The Big Cat Thread

[Cutiegirlxo]

sometimes its easy to forget big cats are savage wild animals because they are really cute sometimes.

 

[tutis000]

Don't forget the tame ones in the vids are slated for release into the wild. Notice in the 90 seconds of speed video they're being trained to chase prey. Cute and cuddly and deadly. Like any other cat.

 

[beetcher]

for sure. Like my small cat, I hold her snuggly close in my neck and she purrs away and is cuddly and soft and cute. Yet - she is a killer, killing mice, birds, and rabbits. Cute and cuddly and deadly.

 

[racheldebruce]

I always wondered why cave "men" did the hunting. I guess now we know

 

[pumpkin1720]

Among a a lion pride the lioness does most of the hunting. Heres an example.
www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=O4Q9_DmElbI&feature=fvwp

 

[Maurog]

One of my cats is brain damaged. She is cute and cuddly and a danger only to herself.

 

[SeraL]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat#Effects_on_human_health

Why aren't cats who bite people put down? It's discrimination I tell you!

 

[RonnieB]

There's a massive double standard applied to cats that dogs don't get.
This is a prime example...



Cats kill something and bring you the head...awwww loook he's brought daddy a present.
My dog kills a cat and brings me its head and he's a vicious killer.

 

[Jessbess]

Exactly my point!

 

[gingerspice]

I don't think a lioness is prone to stopping off on her way to killing a zebra to stroke a cheetah, tickle it's belly and get all giggly over it purring. Chances are it'll kill the cheetah just being there.

 

[MacyL]

Exactly why I try not to think of dogs who do that in that way, despite being a huge cat lover. Its the same as when a cat kills a bird. I try to use logic, not emotion. its not FAIR to the poor dog.

 

[Nic]

It's been scientifically proven you cannot have logic without emotion.

 

[airedale170]

emotion can definitely get in the way....as shown by some MAPPers who believe that if an animal does anything other than run away when a child pokes its eye or pulls on a paw or ear or tail and hurts it, it should be put down right away.

 

[airmandan10]

You gotta see this. Lions and crocodiles sharing a meal.
www.youtube.com/watch?feature=fvwp&NR=1&v=QuTYX7gMPWM

 

[ivanxs66]

Just wanted to say that I still love the people who said that, I still think they're adorable. They're really cute and nice. I just think they have weird beliefs.

 

[marinoneblake]

I have a £120 bank account, if that counts? or was that £1.20...



I protest! Either that study is incorrect or else it's invalidated by emotional involvement!

 

[luvminmann]

One concern i have is these Cheetas they plan to release into the wild obviously have no fear of humans. They clearly love their human trainers. Could that make them more dangerous to people than an animal that was born wild and didn't grow up around humans?

 

[purple26]

It will make them a danger to themselves more likely. Since they aren't wary of humans they're an easy mark for poachers.

 

[ConchieDee]

Poaching and loss of habitiat have been a major blow for the cheetah, driving them to the brink of extinction. Hopefully they can live out their lives and raise offspring on a game reserve.

 

[mamajoey]

Or it'd be nice if humans could their act together and manage land/populations better and cut out poaching. It'd be sad if cheetahs were relegated to living only on game reserves because the humans can't get their act together.