r/NatureIsFuckingLit • u/TerraByteTerror • 6h ago

šŸ”„upclose and personal

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u/dumbodragon 5h ago

if im not mistaken cheetahs are the most chill of the big cats around humans. they also purr!

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u/jackalope268 4h ago

Fun fact the cheetah is actually not a big cat because big cats roar and small cats purr with the one exception of the clouded leopard who does a bit of both

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u/dumbodragon 4h ago

what is it then?

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u/GlitterBombFallout 4h ago

It's a "small cat", felinae, more closely related to house cats. Lions, tigers, leopards, jaguars, snow leopards, and clouded leopards are "big cats", pantherinae.

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u/dumbodragon 2h ago

thanks!

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u/ConqueefStador 1h ago

I wish house cats came in different sizes likes dogs.

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u/hypothetical_zombie 1h ago

In a way they do. Ragdolls are usually small, and Norwegian Forest cats & Maine Coon cats are huge.