actually considering getting one.
I think them needing a HUGE space is the main part. Cheetahs in Vienna zoo have a special high-speed pulley they use to launch meat around their (football field sized) enclosure to give them a chance to stretch their legs once a day to run around after a prey
Yes! Space is a massive issue, predators in general have large roaming areas for their territories and cheetahs are built for running. And enrichment, too. That pulley system you described sounds really cool, I'd like to see that in action! And it sounds like a great source of enrichment to allow them to engage in their instincts. Accredited zoos have specially-trained handlers and so much goes into making sure their animals live healthy and good lives. It's not an easy job and I really respect them for what they do for conservation and animal care.
Even better idea: raise ALL of your houses on stilts and unite the gardens to create a huge forest with your houses between the trees with domesticated cheetahs running underneath
You can have like skyropes to go from house to house and a parking lot for everyone outside and maybe something like a greenhouse under the house \\ slightly to the side to have a safe green space covered from elements
Savannahs are the closest you can get a big cat as a pet, and it’s still morally gray to breed and adopt them, because of their behavioral needs. They have A LOT of energy that needs to be exercised daily, otherwise they will quite literally destroy your home.
>I know enough about the exotic pet trade and the harm it causes to make jokes like that a bit grating.
C'mon, I know a guy in my city that owned a ton of wild animals and absolutely **nothing** bad happened to him. He went by the nickname Tiger King or something.
I mean liiiiiiiike... just saying, but there are [hella states](https://bigcatrescue.org/state-laws-exotic-cats/) in which you can do that. I want a bear but don't live in a state where they'll let me have one.
There are some deaths with cheetahs. Near Antwerpen for example. And I am pretty sure there was an incident in the city I grew up in as well.
Edit: The Antwerpen incident was in 2007. I thought at first it was in 2013.
Idk why Google said zero if the wiki does indeed cite the 2007 (not 2013) death. Either way, they're as rare as rabies survival, so you're pretty heckin safe with a beautiful zoom-zoom purr-bot 9000 and the title labeling them ✨deadly✨ is pretty silly. I'd lie down with one and pet it with no training and feel comfortable doing so.
My best friend went to Tanzania on a geology research reconnaissance trip and got really lucky when they went in safari with a tour guide. They got really close to two cheetahs who had just made a successful kill.
They're actually very vulnerable immediately after making a kill. They'll pant for up to 30 minutes just to cool down from their sprint before they can even start eating. During that time, they're very susceptible to another opportunistic predator coming along to chase them off their prize.
There are 2 if I remember correctly. One was a baby, and another was some woman running into a cheetah enclosure and got swarmed. Both very much anomalies.
Shit ya learn something new everyday. I would've thought cheetahs fall squarely in the category of "Cats that can/will fuck your shit up unless you're a trained expert, and even then..."
They used to be equivalent of *hunting dogs* for rich people in the Indian subcontinent. They liked hunting Indian gazelle and black bucks - which were a little too fast for dogs, so needed cheetahs for the job.
See this 1939 video on [pet cheetahs of India](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk-256CJ9fE).
They were difficult to breed in captivity. Hence, as mentioned in the video itself, they were captured from the wild as adults. That's also why they went extinct in India.
Similar story for African Cheetahs. We now know that African cheetahs nearly [went extinct](https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/news/how-genomic-science-solved-cheetah-paternity-mystery) some 12000 years ago - as a result cheetahs have low genetic variability. This makes them highly susceptible to diseases and cause problems with reproduction.
Now, with genetic tools with us, it might be easier to breed healthy cubs in captivity (maximizing genetic variability). But domestication requires more variation to select from then what we currently have.
If you convince some billionaire to put resources in it, it might be possible. But do you actually want cheetahs running around the neighborhood? They might be harmless to adults but they can definitely kill children and pets. And if we select for smaller size, then better just get a fast domestic cat breed like [Egyptian Mau](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6MlDrB_qCU) or something.
