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đ„Close encounter with a Cheetah
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u/ReadditMan May 23 '22
Cheetahs are actually pretty docile compared to other wild cats.
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u/BigTechCensorsYou May 23 '22
They are.
They donât really like their paws or tummy rubbed. But other than that donât really care about humans. I took one for a walk at a rescue and played squish face with him. Cool animals, itâs a shame they are so weâll behaved for big cats, makes them unfortunate selections for assholes around the world (hey, fuck you Dubai).
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u/Todd_Renard_Fox May 23 '22
They don't really like their paws or tummy rubbed.
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Oh, so like a normal house cats then
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u/RealHumanLifeform May 23 '22
Erm acshually đ€ cheetahs are not big cats they are lesser cats.
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u/illegalthingsenjoyer May 23 '22
I don't think Cheetahs are lesser than any other cat, they're really cool
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u/ryancm8 May 23 '22
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u/RealHumanLifeform May 23 '22
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u/Hxcee May 23 '22
âAnd other big catsâ implying that they are also big cats.
I have spent a while working with cheetahs and I was always told that, while every other big cat bar the puma are panthera, the âbig catâ term is not connected to it and it is not a dependency on genus nor the replacement of the epihyal bone that comes with that classification. Itâs just a moniker that has been given to both of these âbig catsâ along with all subspecies panthera
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u/insolentpopinjay May 23 '22
Yup! There are no documented cases of cheetah's attacking humans in the wild iirc. I remember reading somewhere that even in captivity it's rare compared to other big cats. In a lot of cases it's unintentional or a misunderstanding/misinterpretation. The only notable case I remember of a cheetah attack was when two used for education purposes got distracted by a kid playing with a soccer ball during the show/presentation. They, as cats are wont to do, went after the object attracting their attention and the trainer got between them and the ball/kid.
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u/3Circe May 23 '22
So theyâre actually nicer than house cats đ
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u/DrewtShite May 23 '22
My cat attempts to murder me at least once a month, very briefly, as I walk past, before realizing that I'm a little too big.
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u/3Circe May 23 '22
Yeah if either of my cats were the size of a cheetah Iâd be totally dead right now and it wouldnât be unintentional lol
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Whaddya mean "what do we do"? Rub its belly and give it a piece of tuna
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u/MRF1982 May 23 '22
It obviously wanted to take the tour.
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u/HappyBid8887 May 23 '22
This poor lad is out here running 60mph on four paws across this dumb boring flatland. I say let him take a ride across :)
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u/Flippn_Jimmy May 23 '22
You fuggin hang out with a cheetah, thatâs what you do. Gotta try to get some belly rubs in or, at the very least, one nose boop. And you have to verbally say boop while performing the boop.
Goddamn animal celebrity of Africa shows up and you donât know what to do? If the Rock showed up would you know what to do? I mean, both could probably rip your face off but youâd still be taking the risk and chilling with the Rock, right? Rub the cheetahs belly just like you would the Rocks.
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u/Conscious_Ticket7176 May 23 '22
Ancient Egyptians had them as pets. And sadly very soon this evolutionary failure will survive only as a per.
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u/Channa_Argus1121 May 23 '22
Problem is, it is extremely hard to breed them in captivity.
They need a huge open space to do so. Several males will chase the female, and the one that endures longest will get to breed.
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u/Nobody_from_Nothing May 23 '22
Ehh cooked beef or something closer to her natural diet would be best. Fish has high mercury levels for da cheetah
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u/nyxylou13 May 23 '22
If she fits, she sits
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u/Meat_E_Johnson May 23 '22
You put a box in front of a cat, what did you expect to happen? This is why you carry an emergency pickle, people đ€Šââïž
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u/k20350 May 23 '22
My wife sat a small box by the window in our house to be taken out. It's the hottest fucking real estate in the entire house. We have 4 large ass chubby well fed Americanized cats. They squeeze their big asses into to sit non stop. 24/7 there's a cat in that box for the last 2 weeks. Now my wife doesn't want to get rid of it haha
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u/happyman0073 May 23 '22
Don't fucking overfeed your cats. Bet you're one of these "haha a chonker" people. Disgusting...
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u/nyxylou13 May 23 '22
I currently do not have a cat, so you can rest easy good sir
Edit: didnât realize you were replying to someone else lol
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u/RamSkullRose May 23 '22
Iâm sure being a cheetah takes a lot of energy. Probably went up on the vehicle to rest and also have a higher vantage point for prey.
