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If this doesn't make you  then I don't understand youMikeJF posted:Remember Grandpa Mason, that kitten-loving feral? So it's obvious that he really wants to be sociable and was starved of it in the wild, and he never learned how to and also is a bit paranoid about it with adults, so what he's ended up doing with adult cats is this, while they're distracted eating
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Thinking on it, considering all the sizes we've bred dogs too, I'm kinda surprised that no one's tried to breed an extra big breed of house cat
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The body language is so similar to my 15 pound idiot housecat getting petted and scratched in the same way, it's wild
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Grandpa Mason is the sweetest old man cat ever
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drrockso20 posted:Thinking on it, considering all the sizes we've bred dogs too, I'm kinda surprised that no one's tried to breed an extra big breed of house cat They have - Bengals and Savannahs to name two examples. The problem is, house cats already act like most big cats, and every cat owner has been bitten and scratched by their cat before. Now imagine it's a cat the size of a panther doing the biting and scratching. There have been attempts to domesticate big cats, especially cheetahs, but it's never been very successful. Cats were not domesticated like dogs were.
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drrockso20 posted:Thinking on it, considering all the sizes we've bred dogs too, I'm kinda surprised that no one's tried to breed an extra big breed of house cat  Savannah Cat big
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Cythereal posted:They have - Bengals and Savannahs to name two examples. I saw someone point out that the only reason house cats don't try to kill us is that they figure out as kittens that they can't. Kittens do try til they figure that out.
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Cythereal posted:They have - Bengals and Savannahs to name two examples. Cats and dogs are both domesticated. The difference is dogs were domesticated deliberately while cats for the most part self-domesticated.
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Dienes posted:Cats and dogs are both domesticated. The difference is dogs were domesticated deliberately while cats for the most part self-domesticated. We have all these delicious mice we aren't even eating. Something was bound to move in. I bet there's an alternate timeline where everyone has adorable pet snakes they dress up in silly outfits. Oh, wait. 
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Dienes posted:Cats and dogs are both domesticated. The difference is dogs were domesticated deliberately while cats for the most part self-domesticated. Humans put a ton of effort into turning dogs into animals with a genetic love and loyalty for humans, while cats just kinda moved into human spaces and were tolerated because they killed vermin.
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Cythereal posted:They have - Bengals and Savannahs to name two examples. Yeah, one of my cats would probably have killed me (and some of my friends) already if she was the size and weight of a puma like that one. I love her and she loves me too, and she can be very sweet too, but she is often very aggressive, like some cats are Her aggressiveness Its actually kinda funny, because she is small and cant hurt us much even when she tries. It would be dangerous if she a big enough to do some real damage
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chitoryu12 posted:Humans put a ton of effort into turning dogs into animals with a genetic love and loyalty for humans, while cats just kinda moved into human spaces and were tolerated because they killed vermin. and then we started picking them up like babies and kissing them and putting them on youtube
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Synthbuttrange posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FmXBzpY0yk Oh my loving god. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq2dn5R1p7I Pardon me while I just go outside and lay down in the dirt for a while. 
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Cythereal posted:They have - Bengals and Savannahs to name two examples. To be fair the only reason cheetahs weren't domesticated centuries ago is because they have issues breeding in captivity and by the time we figured out artificial insemination we suddenly decided to start having ethics when it came to domesticating new animals(and we aren't even all that consistent about that), otherwise they are a nearly perfect candidate for the process Azhais posted:
I think that's the first time I've seen one of those stretched out fully, knew they were pretty large by house cat standards, didn't realize they were that huge, shame they cost more than a used car though
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Safari Disco Lion posted:Oh my loving god. I'm an anti-death-penalty hippie socialist, but I would honest-to-God support euthanizing people who are cruel and abusive toward vulnerable animals. Beating an ancient, sick cat with sticks because you enjoy hurting weak things that depend on you for their lives tells me everything I need to know about what kind of human being you are, and we don't need you. I can't wait until vat-grown meat becomes viable so I can enjoy a good steak without wondering whether the supplier was extra-lovely to the cow.
