The most annoying thing about cats is they can sleep for 20+ hours a day and still be in better shape than any human who's obsessed with exercising; able to pakour all over the place, leap straight up more than their body length, sprint like crazy and I'm sure they could bench press twice their own body weight if given the opportunity.
My cat broke one of his rear legs and has a cast. SOMEHOW, he still zoombies at 3 am. Only it's LOUDER because his cast is going THUMPTHUMPTHUMP as he runs. The vet visit for the leg also uncovered the fact that his hips straight up dissolved. There is nothing connecting his back legs to his spine bone-wise. His song ends at the thighbone. And yet, he STILL zoombies, jumps, and everything else a cat does.
I'm pretty sure there are at least a dozen hours of that you could find in the archives already. You could probably piece it all into something pretty epic.... just don't ask me to watch it with you.
Fun fact: ALL cats have a Hyoid bone. Panthers have a fused (ossified) hyoid bone, while felines have one surrounded by cartilage and muscle, that is connected to no other bones. ANOTHER FUN FACT: Humans also have a detached hyoid bone, and it's likely one of the reasons that we can sing with any level of vibrato, which indicates that our singing is likely similar in mechanism as a cat's purring.
The clip of the Lynx solving a dispute by screaming at eachother (sounding like humans immitating cats badly) is exactly why 90% of Appalachian folklore is basically "if you heard something in the woods, no you didn't". Edit: i didn't mean to imply that lynx are the only reason for these stories. There are way to many sources of weird noises to list, and just as many ways to die while wandering around the woods at 3am investigating weird noises. (animals, tripping, cliffs, and getting lost/turned around, ect) Its also just simpler and more effective to say the woods are haunted than explaining the actual dangers. Plus its more fun to tell a ghost story than give a normal safety briefing.
That and pumas, and the way the fog+ mountains= weird distortions for sure. You go off the trail for a weird sound and who knows what's gonna get ya, but something will.
I watched this with my 9 lb Norwegian forest cat. She ignored the big cats section, choosing instead to take a nap on my feet. She started paying attention when the snow leopard showed up. She definitely thought the cheetah was a bird. She purred through the Pallas' cat section, but was confused by the lynxes. She hated the caricals hissing When the fishing cat showed up, she went to the foot of the bed to give herself a bath.
Thank you so much for making this video. As a biologist the amount of times I've had to explain to people that black panthers/white tigers aren't a unique species and what's classified as a big cat are astounding. I hope that with how popular you are, this information reaches many people.
The way I almost exploded when I heard my classmate say that white tigers are the most endangered species of tigers. And my teacher didn’t even correct them. We’re in an animal management course too lmao. If my social anxiety wasn’t so severe I would’ve said something
I get it, I'm specialized in zoarchaeology so its not quite zoology, but I pretty much deal with just animal remains in a human context and the amount of times I have had to explain these or similar concepts drives me nuts, and they still don't believe me! Its like ok what are you an electrician, remind me to tell you how to do your job next time we get together and see how well that goes.
It's so adorable how cats are obsessed with looking fierce. They are always like, "I'M BIG! I'M SCARY! FEAR ME! FEAR MY WRATH! *hisssss!*" even when they are clearly just the cutest little buggers.
I was at Busch Gardens tampa, and I needed to take a rest because I have a really bad back. I was sitting on a jeep that was converted into a bench that extended through the glass and made it seem as though you were driving into the enclosure. A male lion came out of some shrubs after a few minutes and hopped up on the hood of the jeep. Even though it was held in place by the exhibit, you could feel the entire thing move when he hopped up. He laid on his side like a house cat and began pawing and licking the windshield infront of me. I sat and just watched him for about half an hour, just in awe at how close I was to this beautiful creature. When I got up to leave, he sat up on his hind legs on the hood, looked around, and let out a roar that shook the glass. To this day I haven’t heard a sound I could compare it to. He was about 25 feet away, and from that distance, it was so loud and deep it almost didn’t register. It shook my diaphragm like the bass at a concert, and everything around the exhibit hummed and vibrated. It seriously felt like getting hit with a massage gun. He went off for about 10 seconds, then when he finished, he jumped off the hood and ran back into the shrubs. That is one of my favourite memories, and I feel incredibly lucky to have witnessed him. He definitely wanted to snack on me, but I don’t imagine I will ever have a chance to be that close to a big cat again, and I cherish my time with him.