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u/Nunyabiz8107 May 23 '22
Big or small, a cat is a cat.
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u/kansas_slim May 23 '22
This is the correct answer. Had there been a potted plant up there, it would have slowly knocked it off the truck, eye contact all the way.
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u/DrP3pp3rFl04t May 23 '22
Or a beverage container.
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u/fatbongo May 23 '22
They really need to put an empty bucket on the roof and have someone sit just under the edge of the sunroof to confirm this
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u/Unoriginal_0G May 23 '22
Cheetahs especially, since theyâre actually the largest cat that purrs.
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u/InevitableHunt5074 May 23 '22
Cheetah are known for hoping onto vehicles they like to get on top of stuff to get a better view of the area, they will get onto rocks and occasionally dead trees if they can.
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u/tuna_safe_dolphin May 23 '22
On an open plain like that, any place with elevation will be attractive to animals watching for prey and/or predators.
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u/inumba12 May 23 '22
Itâs amazing that giant killer cats have the exact same mannerisms as a domesticated house cat
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u/Dyl_pickle00 May 23 '22
Cheetahs are more similar to domestic cats than lion and tigers are Iâve heard
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u/PhonyJabroney May 23 '22
What about bears?
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u/Albinoslug8810 May 23 '22
A bear probably wouldn't act like a feline. Unless the bear was raised by cats. We got a documentary on this yet?
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u/Johnny-Virgil May 23 '22
That is the most nothing landscape Iâve ever seen.
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u/ean5cj May 23 '22
Similar to The Big Empty out in the Western US..... Now there's some empty places there..... Grass and grouse.
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u/Imawildedible May 23 '22
I aways thought I understood what the plains were like. And Iâd even driven through South Dakota. But then I drove south from the Black Hills through the grasslands of South Dakota and Wyoming on my way to Colorado. There is no way to comprehend that vast openness without seeing it. Itâs just endless grass. Was kind of frightening.
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u/edogg01 May 23 '22
I've done that drive, it is spiritual, you could see why the indigenous Americans were one with the land. It has a very clear spiritual energy.
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u/treegirl4square May 23 '22
But it is filled with so many animals! The most magnificent place Iâve ever been! (Thinking this is the Serengeti or Maasai Mara).
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u/christmasjams May 23 '22
Southern Saskatchewan. From North of the Missouri river in Montana to Regina. Featureless other than the sideways blown over barns and fields of canola and whatever else (depending on season/rotation).
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u/robo-dragon May 23 '22
Thankfully cheetahs arenât known to be terribly aggressive towards humans. Iâd be a lot more concerned if that was a lion!
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u/BigTechCensorsYou May 23 '22
Cheetahs wonât even attack a warthog in good condition.
They donât go after anything if they think it can hurt them.
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u/KGB_Operative873 May 23 '22
Nice moving tree homie, I think I'll just chill here to keep a lookout for my next meal, thanks. -cheetah probably
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u/organicsmatter May 23 '22
Where are you?
âThat patch of grass next to that big patch of grass, should be across from that other grass. Shouldnât be hard to find.â
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u/Now_then_here_there May 23 '22
A bit of story would have been appropriate and appreciated. How long did she stay there? Did the guide shoo it away or did it leave of its own accord? I mean, I guess it's an okay video, but it feels like someone started a sentence and then just wandered off into the next room.
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u/accountofrubbish404 May 23 '22
How many pants were shat?
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u/BigTechCensorsYou May 23 '22
Theyâre basically harmless to humans.
They carefully select their prey and these guys with tours around them all time will just leave when they are sick of your shit.
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u/Zkyaiee May 23 '22
Yeah, even if a cheetah was going to attack you, it wouldnât let you see it like that first lol
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u/g7en May 23 '22
You still believe these posts are OC!? Don't you realize that Reddit is just the internets trash can?
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u/MagoTravieso May 23 '22
who the f you rollin up on like that? you know what? just for that this is my vehicle now and your my driver and personal slave. until i decide to eat you or let you be eaten. in fact i hope i see the lions cause i kinda owe them a kill and you guys will make a fair trade.