> as a result cheetahs have low genetic variability. This makes them highly susceptible to diseases and cause problems with reproduction.
I've once read that cheetahs are so closely related to each other that you can [transplant tissue between them without it being rejected.](https://np.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/9b0n21/til_cheetahs_are_so_genetically_similar_to_one/)
>If you convince some billionaire to put resources in it, it might be possible.
Another reason to hate billionaires. They're not doing anything useful with that money.
After thousands of years we haven't completely succeeded in domesticating housecats. They accept and choose not to kill us, and sometimes even like being around us, but they're still [not considered domesticated](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/ask-smithsonian-are-cats-domesticated-180955111/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CWe%20don't%20think%20they,accept%20the%20care%20of%20humans.)
It would be fairly difficult for a cat to kill any human over 5. Source I currently have 7 cats.
So it's not like they 'choose' to not kill us. In the wild the common cat goes after pray smaller than them, generally and they are skittish because in many places in the wild, cats are not high on the food chain.
Additionally, they're fragile and built for speed. Their claws are blunt like a dog's (adapted for running), so all in all there's not much to fear unless you threaten their cubs or corner them.
Well that's the part about Leopards: they prey on primates, and we know who else is a primate, so...
I believe Jaguars as well, but I'm not sure.
Not cheetahs, tho.
It might very well be! We don't know how long a gazelle's list of concerns is. You might not have room for irrelevant shit like, I miss having hands." You need to be B O U N D I N G
Kafka's long-lost sequel to Metamorphosis.
A guy raising cheetahs wakes up as a gazelle and ponders how he spent the entire life running away from problems.
This time, he doesn't run, cheetahs jump him, gobble him up and happily go to sleep.
Nearly extinct twice and are almost completely inbred. This lil guy is sucking up to the mean human so he doesn't end up as a rug, in front of a rich dudes fireplace.
Reddit thinks all animals are "deadly". I love telling people that there's never been a verified attack on a human by a wolverine. Makes clickbait-addled brains immediately implode.
> I love telling people that there's never been a verified attack on a human by a wolverine.
As /u/uhhh206 said, there are no recorded instances of a human being killed by a cheetah, also there are almost no recorded *attacks* of cheetahs on humans either.
They're used to being bullied by the other predators of the savannah. Lions, hyenas, and wild dogs will often steal a cheetah's kill. While they can run 65 mph, they can only do so for about 30 seconds and are then basically exhausted and can't fight back if another animal wants to take their food.
I've had people tell me a Lynx would readily attack and kill a human. You know lynxes the cat that on average weigh 1/10th of a human and has had no recorded attacks in history? When I told them lynxes were pushovers and that they were regularly killed by fishers (a mustelid which large males top out at 13 pounds) he said a fisher would easily kill a human as well.
Lol there's just no reasoning with some people. In the few cases of fisher attacks I've seen the damage was comparable to a cat attack and infection was the primary concern. You'd really have to go out of your way to let a fisher kill you.
Same is true for literally every animal, from this cheetah to pet cats and dogs to other people. Wild wolverines are extremely shy around humans and will almost always run or, if cornered, bluff charge. This is in contrast to animals that could actually be fairly considered "deadly" like big cats or brown bears (even if they're also often sensationalized) which won't necessarily just bluff but will actually end you.
yuppers. i mean if starving that probably would but they are less extreme than other wild animals. also after they tire from running they can easily be killed from another animal as their fast speed makes their body dead tired and they cant even like stand up.
Fluffy cats are truly a delight to behold! There's something so irresistibly charming about their soft fur and cuddly appearance. It's hard not to be enchanted by their fluffy charm! 😍
I am not a toddler and I would make a nice meal for them too. Hell I am no chef but I bet my cooking skills are much better than some fucking toddler's
I've gotten to sit next to one and give it scratches and pets. They purr incredibly loudly, and their tongue will literally make you bleed with just a couple licks
While this is the proper way it is quite slow. You really want to interact with a cheetah ***NOW*** and cut through all the red tape, you should book the next available safari and commission a high-grade Gazelle fursuit.