I once saw a picture of a black panther standing right behind a jaguar while striking nearly the exact same pose as it, making it look like it was the jaguar’s shadow. It felt right out of an album cover to be frank.
It’s the genus. Like Homo sapiens for people. We are the last of the genus. There used to be homo erectus, homo habilus, etc. They’re just panthera Tigris, Panthera Leo, etc
@@Jedimindkillerjrwe just interbreed with the others and for some reason our genes became dominate also i think we reproduce quicker i believe could be wrong on the last bit
@@coldmoonlight6361Modern taxonomy is defined by an ancestor and all its descendants, usually marked by unsatisfying subtle and/or internal traits. Since divergence and convergence can so often make any easy descriptive traits meaningless for tracking relation.
I have considered myself quite knowledgable about cats, but this man right here has me humbled. And also excited about all the new things I learn. I really do hope you get your own show some day, you definitely have what it takes
Cats:**are the most successful mammal 2nd to humans in terms of hunting, not to mention being perfectly evolved just to murder, and are fairly intelligent** Also cats: **cute little furballs**
Hey; Cats are just biding their time for us to selfdestruct, but don't worry they'll be fine, surviving on the Cockroaches till things pick up after that.😉
@@kakahass8845Mine doesn't. I've cleaned up the messes outside the bathroom door that prove it. It's not a physical limitation, he just won't try it. He'll hop thru a hole in a screen door, but won't attempt the door itself. It's kinda nice, means he doesn't really try to get outside. But means if I screw up and the door to the litter box is too closed for him to simply slip thru... 🤷♂️
Looking for the tiger with the eyes of a deer sent a chill down my spine. It all makes sense how bright orange could work as camouflage and how badly a white tiger would stick out
Tbf even creatures not blind to orange have a hard time seeing tigers cause during daytime the orange and black can camo the tiger perfectly in forests where sunlight and shadows mingle between tree trunks.
15:17 When the Veritasium theme kicks in! jokes aside, you're cool and your content is very important. This Video (and the Lindsay Nikole cameo) where the tipping-point for me to sub and bell and stuff. keep up the good work! love from switzerland
As a botanist and ecologist, I have learned to just not pay too much attention to common names. They are confusing (as you've mentioned with the cats in your video) and in the plant world too often different species end up with the same name. Once you get to know the scientific names, the classification of species become a lot easier to understand 😊
As a current zoology & biology major in my final semester of college, I completely agree. Learning the scientific names just makes everything so much easier.
@@enriquegarcia2790 That's why we stick to the scientific names in the tarantula hobby. One species could have around 2 to 7 different common names, and like "daddy long legs" some could cross over to other species.
@@enriquegarcia2790 It's worse than that honestly. It can refer to Pholcid spiders, Harvestmen (which are spiderlike arachnids but not spiders), and craneflies (insects, not arachnids)
I had a similar argument in my youth where my classmates didn’t believe me when I said Tasmanian Devils actually do exist and aren’t just a cartoon tornado of death.
Cats are my favorite animals, big or small. The idea something so ferocious is wrapped up in such a cuddly package has always fascinated me. I’m all about the sleeper. Thank you for your videos! I have never heard another narrator for animal behavior do what you do, and I cannot get enough! The number of euphemisms you come up with for getting killed is mind blowing. Do not stop! PLEASE!!
"This video was brought to you by pure spite." Best sponsor ever.😂 And any excuse for you to talk about cats, I'll take. Amazing how cats are both the most perfectly evolved predators on earth, and the most adorable furballs on the planet.
