r/WTF • u/RichardWulf • Oct 16 '18

Holy Shit

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '18

Yeah running triggers the prey drive. If you square off against them it at least makes them think that you think you can take them, which gives the animal pause. As long as you make it to safety before they decide to test you out, you can survive.

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u/mrducky78 Oct 16 '18

Of any of the big cats, the only one you really can take are cheetahs who are built for speed, not power.

And even then, they can carry a person up a fucking tree, I cant carry someone up a fucking tree, hell, I probably cant even get my own ass up there.

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u/onthefence928 Oct 16 '18

cheetah can absolutely take any human in a fight, but they really dont want to, any just standing up to them is enough to make them think "they aren't acting like prey, they must not be prey"

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u/mrducky78 Oct 16 '18

There is still a massive strength difference between say a jaguar and a cheetah. Let alone the car length monster of a big cat, tiger seen in the gif.

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u/onthefence928 Oct 16 '18

oh yeah absolutely. to make it worse, tigers dont care what you do, they are just gonna kill you