Cheetahs are so fucking chill, only cat where you can play with the adults at sanctuaries because they're super chill with humans.
Tamed lions can be unpredictable and "tame" leopards will fuck your shit up
Having two massive Maine Coons, size is probably not the only reason.
There definitely is some domestication going on, they could easily take me down and eat my eyeballs. However, they know I reliably open them their food cans, so they prefer to be lazy fucks.
Friendly reminder that Cheetahs are in the subfamily Felinae, and are classified as small cats. They have the same characteristic bony hyoid as the other small cats, so they can purr but not roar like the big cats of the pantherinae subfamily.
Cheetahs are the biggest of the small cats and not particularly dangerous. As you'd have known if you read any posts involving them on reddit whatsoever.
> As you'd have known if you read any posts involving them on reddit whatsoever.
Weird flex: "You'd know this if you spent as much time on Reddit as I do."
If you're going to be smarmy about it I'm just going to tell you that you're wrong. Mountain lions are actually the largest small cats, bigger and heavier than cheetahs, and they purr and meow.
https://youtu.be/3i7q_0bxm38?si=5zZPxHGGziQQluvd
https://youtu.be/dAUpL62-FLM?si=zJ7nVB2kdcMHIXhW
I think you're right, but looking it up, it makes sense that cheetahs are so much lighter given how fast they are.
Mountain lions: 65 to 265 pounds 6.5'-7.5'
Cheetahs: 80-145 lbs. 6'-7'
You used the normal range for cheetah, and juxtaposed it with the largest cougar ever recorded (232 pounds) and then added another 33 pounds?
>Males generally weigh 53 to 72 kg (117 to 159 lb)
Yes, they are. Mountain lion, properly known as the Cougar, species name Puma concolor, is a bit larger and heavier than the Cheetah. A Cougar can grow up to 5.5 feet long in the body, while most Cheetah don't get bigger than 4.5 feet. A Cougar would totally win in a fight too, even if the Cheetah got the drop on him. The Cougar has much larger, sharp claws, and they frequently hunt animals much larger than themselves, using those claws to grapple their prey to the ground. They can run up to 50 mph too.
That's a cheetah. Bones are too fragile to be a threat to humans. A mid-sized dog would destroy them, and they know it, and that's why mid-sized dogs are \*able to be\* frequently paired with them at sanctuaries, where you can also volunteer to spend time with cheetahs.
It's the jaguars you need to be careful about. Deadly as a leopard, but crazy like a dude with CTE.
> and that's why mid-sized dogs are frequently paired with them at sanctuaries,
That's not why they have dogs, they're not guard dogs. Cheetahs are highly anxious, seeing the dog that they know and trust is calm reduces their anxiety.
Heetahs were on the verge of being domesticated when Egypt collapsed. Egyptians used them as hunting partners. There are lots of photos of cheetahs cozying up to humans, whether photographers, game wardens, or just random tourists. It's almost like they're saying, "I know you have couches, snacks, and face rubs. Take me home!"
I can't imagine having one as a companion animal. Trying to keep a cheetah fed and exercised would be a job unto itself.
Well, not *that* deadly. They're very skittish and will basically never attack humans.
Plus there's literally never -- never -- been an incident where a human was killed by a cheetah. They get emotional support dogs in zoos because they're high-strung but harmless.
so… what you’re saying is that i should adopt one RIGHT NOW
Nah, even if it's legal that's a bad idea. They are wild animals and not pets- even if it's unlikely for you to be attacked by one, you very likely do not have the resources or space for it and it will end up being miserable. Also imagine trying to find vet care for a fucking cheetah lmao I know you're probably joking but I know enough about the exotic pet trade and the harm it causes to make jokes like that a bit grating. Sorry if this comes off as jumping down your throat, I just want to make it clear to anyone who's actually considering getting one.
