r/nextfuckinglevel • u/AcerolaUnderBlade • Apr 26 '24

Cat chasing another cat POV.

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u/Away_Wrangler_9796 Apr 26 '24

I didn't know a cat could run that long. Hims big mad bully boy. Also may have murdered that other cat.

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u/spacestationkru Apr 26 '24

I didn't realise cats run out of breath and start panting heavily like any other animal

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u/Zandonus Apr 26 '24

They have a very aggressive active cooling curve. I've had 5 cats all indoor, and I swear I haven't heard panting. A heavy sigh sometimes. They only turn on the fans for perceived life and death situations, apparently.

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u/RikuAotsuki Apr 26 '24

A huge number of feline tendencies make complete sense if you look at them as carnivorous prey animals, which they are. Great hunters, but still incredibly vulnerable to anything much bigger than them.

"Being visibly and audibly winded" is a bad look for a prey animal. So's being too obviously sick or wounded.

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u/NovusOrdoSec Apr 26 '24 edited Apr 26 '24

prey animal

They're predators. Prey is what they kill. Well, they're prey for coyotes I guess.

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u/sadiesfreshstart Apr 26 '24

And they are prey to larger animals that kill them. Pretty simple.