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As much as I have dallyied with the idea of a mastiff or an f1 or f2 savannah cat this weekend to with a big puppy I'm like sigh This poo poo is exhausting and I have a whole pack to help me
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drrockso20 posted:I think that's the first time I've seen one of those stretched out fully, knew they were pretty large by house cat standards, didn't realize they were that huge, shame they cost more than a used car though They're also jumpers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vprEInOl1o0
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chitoryu12 posted:Humans put a ton of effort into turning dogs into animals with a genetic love and loyalty for humans, while cats just kinda moved into human spaces and were tolerated because they killed vermin. Pretty much - and the cats that could tolerate human proximity and vaguely socialize with humans were tolerated more often. Kittens also have a smaller 'window' for socialization with humans compared to puppies - a few weeks versus a few months. When you combine that with the fact most people don't try to socialize their cats or train them like you would dogs people often think cats aren't domesticated. I'm hoping to open some kitten classes once I finish my phd - they are so fun! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EX01b9zQ8w
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drrockso20 posted:To be fair the only reason cheetahs weren't domesticated centuries ago is because they have issues breeding in captivity and by the time we figured out artificial insemination we suddenly decided to start having ethics when it came to domesticating new animals(and we aren't even all that consistent about that), otherwise they are a nearly perfect candidate for the process https://twitter.com/videocats/status/879268106845270016
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Safari Disco Lion posted:Oh my loving god. pretty sure I'm allergic to this thread
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Zereth posted:They already seem to be fine hanging around humans. Like housecats, they can meow but not roar unlike the big cats, because they're much more closely related to small wildcats than the big ones.
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Zereth posted:They already seem to be fine hanging around humans. That's exactly what I mean, they are very easily tamed
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drrockso20 posted:That's exactly what I mean, they are very easily tamed god inventing cheetahs "lets make a really fast cat, but its basically a dog"
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Tendai posted:If this doesn't make you He's actually trying to push the other adult out of the way politely. I've seen my semi-ferals do the same. It's pretty funny. The bossy kittens would also do that to the friendly kittens when they didn't trust me. Friendly kitten would be ive playing with me and body kitten would come over, give me a dirty look, and rub against the friendly kitten to push it away from me. When they grew up, they would do the same thing when I had soft food, just without an eat-poo poo-and-die look, so that they would be the one closest to the soft food. Maybe it was just thing that group of cats learned, though. Cythereal posted:Like housecats, they can meow but not roar unlike the big cats, because they're much more closely related to small wildcats than the big ones. Which is why they are still able to purr. https://youtu.be/eHZJrx7RZ2w Bored has a new favorite as of 22:14 on Jul 1, 2018 |
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Zereth posted:They already seem to be fine hanging around humans. Yess, come closer human. I am nice kitty. Yesssss, between the bars human....
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Zereth posted:They already seem to be fine hanging around humans. That seems friendly, but I'd sure hate to be wrong.
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ultrafilter posted:That seems friendly, but I'd sure hate to be wrong. I think I recall reading that there is not one single documented case of a cheetah attack on a human resulting in a fatality.
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Master Twig posted:I think I recall reading that there is not one single documented case of a cheetah attack on a human resulting in a fatality. So they're cunning enough to only attack when there's no witnesses...
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Master Twig posted:I think I recall reading that there is not one single documented case of a cheetah attack on a human resulting in a fatality. There's a pretty wide range of outcomes between a fatality and something I'd actually like.
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Speaking of cheetahs and cute... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8hMvP76w-8
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tiercel posted:Speaking of cheetahs and cute... I love his videos where it's visible just how delighted he is by what he's doing 
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So I watch a lot of bird videos on youtube. This morning though I got a recommendation of a guy who found a dead parrot in his driveway and his thumbnail was of the dead bird. Luckily a friend was on hand to offer this instead: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eft6D3PbHI
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Turn on sound https://twitter.com/uptgyal/status/1013422820280422400?s=21
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Is that the Mean Streak? Snickering camera man is key.
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