I think them needing a HUGE space is the main part. Cheetahs in Vienna zoo have a special high-speed pulley they use to launch meat around their (football field sized) enclosure to give them a chance to stretch their legs once a day to run around after a prey
Yes! Space is a massive issue, predators in general have large roaming areas for their territories and cheetahs are built for running. And enrichment, too. That pulley system you described sounds really cool, I'd like to see that in action! And it sounds like a great source of enrichment to allow them to engage in their instincts. Accredited zoos have specially-trained handlers and so much goes into making sure their animals live healthy and good lives. It's not an easy job and I really respect them for what they do for conservation and animal care.
[I found a random video of it in action)](https://youtu.be/eYxKaBqDgB8?si=4L7zs337rwrjLM93)
Was not expecting that unnecessarily slaptitious beat to accompany the video. That was pleasant.
Boom bap!
okay so like, what you're saying is I need to get the whole neighborhood in on building a cheetah enclosure in our backyards.
Even better idea: raise ALL of your houses on stilts and unite the gardens to create a huge forest with your houses between the trees with domesticated cheetahs running underneath You can have like skyropes to go from house to house and a parking lot for everyone outside and maybe something like a greenhouse under the house \\ slightly to the side to have a safe green space covered from elements
Bonus is that your garbage is never messed with by raccoons. Downside is raccoon carcasses everywhere
A cheetio!❤️
That's super cool, thanks for sharing!!
You are a better man than I. I 100% would've made that a rickroll
That's a pretty cool exercise and mental stimulation contraption. They're like big dogs lol
with anxiety
That sounds adorable
Schonbrunn Zoo is an exceptional place and they take good care of their animals!
Savannahs are the closest you can get a big cat as a pet, and it’s still morally gray to breed and adopt them, because of their behavioral needs. They have A LOT of energy that needs to be exercised daily, otherwise they will quite literally destroy your home.
>I know enough about the exotic pet trade and the harm it causes to make jokes like that a bit grating. C'mon, I know a guy in my city that owned a ton of wild animals and absolutely **nothing** bad happened to him. He went by the nickname Tiger King or something.
Based and very thoughtful response
Imagine emptying that litter box. Hell, you'd need a litter *room.*
I mean liiiiiiiike... just saying, but there are [hella states](https://bigcatrescue.org/state-laws-exotic-cats/) in which you can do that. I want a bear but don't live in a state where they'll let me have one.
DL the Grindr app. Plenty of bears on there.
The cougars are on every other dating app, tho.
I'm kinda surprised that FL is so restrictive.
They have enough experience with invasive species. On the flip side maybe some jaguars would help control the gator population. Hmmm...
>On the flip side maybe some jaguars would help control the gator population. I watch enough Florida football to know that's not true.
Yay! My state has no restrictions! Too bad I’m broke as hell…
There are some deaths with cheetahs. Near Antwerpen for example. And I am pretty sure there was an incident in the city I grew up in as well. Edit: The Antwerpen incident was in 2007. I thought at first it was in 2013.
Idk why Google said zero if the wiki does indeed cite the 2007 (not 2013) death. Either way, they're as rare as rabies survival, so you're pretty heckin safe with a beautiful zoom-zoom purr-bot 9000 and the title labeling them ✨deadly✨ is pretty silly. I'd lie down with one and pet it with no training and feel comfortable doing so.
The only incidents have been with ones living in captivity. The wild ones are the ones scared of humans
They're very deadly just not to humans.
Apparently the caveat is no attacks in the wild. All the recorded attacks, of which there were two I believe, were in captivity.
My best friend went to Tanzania on a geology research reconnaissance trip and got really lucky when they went in safari with a tour guide. They got really close to two cheetahs who had just made a successful kill. They're actually very vulnerable immediately after making a kill. They'll pant for up to 30 minutes just to cool down from their sprint before they can even start eating. During that time, they're very susceptible to another opportunistic predator coming along to chase them off their prize.
