Cheetahs are not actually dangerous to humans. Their skulls/jaws are pretty small and they are slender to be aerodynamic, and they need to be uninjured to hunt, so they avoid confrontation at all costs, especially with something the size of a human.
it's friend shaped!
Submitted 7 hours ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to science_memes@mander.xyz
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idkwhatimdoing@sh.itjust.works 7 hours ago
shalafi@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
I was gonna say, nobody is calling cheetahs dangerous. 🙄
magic_internet_wizard@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
Domestic cats are not actually much different than wild cats in any way. they’re just too small to eat us and raised to be more tame. If your loveable housecat was as big as a cheetah, they might not intentionally attack you out of aggression, but their predator instincts would kick in and would probably play with you until you died and possibly eat you like they do insects, lizards, and any other small creature.
sangriaferret@sh.itjust.works 2 hours ago
I read an interview with a zoologist which described cats as evolutionarily perfect. Their dna really only varies primarily for size. All cats all over the world have survived with no need to seriously adapt to their environment.
NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
Cheetahs aren’t dangerous to humans, they hang out with and even nuzzle up to wildlife photographers all the time.
leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 hours ago
Fun fact: cheetahs can purr and meow.
ekZepp@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
It’s trap. He just want you to get closer to pet him.
OrganicMustard@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
I want to pet the big cat
leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 hours ago
It’d probably let you. They’re pretty chill cats.
Don’t have a lot of energy, and have to save it for sprinting.
xxce2AAb@feddit.dk 7 hours ago
Just imagine it lapping at the juices leaking from the shredded remains of your face. Glad to help!
KingGimpicus@sh.itjust.works 4 hours ago
Worse, cat tongues are barbed and are actually abrasive. They can literally lick your face off given enough time.
leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 hours ago
It’s a cheetah, not a leopard.
TrickDacy@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
Accurate.
QuietCupcake@hexbear.net 3 hours ago
The highly scientific term for this phenomenon is “blep.”
dumbass@piefed.social 4 hours ago
Go on then, give it a Boop then!
owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca 7 hours ago
Ah, the danger blep
VinnyDaCat@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
It’s just a big cat.
BootLoop@sh.itjust.works 4 hours ago
touch it
aeronmelon@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
Fatal attraction.
mycodesucks@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
Inbreeding.
Broadfern@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
Imagine your cat was big enough to rip your arm off at playtime. That’s why.
TrickDacy@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
Just using its tongue to get some intestines out of its teeth.
bubblybubbles@lemmy.ml 5 hours ago
AWWWWWW
snoons@lemmy.ca 7 hours ago
Cheetahs are apparently super chill as long as they’re not hungry, otherwise they’ll eat you so they can be super chill again.
stupidcasey@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
Me too bud, me too.
leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 hours ago
We’re too big and too dangerous.
A cheetah would need to be very desperate to attack a human.
xx3rawr@sh.itjust.works 5 hours ago
Apparently, Chester should be mascotting for Snickers