• Komodo Rodeo@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    Still slightly disappointed that the Puma shoe company didn’t chose the Cheetah. Look at that silhouette, the majesty, like speed incarnate scoping its next meal.

  • regedit@lemmy.zip
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    6 days ago

    I’ve pet a cheetah in real life in South Africa. It was insanely cute and even purred like a house cat. Then I pet a caracal kitten and bled a little. 10/10 would go back to SA!

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    7 days ago

    Cheetahs are definitely cute. They just look like housecats but bigger. They also look like they’re crying all the time and get emotional support dogs in zoos

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        7 days ago

        To be fair if I thought a shark would let me pet it without it costing me a hand I totally would. Humans seem to really like to try to hang out with most other animals in general, it’s just a case of which ones will tolerate us. Big cats also look pretty similar to their little domesticated cousins so I expect there’s also a fair degree of cultural reinforcement of “cat-shaped = friend-shaped”

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    7 days ago

    This is totally aww as long as it is from afar. Closer it gets, more it turns to “oh no”.

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      7 days ago

      Ah, aren’t cheetahs the ultimate sweethearts though? They can even retract their fangs so you don’t have to feel threatened! Not many gentle giants among cats, you know

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        6 days ago

        Fangs as in teeth? No cats can do that. If you meant claws, then I think yes cheetahs are the only big cats that can somewhat retract their claws.

        I read something wrong. It said something about cheetahs only being able to “semi”-retract their claws and I must have misread it as only cheetahs could semi-retract while other big cats couldn’t.

        • MML@sh.itjust.works
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          7 days ago

          Cheetahs are not a big cat and they’re non retractable like a dogs (I’ve been around hundreds) all big cats have retractable claws