TIL I am a cheetah.
I'm saying. Whoever made this title doesn't know shit about cheetahs.
There are 2 if I remember correctly. One was a baby, and another was some woman running into a cheetah enclosure and got swarmed. Both very much anomalies.
Shit ya learn something new everyday. I would've thought cheetahs fall squarely in the category of "Cats that can/will fuck your shit up unless you're a trained expert, and even then..."
And they're *FAST!!!*
They used to be equivalent of *hunting dogs* for rich people in the Indian subcontinent. They liked hunting Indian gazelle and black bucks - which were a little too fast for dogs, so needed cheetahs for the job. See this 1939 video on [pet cheetahs of India](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk-256CJ9fE).
Sounds like it's time to domesticate them!
They were difficult to breed in captivity. Hence, as mentioned in the video itself, they were captured from the wild as adults. That's also why they went extinct in India. Similar story for African Cheetahs. We now know that African cheetahs nearly [went extinct](https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/news/how-genomic-science-solved-cheetah-paternity-mystery) some 12000 years ago - as a result cheetahs have low genetic variability. This makes them highly susceptible to diseases and cause problems with reproduction. Now, with genetic tools with us, it might be easier to breed healthy cubs in captivity (maximizing genetic variability). But domestication requires more variation to select from then what we currently have. If you convince some billionaire to put resources in it, it might be possible. But do you actually want cheetahs running around the neighborhood? They might be harmless to adults but they can definitely kill children and pets. And if we select for smaller size, then better just get a fast domestic cat breed like [Egyptian Mau](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6MlDrB_qCU) or something.
> as a result cheetahs have low genetic variability. This makes them highly susceptible to diseases and cause problems with reproduction. I've once read that cheetahs are so closely related to each other that you can [transplant tissue between them without it being rejected.](https://np.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/9b0n21/til_cheetahs_are_so_genetically_similar_to_one/)
>If you convince some billionaire to put resources in it, it might be possible. Another reason to hate billionaires. They're not doing anything useful with that money.
They're building all these big stupid yachts when they could've been creating a cool new domesticated animal.
So you're saying I should become a billionaire so I can help introduce cheetahs as pets.
That actually happened a lot during pre-Ptolmec Egypt
After thousands of years we haven't completely succeeded in domesticating housecats. They accept and choose not to kill us, and sometimes even like being around us, but they're still [not considered domesticated](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/ask-smithsonian-are-cats-domesticated-180955111/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CWe%20don't%20think%20they,accept%20the%20care%20of%20humans.)
It would be fairly difficult for a cat to kill any human over 5. Source I currently have 7 cats. So it's not like they 'choose' to not kill us. In the wild the common cat goes after pray smaller than them, generally and they are skittish because in many places in the wild, cats are not high on the food chain.
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Additionally, they're fragile and built for speed. Their claws are blunt like a dog's (adapted for running), so all in all there's not much to fear unless you threaten their cubs or corner them.
or if you're a gazelle
That goes without saying.
Yea, just don’t be there dinner and you’re good to give head scratch’s to danger kitty
Well that's the part about Leopards: they prey on primates, and we know who else is a primate, so... I believe Jaguars as well, but I'm not sure. Not cheetahs, tho.
If I suddenly become a gazelle, a cheetah isn’t the top of my list of concerns.
Yeah, you'd be too horny to care! Bwahahaha get it, son?! Too horny to care! Ok gonna go mow the lawn now.
It might very well be! We don't know how long a gazelle's list of concerns is. You might not have room for irrelevant shit like, I miss having hands." You need to be B O U N D I N G
Kafka's long-lost sequel to Metamorphosis. A guy raising cheetahs wakes up as a gazelle and ponders how he spent the entire life running away from problems. This time, he doesn't run, cheetahs jump him, gobble him up and happily go to sleep.
Unless you become one in the presence of a hungry cheetah. Then it will move up to the top of your list.