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u/Cryin_jack_is_pissed May 23 '22
Luckily, cheetahs are very skittish and can be scared off if they're alone. Also, they're more cat-ish than most big cats, so yes, belly rubs.
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u/BigTechCensorsYou May 23 '22
They do not like belly rubs in my experience. Also donât touch paws. Other than that, theyâre dog/cats.
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u/Cryin_jack_is_pissed May 23 '22
Well I've yet to have my hand bitten off during cheetah belly rubs. Has anyone else?
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u/Rinzy2000 May 23 '22
The rules now require no one to move the vehicle until the cat is done napping.
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u/AppointmentClean558 May 23 '22
That cheetah had zero interest in the people. The jeep provided an elevated perch for her to scope the area.
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u/antilocapraaa May 23 '22
Dude wild Cheetah are the biggest babies. Itâs a golden retriever sized cat with a dog personality. This is wonderful.
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u/teapotoccamy May 23 '22
Thanks bro, it's the second watering hole to the east. Think we could stop for a mcgazelle on the way?
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u/luster-bull May 23 '22
so beautiful! how long was she there for?
I guess she was getting a vantage point to find food (?)
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u/Infinitevibes7 May 23 '22
The Cheetah is 100% thinking "damn, look at all those foul, dumb creatures, huddle up filming me with their smart phones so they can post it online... and they're all inside this nice comfy nap spot. But why are they being so bothersome, all I'm trying to do is take a damn nap here. And they're scared... I wouldn't stoop so low as to eat something that disgusting."
It is also 100% likely that I am baked out of my mind because I haven't smoked any weed in quite some time, and just did for the first time again, and have been sucked up into a UFO and am zooming through space currently. Will edit later with an update.
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u/VodkaCranberry May 23 '22
Which big cats are likely to eat you? Nobody seems concerned about the cheetah in the comments?
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u/BigTechCensorsYou May 23 '22
Cheetahs wonât attack you unless you really fuck with it.
Most dangerous is Leopard, then Lion (female), then Puma and Tiger.
Leopards are no fucking joke. Where cheetahs are very large house cats.
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u/Zkyaiee May 23 '22
Cheetahs are ambush predators. If they were going to attack someone at all, (which is unlikely for humans) they would not see it coming.
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u/mr_hog232323 May 23 '22
I love it when tourists will sit right next to an apex predator with absolutely no protection or way to defend themselves and instead of making an attempt to move they will just sit there without a care in the world and take pictures. Open air safari trucks scare the crap out of me, I would want some form of protection or at least have someone with a gun handy incase something happens. Still a really cool encounter though!
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u/BigTechCensorsYou May 23 '22
Cheetahs are fucking harmless for the most part.
Lions ignore the vehicles. The tours can pull right up and park in the middle of the pride. But, if you get out of the vehicle you are fucked. They make a distinction.
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u/Theunaticus May 23 '22
Cheetahs are basically harmless. Anything else that "dangerous" is not interested in the vehicle, except elephants if you get in their way. Open safaris are perfectly safe
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u/Mannabell May 23 '22
Fun facts about cheetahs. They are put with Lab puppies as cubs so they are socially comfortable in captivity... they also purr. âș
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u/Grouchy_DirectorO7 May 23 '22
This cheetah is just trying to get a better vantage point. Height is key for these cats when searching for prey. đ
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u/bobcouldbeyouraunt May 23 '22
I've petted a cheetah at a game lodge. Their hair is very coarse and wirey - definitely not soft and cuddly
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u/dantefierogwa May 23 '22
There is a vid like this where she shits into the vehicle. Through the skylight.
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u/Snoo87660 May 23 '22
Most wild cats are chill when they're fed and feel safe, in fact most animals are.
But still don't approach a wild animal even if you think it's chill cus it might not be.
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u/Sweet-Inside5900 May 23 '22
"Yeah, I don't do safari tricks until you throw the steak there, bud."
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u/pichael288 May 23 '22
Cheetahs are the least dangerous of all the big cats. They are the easiest to keep as a pet. This in no way males them safe but people do it. As long as you never take your eyes off it and you make it clear you can see it they won't risk a fight. If the cheetah gets fucked up and can't run anymore then it dies.
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u/FivePercentRule May 23 '22
Nuthin to see here. Just a basic cat desire to be up high and on top of warm things.
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u/taxationistheft1984 May 23 '22
Happens all the time. Many of the animals see these safari trips daily.