I have a Norwegian forest cat (found him in an alley as a kitten) and he does the tail thing when he's cold. He's also really good at trudging through piles of stuffed animals and loves lying in front of my air conditioner. This animal was built for Russia and wound up living in sunny Southern California. (yes he's been enjoying the weather recently)
@@zurielsss No, cats never need shaving unless there's a medical reason. A Norwegian Forest Cat lives with us and he's fine in the summer in the southern US since he's indoors all the time. My daughter will take him out to play in the snow the rare times we have any and he likes it but he's always ready to come back inside. 😆
Margays are INSANE climbers. They can climb branches upside down because their ankles are specially evolved to be mobile. On the flip side, cheetahs can't climb trees well because their hind legs don't have mobile joints. This allows them to run at top speeds without injuring their joints.
The day before winter break my Zoology professor had us watch the Pink Panther Christmas Special, and then asked us what genus the Pink Panther would be a part of. And because of this channel, I ended up looking like one of the smartest kids in the class, so I very much thank you for that.
My uncle rescued an orphaned cougar once. He managed to train her to be a "hunting dog". I didn't really understand until I was older why I wasn't allowed to pet the big kitty. I'm good with my majestic house panther, I don't care that he's not a big cat, he's a big cat in spirit.
Cougar and possibly most other cats cannot be trained to hunt cooperatively with human, unlike dog and falcon. But there are some exception; cheetah and caracal historically were kept by Middle East and Indian hunter as "hunting cat"
@@prasetyodwikuncorojati2434 I guess you could claim that domestic cats hunt cooperatively with humans in that they will merk anything and bring it to you.
Okay, but serious question: if you ever did pet the house panther, how soft was its fur compared to a domestic cat? (This channel once said that tiger fur is soft, and I've been heavily invested in 'how soft are the unpetable cats' ever since.)
Catamount is a shortened form of what they were called in the past "The Cat of the Mountain". It comes from around the Carolinas and Tennessee in the Appalachian Mountains. Its not very common, but its what I call them and have called them for my whole life.
How do you not have mountain lions? They love Appalachia, saw plenty on my hiking trips through there. We have a family that lives near my childhood home but I'm afraid some real estate company will eventually take their home from them :(
"It's not the fall that kills you." "It's the giant 100kg cat suplexing you over a mountain cliff crushing you, while choking you to death, while airborne. ... yeah, I think I'm done with hikes. :D
Once I watched a documentary where a tigress noticed fish flopping in a dried up waterhole and learned that during droughts she could eat those and there was even footage of her taking her cubs and showing then and one of her cubs later in life doing the same thing during droughts. I thought it was so interesting and cool
There is a lot we don't know about animal communication. Within my lifetime we have learned that animals like crows can teach others what they know and that they will actually remember. We only learned recently that even trees can communicate with each other via fungus, and certain species of trees will actually tell false information to other trees to maintain resources for themselves
I’ve lived in the Mountains most my life. I still get chills hearing the sound of a “screaming woman” in the dead of night. For those who don’t know it’s a Mountain Lion. A lot of folks don’t know the true beauty of the beast.
I went on vacation in the Vermont mountains as a child. One night we heard the screaming. 😂 “What’s that? Oh, cool!” -from the safety of the cabin. Can’t remember if it was two screaming back and forth or if there was a disagreement with some audacious raccoons. If it wasn’t with raccoons, then that same trip had raccoons fighting nearby another night.
And this is why we have ghost stories, its just easier to say an area is haunted than to explain all the wildlife and other natural hazards. Everyone gets freaked out by a ghost story when they hear a mysterious woman's haunting scream, but some idiots will want to find the cougar and pet/photograph it, which will end in a mauling.
I'm a mom of two kids who is suffering from sciatica and I must say sir, this video came on time as a serotonin boost for my mental health. Funny, educational, and interesting channel I been watching since COVID lockdown 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
@@ChangedCauseYT-HateFoxNames I find it quite weird that foxes are in some ways cat-like, but are caniforms. Then there's hyenas, which are very doggy, but are feliforms. And they laugh at anyone who gets that wrong.
I’d prefer to hear the roar of a big cat over a mountain lion screaming like a woman getting iced any day. I’m not joking, they actually do that and I have unironically lost sleep over it.
Haha, Casual Geographic is my cat’s favorite UA-camr by far! I watched this video on my TV and she was super engaged, sitting and staring. She sometimes jumps up and tries to catch whatever she sees on the TV, especially whenever he shows birds in his videos. And of course I love them too.