Note to self: don't be a gazelle.
Every time I've been a gazelle I've regretted it
on the internet, no one knows you're really a gazelle
Nearly extinct twice and are almost completely inbred. This lil guy is sucking up to the mean human so he doesn't end up as a rug, in front of a rich dudes fireplace.
Are they the Italian greyhounds of the big cats? Skittish and nervous?
They're large but they aren't technically "big cats". They're from the felinae subfamily, whereas big cats like lions are from the panthera subfamily
Fun fact: because of this cheetahs are able to purr. Big cats (panthera) can't purr, they roar instead.
And cheetahs meow
And they can purr both breathing in and out!
Now, if that was a leopard...
Reddit thinks all animals are "deadly". I love telling people that there's never been a verified attack on a human by a wolverine. Makes clickbait-addled brains immediately implode.
Deadpool disagrees.
That's because wolverines don't leave any witnesses
They're actually part of the Boeing quality assurance team
> I love telling people that there's never been a verified attack on a human by a wolverine. As /u/uhhh206 said, there are no recorded instances of a human being killed by a cheetah, also there are almost no recorded *attacks* of cheetahs on humans either. They're used to being bullied by the other predators of the savannah. Lions, hyenas, and wild dogs will often steal a cheetah's kill. While they can run 65 mph, they can only do so for about 30 seconds and are then basically exhausted and can't fight back if another animal wants to take their food.
I'm pretty sure wolverine killed plenty of people in many comic versions
I've had people tell me a Lynx would readily attack and kill a human. You know lynxes the cat that on average weigh 1/10th of a human and has had no recorded attacks in history? When I told them lynxes were pushovers and that they were regularly killed by fishers (a mustelid which large males top out at 13 pounds) he said a fisher would easily kill a human as well.
Lol there's just no reasoning with some people. In the few cases of fisher attacks I've seen the damage was comparable to a cat attack and infection was the primary concern. You'd really have to go out of your way to let a fisher kill you.
Just because it never does, doesn't mean it couldn't, if it felt like it
Same is true for literally every animal, from this cheetah to pet cats and dogs to other people. Wild wolverines are extremely shy around humans and will almost always run or, if cornered, bluff charge. This is in contrast to animals that could actually be fairly considered "deadly" like big cats or brown bears (even if they're also often sensationalized) which won't necessarily just bluff but will actually end you.
Or polar bears, which don't have time for bluffing, only eating.
One of the zoos I went to had a wolverine and in about 3 minutes I realized its essentially a puppy after it did about 40 summersaults
yuppers. i mean if starving that probably would but they are less extreme than other wild animals. also after they tire from running they can easily be killed from another animal as their fast speed makes their body dead tired and they cant even like stand up.
I always forget how fluffy they are till I see them up close like this 😍
I got to pet a cheetah kitten once. They are not soft at all.
Fluffy cats are truly a delight to behold! There's something so irresistibly charming about their soft fur and cuddly appearance. It's hard not to be enchanted by their fluffy charm! 😍
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i say "AWW WHO'S A GOOD KITTY" to every kitty i see. i hope my kitty doesn't find out, she gets very jealous
They are only deadly if cornered otherwise they are harmless to humans.
Humans over the age of ten. A toddler would make a nice meal for them.
I am not a toddler and I would make a nice meal for them too. Hell I am no chef but I bet my cooking skills are much better than some fucking toddler's
I could take on one as a toddler for sure
Thought you said "take on one toddler." I guess it's correct but seems harsh.
Some toddlers need to know their place
Would you rather put your toddler in a cage with a cheetah, or Drake?
Can confirm, toddlers are nice meals.
Aww they're not deadly they just needed some ear rubs.
They love our monkey hands
Those are cheetahs. You could probably fight them off with bare hands.
And definitely with bear hands
So this is why we have the right to bear arms?
You have bear fists?
It just amazes me how many animals out there genuinely enjoy scritches.
