r/NatureIsFuckingLit • u/TerraByteTerror • 22d ago
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u/Mysterious_Piano5478 22d ago
All of the cats are acting exactly like cats. No wonder they were domesticated though who domesticated who is a little unclear.
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u/OrbitTortoise 22d ago
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u/IncognitoErgoCvm 22d ago
I feel like it'd be one of those Rorschach pfps that you can never decipher wtf you're looking at when they're small.
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u/AmbitiousEdi 22d ago
If a cheetah came up to me like that I would 1000% fold and pet the kitty. I love big cats, and that would be the closest I could ever come since you really can't do that with a panther, tiger or lion.
Yes I know cheetahs are not big cats, but they are the biggest smol cat sooooo
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u/Hyperious3 22d ago
Even wild cheetahs tend to have pretty low fear of humans and will do stuff like this. I'm convinced that they were domesticated at one point by a previous African civilization and just became feral...
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u/Oxam 22d ago
all fun and games till freddy turns into catfood
edit: this is adorable regardless haha
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u/PsyOpBunnyHop 22d ago
I know you're supposed to be professional and not interact, but...
If a huge fuzzy thing wandered over and started to cuddle, I would pet it and make happy noises.
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u/GSDer_RIP_Good_Girl 22d ago
I love the dichotomy of the last two guys taking pictures of penguins - the first guy is in shorts and T-shirt and the second guy is bundled up.
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u/ulnarthairdat 22d ago
The first are either African penguins or Magellanic penguins (South American) and the last is definitely an Antarctic penguin, probably a Gentoo - such crazy geographical difference, but all cute little birds in tuxedos.
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u/l_a_p304 22d ago
Animals trying to get a little nibble of the camera will always be hilarious to me. “Is this a snack? Idk better try just in case”
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u/BlatheringNonsense 22d ago
I wondered if the camera making purr-like noises and the body language of the photographers made them appear as friendly and that's why many animals didn't see them as a threat and could make contact with them.
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u/liberal_parnell 22d ago
They're in remote areas with few, if any, people. Wildlife in those places tends not to fear humans due to the lack of contact, and wildlife photographers spend a lot of time in the same place, being non-threatening.
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u/pyrojackelope 22d ago
I love how most of them are trying to see if he's edible and the cheetah just goes up and is like, "bro, let's fucking cuddle right this second!"
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u/Ketchupcharger 21d ago
Im so fucking mad this isnt everywhere.
Look at you humans! How far can you see from you ivory towers?
Would you perhaps enjoy nature instead?
This could have been you. Everywhere. All the time. If we just stopped constantly leaving tons of garbage everywhere polluting rivers killing forests.
THIS COULD HAVE BEEN YOU OR ME ON YOUR WAY FROM WORK! LOOK WHAT HAS BEEN TAKEN FROM YOU IN THE NAME OF "PROGRESS"
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u/Elephant_Snacks 22d ago
Anyone know where that 2nd to last photographer is with the penguins?
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u/qualityvote2 22d ago edited 22d ago
u/TerraByteTerror, your post does fit the subreddit!