My grandfather had a “pet” bobcat for a while. Gnarly big male that got tagged by one of his coyote traps. He took care of it until its leg healed and then released it. It was…. Not cheerful about the arrangement, but at least healed successfully.
Oh geez. That's is so wholesome of your grandfather though. It must not have been easy. Glad he recovered and was set free! He probably told his kids to be careful or they will be kidnapped until injuries heal lolol
@@euriditia he was a pretty cool guy. He also at one point raised a litter of skunks (being careful not to use any human food) and released them after their mother had been hit by a vehicle.
@@diamondflaw Awwww, just from what you said about him caring for the bobcat and now the litter of skunks, he had a heart of gold. That's awesome you have all of these stories to tell. Maybe someday you'll end up in a situation where you follow his footsteps in nursing something back to health too. Life is wild like that sometimes. Thanks for sharing, hope you had a great holiday and now New Year! 💖💖💖💖
I had a Savanah cat living with us in college back in the day due to a roommate. He was chill as hell but you could tell peace was a choice, not a given. He was cool as hell.
@@DirtyDruid the worst he would do is smack the hell outta you without claws. Would randomly yell in the shower at night and liked vaulting around all the cabinets and stuff. He was a weird dude.
@@Cj-cv4wb aww he sounds like a good dude! I've always thought it would be cool to have a cat that sits on the back of a horse, just chilling on the saddlebags, and I bet a savannah is the right choice for that. And a very friendly horse.
@@DirtyDruid Very, very, very much not. Savannahs are like the wolfdog of cats. They're more wild than not and this is an exception (like a smart orange cat, or a quiet siamese cat). Calm cat, go with calico. Easygoing in nature, personable (to the point they're known as the "beckoning cat" in Japan, where they're most popular). Or a tabby that happens to be gentle and chill toward non-humans and non-cats.
There was once a baby bobcat hanging around my school when I was about nine years old. I got to pet that little man before he was taken to a wildlife rescue center. He was pretty chill, so he was probably too young to know what he was. Can I request more videos centered around felines? I mean, I know you've covered cheetahs before, but it seems like the panthers definitely get more screen time. Have a great new year, fam!
Always vibed with snow leopards. Chunky, introverted, loves the cold, and whiter than all the rest. My world just became infinitely cuter since I found out the rusty spotted cat exists
I’m Scottish and convinced our old cat was atleast part Scottish wildcat he was unnaturally big, hated everyone apart from me and my mum and the same colours to most Scottish wild cats
@@lewis5319It's actually quite possibile. Scottish wild cats were known to mix with house cats. In Poland, we had this problem that our wild cats (we have only 200 of them) were mixing with house cats, but it was stoped.
@@Rapture-nv5vj Housecats are actually domesticated wild cats, specifically from the Middle East and North Africa though. But they are the same species and can reproduce with each other anyway.
@@Oscar97oFun fact: House cats aren’t actually domesticated. They’re technically “semi domesticated”, but just barely. They’re still over 99% identical to wild cats. We didn’t even _begin_ to selectively breed cats until the late 1800s.
This is my first time watching one of your full videos versus one of your shorts, and let me just say, doing so while buzzed / drunk, is the best way to watch these videos!!!
As a Canadian biologist (at least on paper) I can tell the difference between a lynx and bobcat. Lynx have ear tufts and are ganglier, and mostly follow the showshoe hare in terrain and population. Lynx tail is black, bobcat tail is banded. I knew someone who had a pet serval. It was nuts. It's a wild animal they were treating like a cat cat. Also, today I learned how to spell serval. I've also never heard a Fisher called a Fisher Cat. Not that Fisher makes it easy to talk about. "no like a big weasel. not that big thats a wolverine. no not an otter.. " Biologist. I swear...