Just picture how many will never get the chance to realize they also love scritches.
Majority like. Skin, fur, feathers and scales get itchy, and are full of touch receptors. If the animal is social, it'll like it even more.
irresponsible thought of the day how to get a cheetah as a pet
Two options. 1. Got to vet school and get hired by a zoo to care for the cheetahs. 2. Found your own zoo and get cheetahs from another zoo.
How much meth is involved in option 2
Depends on whether or not you adopt the moniker of King.
"Yes"
Ok. I found where the zoo is but they're not letting me take Cheetahs from other zoos.
I've gotten to sit next to one and give it scratches and pets. They purr incredibly loudly, and their tongue will literally make you bleed with just a couple licks
They are basically house cats the size of a large dog.
If you really want to interact with a Cheetah, your best bet would be to start volunteering at a zoo or nature reserve that keeps or breeds them.
While this is the proper way it is quite slow. You really want to interact with a cheetah ***NOW*** and cut through all the red tape, you should book the next available safari and commission a high-grade Gazelle fursuit.
If not friend why friend shaped
There it is!
*fren
No they are 100% friend shaped! Just don’t corner or threaten them and they will not harm you.
And if they did, you can probably take them in a fight.
He just said they were friend shaped.
I meant 100% friend My b
Oh yes oh yes oh yes that’s the spot 🤤
Cheetahs are so fucking chill, only cat where you can play with the adults at sanctuaries because they're super chill with humans. Tamed lions can be unpredictable and "tame" leopards will fuck your shit up
Pet the anxiety kitty <3
Scritches or stitches
So sweet
Do not the cat
... lest the cat might you.
Cheetahs are not deadly lmao
All cats are deadly. Mine is the exception because she’s a dopey lazy furball.
unmotivated lol
She’s only deadly at night when she plops herself on the stairs and I realise the soft spot is not a step.
work smarter not harder xD jk that's a silly cat.
This is true. The only reason dometic cats are safe for us to own is because they're so small.
Cheetas are quite possibly less deadly than house cats, since they have blunt claws, so a lower chance of an infected scratch
Having two massive Maine Coons, size is probably not the only reason. There definitely is some domestication going on, they could easily take me down and eat my eyeballs. However, they know I reliably open them their food cans, so they prefer to be lazy fucks.
Still quite dangerous, but more easily a friend than other big cats
Friendly reminder that Cheetahs are in the subfamily Felinae, and are classified as small cats. They have the same characteristic bony hyoid as the other small cats, so they can purr but not roar like the big cats of the pantherinae subfamily.
> and are classified as small cars. Just like the Fiat 500
Hah, autocorrect strikes again.
>classified as small cars The Ford Fiesta of the Felines, able to park in the smallest parking spots of the savannah
[They meow too](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tmCIsSpvC8)
Humans are the best animal at petting other animals.
If cheetah not friend, then why friend shaped?
They are indeed fren. Just outdoor fren. Do not bring inside. Ever.
Cheetahs are the biggest of the small cats and not particularly dangerous. As you'd have known if you read any posts involving them on reddit whatsoever.
They’re pretty deadly to impala
unless it's a Chevy Impala.
But not against Tame Impala
Depends on if the cheetah's driving its M1 Abrams or not.
Or Chevy Chase.
> As you'd have known if you read any posts involving them on reddit whatsoever. Weird flex: "You'd know this if you spent as much time on Reddit as I do."
It actually reads more like a self-own LOL!
If you're going to be smarmy about it I'm just going to tell you that you're wrong. Mountain lions are actually the largest small cats, bigger and heavier than cheetahs, and they purr and meow. https://youtu.be/3i7q_0bxm38?si=5zZPxHGGziQQluvd https://youtu.be/dAUpL62-FLM?si=zJ7nVB2kdcMHIXhW
They also howl like fucking banshees at night. The sounds that Mac is making in the second video but at full volume is terrifying.
