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[-] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 8 points 2 months ago

I mean they aren't lions, but are you telling me that they're tamer than house cats? Because I definitely wouldn't trust a cheetah-sized house cat.

[-] ThoGot@feddit.org 8 points 2 months ago

Depending on the individual I wouldn't even trust a house cat-sized house cat

[-] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

If a house cat doesn't like you, it won't approach you. I imagine a cheetah would be the same.

[-] ryannathans@aussie.zone 3 points 2 months ago

Wild cheetahs have never killed a human

[-] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Cheetahs in captivity have, though.

[-] ryannathans@aussie.zone 2 points 2 months ago

Not really comparable, zoochosis is horrific

[-] NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

They can be, depending on their temperament. They’re not big cats, they’re large small cats and they very much behave as such, they are behaviorally a lot more like a house cat than a lion. They are far more likely to avoid you than attack you if they’re not interested in getting your attention and the social ones can be very social.

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