New England native and avid hiker here. Fisher Cat is the term in the North Eastern US for the vicious little bastards.... crazy cool animals but mean as hell if you or god forbid your pet run into them. Lived in the South West for a long time and I totally know what you mean when it comes to describing them to people. "They are basically what happens when you cross the temperament of a wolverine with the size of a mountain lion and the appetite of a wolf....." Saw a picture of a hunter back home holding one that was over six feet long.... Fishers are crazy lol Also as a side note since you are a biologist. New England Catamounts are slightly different to your average cougar. Little smaller, little longer. Until very recently thought to be extinct until our idiotic hunting laws (deer were literally starving to death due to overpopulation) brought them back up in numbers. Now wolves are also being seen in new england for the first time in nearly 250 years after Israel Putnam supposedly killed the last one in modern day Mashamoquet (Mash-ah-muck-et) State Park in Connecticut. Nature is crazy lol
@@herrikudo Cool! I don't know dicks about cougars, no large animals on my island. We do have Coywolves though, I've read some papers that show a clear genetic difference. Biggest wild terrestrial animal we have. I've been "hunted" by them a couple times. "Don't go into the long grass!" I've never sen a wild cat. As a kid I didn't understand why our coyotes didn't look anything like what I saw on tv. They're here naturally but also haven't been here as long as I have. Crossed the ice in the late 80s/ early 90s. Couple months ago we had a confirmed deer for the first time in a long time, also came over the ice. And was immediately hit by a truck.
You are a fast and funny fenomenon man. I stumbled across your stuff and have enjoyed them since. Oh, and educational too. Thanks to you I can call you OP and know what that means [yes, I am old...]. Just felt I should hit you with "Thanks for putting a smile on my face, I appreciate you!" Yours from RipCity, Rdg
Fun fact! Vikings (in Norway i believe) used to give their newlywed daughters a cat for their house as the goddess of fertility Freya has a carriage pulled by cats:) also these cats are endemic to that region (can’t remember what they are called though oops)
Ah the Norwegian Forest cat with the short name “Wegie” lol Yeah I have one and I love him so much. I didn’t realize how much they meant to their culture until I researched more about them since I wanted to make sure I was properly caring for mine
I love how they made Tai Lung insultingly acrobatic too, like real Snow Leopards. Remember that scene on the rope-bridge, where he just casually messes with the balance of the bridge with no problem, meanwhile Tigress has to keep readjusting her stance?
Been loving your content for a long time. Here's a comment to help with the algorithm. Keep up the good work. You have a great middle ground between humor and facts where neither is damaged at the behest of the other.
8:17 Snow leopards wasn’t in the panthera genus until recently though. It was first the only cat in the genus Uncia, but was reclassified as a panthera eventually. That’s why it doesn’t really fit in with the rest of the panthers
I THOUGHT they were in a different genus! I didn't know they were moved into panthera. Though, now that I think about it, I do remember learning a long time ago that it's closest relative was the Tiger, so I suppose it makes sense to be in panthera.
I love your videos, and this one is my absolute favorite! I'm a recovering crazy cat lady, and seeing all these cats and the way you talk about their histories and facts is just amazing. This is my second time watching, and I'll probably watch the next time it pops up on my screen again!
What a fascinating perspective on the cat world! It’s intriguing to navigate the complexities of the various species in the cat family. Your strategy of argument to inform is genuinely unique. It’s clear you’ve done your research meticulously.
I love your videos! Excellent content about the big and little cats of the world. I have been fortunate enough to see some in habitat. The Jagarundi is very different in appearance. The Ocelot is one of my most adored. I came across one sleeping on a tree branch in Central American and snapped a couple of photos but backed away , quietly, when it heard the camera shutter. Lol I met a Florida Panther too. No camera in my hand but probably best! It gave me a long look before I explained that I was not big enough to be more than a light snack. I’ve witnessed a few others and hope you will continue to post more videos. We need to protect their habitats.