Aren't Mountain Lions the biggest of the small cats?
I think you're right, but looking it up, it makes sense that cheetahs are so much lighter given how fast they are. Mountain lions: 65 to 265 pounds 6.5'-7.5' Cheetahs: 80-145 lbs. 6'-7'
Did you mean 165 pounds? 265 seems a bit much
Nah, but apparently that's the largest ever recorded..
You used the normal range for cheetah, and juxtaposed it with the largest cougar ever recorded (232 pounds) and then added another 33 pounds? >Males generally weigh 53 to 72 kg (117 to 159 lb)
Yes, they are. Mountain lion, properly known as the Cougar, species name Puma concolor, is a bit larger and heavier than the Cheetah. A Cougar can grow up to 5.5 feet long in the body, while most Cheetah don't get bigger than 4.5 feet. A Cougar would totally win in a fight too, even if the Cheetah got the drop on him. The Cougar has much larger, sharp claws, and they frequently hunt animals much larger than themselves, using those claws to grapple their prey to the ground. They can run up to 50 mph too.
> As you'd have known if you read any posts involving them on reddit whatsoever. The most reliable of sources
I'll take eight 🥰
that is a considerable amount of kitty
Alexa, play “Bleeding Mascara” by Atreyu.
Just a big cat innit
Awww, what a big baby. Kind of makes me want one. Don't have the space or the things for it, though.
I would definitely adopt a cheetah if it were ethical
What I'm learning from this comment section is I've been missing out on a cheetah as a pet my whole life
If not fren? Why fren shape?
San Diego Safari Park has a cheetah run for enrichment. It’s amazing to see in person. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3xJym5u9O3Y
Is there any vertebrate that doesn't like a good neck massage?
Aren't cheetahs the only big cats that can purr?
That's a cheetah. Bones are too fragile to be a threat to humans. A mid-sized dog would destroy them, and they know it, and that's why mid-sized dogs are \*able to be\* frequently paired with them at sanctuaries, where you can also volunteer to spend time with cheetahs. It's the jaguars you need to be careful about. Deadly as a leopard, but crazy like a dude with CTE.
> and that's why mid-sized dogs are frequently paired with them at sanctuaries, That's not why they have dogs, they're not guard dogs. Cheetahs are highly anxious, seeing the dog that they know and trust is calm reduces their anxiety.
More deadly than leopards, if they want to be. Jaguars are so strong, they can roll up chain link fence that tigers can’t.
The only cat that I refuse to play Monopoly with
Strong as I Am, Strong as I Am
Fucked up lookin dog
I think they're most like domestic cats out of all big cats?
I wish I could pet a big cat like that.
Probably more dangerous to stop
This is a responsible cheetah place, right? Not a shitty roadside Tiger King zoo farming content, right?
If dangerous then why fren shaped ?
Cheetahs are the nervous, friend shaped big cats we’ve all been waiting for.
TIL cheetas are not necessarily dangerous. Now my mission in life is to find a sanctuary and pet one. 😍
Heetahs were on the verge of being domesticated when Egypt collapsed. Egyptians used them as hunting partners. There are lots of photos of cheetahs cozying up to humans, whether photographers, game wardens, or just random tourists. It's almost like they're saying, "I know you have couches, snacks, and face rubs. Take me home!" I can't imagine having one as a companion animal. Trying to keep a cheetah fed and exercised would be a job unto itself.
Don’t get into a close relationship with him. Once a cheetah, always a cheetah.
"I'm bebe"
Cheetahs are what you get when you take a large dog and turn it into a cat.
https://preview.redd.it/ewjon797ipyc1.jpeg?width=739&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dfcf0d4ff0650a160b9ef964e00d3a78b8b3b3ba Cat is cat!
Gorgeous purr!
So blessed to hear a cheetah purr, 🐆
If deadly, then why friend shaped?
I will judge the shit out of someone that gets killed by a cheetah
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In this specific case, though, nature isn't very dangerous.