4:03 - Ice Climbers theme from Super Smash Bros Melee 4:47 - Ropey Rampage from Donkey Kong Country 6:26 - Meta Ridley’s theme from Metroid Prime 1 and 3: Corruption
0:21 - Inside Peach's Castle from Super Mario 64 13:00 - Gerudo Desert theme from Zelda: Twilight Princess Plus some other mario music scattered throughout, I recognize the music but they're definitely more modern spinoffs of older tunes so I'm not sure what games they're from (I'm guessing New Super Mario Bros. based on CG's video description)
Cats of the world. Big and small. Defying gravity on a whim. Looking way to damn cute and adorable. Killing anything they can get their paws on. And finally, confusing the world with their antics 24/7. Whats not to love? 10 out of 10 video
Late to the party, but meow! I have watched this video so many times (and others of yours), you are hilarious *and* informative, and it's a moment of joy I can just click up whenever I need one. Thank you kindly, and keep up the wonderful work!💜💯
The melanistic flamingo blew my mind….along with the hot pink grasshopper. I’ve had three encounters with cougars…one at 12 in Ft Huachuca, AZ when I snuck out of the back seat of our car to cuddle with one which belonged to a rancher who had rescued her as an abandoned cub. She purred, loved ear scratches and was so soft. When my mother looked up from the book she was reading and began screaming at me at the top of her lungs, the cougar gave me a “you poor child look.” I saw two when out walking in the foothills of Tucson during a drought.Both were looking for water from swimming pools. We were maybe 14 ft apart. They were very beautiful…their eyes were exquisite. My father taught me as a kid how to deal with wild animals. As both showed no sign of aggression, I stood very still and stayed relaxed. We looked at each other for a bit and went our separate ways. I’m nit embarrassed to say that decades later these are among my favorite memories.
Apparently there's a reason I call my housecat a leopard & it's because he keeps flying out of nowhere to land on my shoulders like a leopard after prey. Although he seems satisfied with just making me scream & then to smugly ride around on my shoulders. I think he thinks I'm a walking cat tree.
@@Allan_aka_RocKITEman Yes, yes I am. Micah likes to lay on my neck & get carried room to room. He'll actually stay up there for quite awhile. It would be longer but I have neck issues & he's no lightweight. But he will settle in my arms like a living teddy bear. He'll fall asleep watching UA-cam videos or if I'm reading on my tablet. He's been known to stay for hours.
This is such a great overview and explains to the point the differences and the incredible variety of big and small cats! I am so glad, that I found Your channel! Thanks, Isegrim ("the wolf" of german tales and fables)
I sit here with my cat in my lap, and I am so grateful to whatever fool went to his wood pile, hundreds or thousands of years ago. And saw a few little fluff balls. With super pointy claws, and sharp teeth. Something they knew to be a very casually successful killing machine once it reached adulthood. And went “aww, so cute. :3 I think I’ll bring it inside, where my children sleep. What could go wrong.” 💜 So so grateful.
Actually, cats practically domesticated themselves! I'm pretty sure it was basically cats decided humans have food, which attracts rodents, so it started as them hanging around to catch the rodents, then I guess humans started feeding them and cats figured that was even better. I think. I definitely could be misremembering though tbh
@@the_tangled_girl9494 It'll never be entirely certain, because, well, it's ancient history and no one wrote it down. However, it's a decent assumption. Cats were attracted by the rodents attracted by grain stores (among things), as well as birds when it's still on the field. With dogs people wanted them to hunt with us, guard for us and do all kind of chores that require training, while cats could be left to do what they do naturally
@@the_tangled_girl9494 Well yeah, they kind of did. I'm moreso appreciative for the first people to roll the dice on bringing or allowing those small predators indoors with them. Imagine the first peoples to have housecats, waking up at what-the-fuck o'clock to a litter of 4 kittens who have the zoomies. Tell me that your cat has never looked like it either sees, is communicating with, or is possessed by a demon. XD
When you break it down, the whole "cats domesticated themselves" becomes a whole lot more believable. Not saying I didn't believe it myself, I definitely do, but it's crazy to me that there's a good number of wild cats that look so much like house cats that they could show up to your door one day wanting food and you wouldn't know the difference.
There are a bazillion stories of people picking up and taking home jaguar, ocelot, lynx, and bobcat kittens thinking they were just really big abandoned domestic tabbies. It's nuts.
@@tsm688 Many a cat have been recorded doing their absolute best to pack up even the humans that took care of them. they might be nicer than they used to be, but i would disagree with calling them domesticated.
Omg, that was a great lesson! Our crew got white lions on camera, and it's interesting to see how they struggle to survive, even though they are extremely cute.
The most annoying thing about cats is they can sleep for 20+ hours a day and still be in better shape than any human who's obsessed with exercising; able to pakour all over the place, leap straight up more than their body length, sprint like crazy and I'm sure they could bench press twice their own body weight if given the opportunity.
My cat broke one of his rear legs and has a cast. SOMEHOW, he still zoombies at 3 am. Only it's LOUDER because his cast is going THUMPTHUMPTHUMP as he runs. The vet visit for the leg also uncovered the fact that his hips straight up dissolved. There is nothing connecting his back legs to his spine bone-wise. His song ends at the thighbone. And yet, he STILL zoombies, jumps, and everything else a cat does.
You eat only protein and see what happens.
Edit: People think corn is the number 1 ingredient. No, it's not. Check your own bag and see what's #1.
@@Marcara081 Dry cat food is mostly corn.
They are crazy strong. I have a slinky black and white and he has hooked his front paw around my finger and pulled. Crazy strong.
@@Aliandrin wild cats eat only meat, and lots of cat owners either supplement dry with wet, or only feed wet
How cats can simultaneously be perfectly evolved killing machines as well as the biggest goofballs will never not be hilarious to me
Google the _Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass_ character trope
not just that but to be a jaguar and eat just to get high what are they seeing?
Because they know they can't be fucked with.
Reminds me of Sukuna from JJK.
Especially orange cats
I want an hour long special where casual geographic just rambles and talks about cats… like ALL of them
YES!!! I’d be all over that.
I'm pretty sure there are at least a dozen hours of that you could find in the archives already.
You could probably piece it all into something pretty epic.... just don't ask me to watch it with you.
i'd watch it too
Cover famous Internet cats like they're on an animal special 👀
I don't think my sanity would take it... I'd still watch it though
Fun fact: ALL cats have a Hyoid bone. Panthers have a fused (ossified) hyoid bone, while felines have one surrounded by cartilage and muscle, that is connected to no other bones.
ANOTHER FUN FACT: Humans also have a detached hyoid bone, and it's likely one of the reasons that we can sing with any level of vibrato, which indicates that our singing is likely similar in mechanism as a cat's purring.
Yeah I was so confused at that part given that they all have hyoid bones! Thanks for posting this so other people can learn the information!
The clip of the Lynx solving a dispute by screaming at eachother (sounding like humans immitating cats badly) is exactly why 90% of Appalachian folklore is basically "if you heard something in the woods, no you didn't".
Edit: i didn't mean to imply that lynx are the only reason for these stories. There are way to many sources of weird noises to list, and just as many ways to die while wandering around the woods at 3am investigating weird noises. (animals, tripping, cliffs, and getting lost/turned around, ect)
Its also just simpler and more effective to say the woods are haunted than explaining the actual dangers. Plus its more fun to tell a ghost story than give a normal safety briefing.
“You don’t mess with the spookies”
Never investigate if it was a booger or not.
Just assume it was and quickly go back inside pretending you didn't hear anything.
fr, they sound like me if I tried to meow but my voice cracked
@@kitkatboard hello
That and pumas, and the way the fog+ mountains= weird distortions for sure.
You go off the trail for a weird sound and who knows what's gonna get ya, but something will.
".... that's not a kitten, that's a grown man ... with bills to pay."
I love you man! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
right?
This joke is at at 14:24 for anyone wondering
CG's wit is something else
As fo I
I got the same point which made me click the “subscribe” button in a speed of light! 😂
I watched this with my 9 lb Norwegian forest cat.
She ignored the big cats section, choosing instead to take a nap on my feet.
She started paying attention when the snow leopard showed up.
She definitely thought the cheetah was a bird.
She purred through the Pallas' cat section, but was confused by the lynxes.
She hated the caricals hissing
When the fishing cat showed up, she went to the foot of the bed to give herself a bath.
This is the only review I trust
What's your cat's rating of this video?
@@V1_Ultrakiller I asked her how many thumbs up she'd give it but she just glared at me because she doesn't have thumbs
@@JadeStone00 are you by any chance Norwegian? (Curious because I am)
@@ivarramirezpaulsen8212 no, my cat is but she's adopted
That tiger had a full on John Wick backstory. 400 people is crazy
She was a tigress
man eater of tsavo.
@@elhombredeoro955Yeah, and?
@@jeremylawson6648 Jim Corbett.
@@RalphKramden-il5pf Jim Corbett was only fag with gun not badass like that tiger or leopard :)
Thank you so much for making this video. As a biologist the amount of times I've had to explain to people that black panthers/white tigers aren't a unique species and what's classified as a big cat are astounding. I hope that with how popular you are, this information reaches many people.
I guess not everyone was like me and had Wings, Paws, Hooves and Flippers teach me this as a kid.
The way I almost exploded when I heard my classmate say that white tigers are the most endangered species of tigers. And my teacher didn’t even correct them. We’re in an animal management course too lmao. If my social anxiety wasn’t so severe I would’ve said something
I get it, I'm specialized in zoarchaeology so its not quite zoology, but I pretty much deal with just animal remains in a human context and the amount of times I have had to explain these or similar concepts drives me nuts, and they still don't believe me! Its like ok what are you an electrician, remind me to tell you how to do your job next time we get together and see how well that goes.
@@willowpalms7984😂😂😂
Gee it's as if you expect them to be a expert........
Honestly breaking any and all rules possible is a pretty cat thing to do
Truer words have never been spoken
Boys will be boys ❌️
Cats will be cats ✅️
It's so adorable how cats are obsessed with looking fierce. They are always like, "I'M BIG! I'M SCARY! FEAR ME! FEAR MY WRATH! *hisssss!*" even when they are clearly just the cutest little buggers.
"hisssss! I say HISSSSSS!!" _His Majesty
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@@ThePopo543omgggg LMAOOO
cutest little buggers that are also highly skilled assassins 😅
@@IvnSoft If anything, that makes them even droller
I was at Busch Gardens tampa, and I needed to take a rest because I have a really bad back. I was sitting on a jeep that was converted into a bench that extended through the glass and made it seem as though you were driving into the enclosure. A male lion came out of some shrubs after a few minutes and hopped up on the hood of the jeep. Even though it was held in place by the exhibit, you could feel the entire thing move when he hopped up. He laid on his side like a house cat and began pawing and licking the windshield infront of me. I sat and just watched him for about half an hour, just in awe at how close I was to this beautiful creature.
When I got up to leave, he sat up on his hind legs on the hood, looked around, and let out a roar that shook the glass. To this day I haven’t heard a sound I could compare it to. He was about 25 feet away, and from that distance, it was so loud and deep it almost didn’t register. It shook my diaphragm like the bass at a concert, and everything around the exhibit hummed and vibrated. It seriously felt like getting hit with a massage gun. He went off for about 10 seconds, then when he finished, he jumped off the hood and ran back into the shrubs.
That is one of my favourite memories, and I feel incredibly lucky to have witnessed him. He definitely wanted to snack on me, but I don’t imagine I will ever have a chance to be that close to a big cat again, and I cherish my time with him.
Incredible story. Thank you for sharing.
What a great experience! Thank you for telling it! ❤
I once saw a picture of a black panther standing right behind a jaguar while striking nearly the exact same pose as it, making it look like it was the jaguar’s shadow. It felt right out of an album cover to be frank.
Who's Frank?
@@BRIANNA_00 Frank: synonym of honest
@@BRIANNA_00 I found a non-american!
@@nathanielleffingwell I'm from North Carolina
@@BRIANNA_00 oh. So just someone who does not understand a very popular piece of figurative language.
So if I'm understanding correctly, "panther" is merely an umbrella term to describe the big cats. My mind is boggled.
It’s the genus. Like Homo sapiens for people. We are the last of the genus. There used to be homo erectus, homo habilus, etc. They’re just panthera Tigris, Panthera Leo, etc
@@Jedimindkillerjrwe just interbreed with the others and for some reason our genes became dominate also i think we reproduce quicker i believe could be wrong on the last bit
Define "big cat"
@@coldmoonlight6361Modern taxonomy is defined by an ancestor and all its descendants, usually marked by unsatisfying subtle and/or internal traits. Since divergence and convergence can so often make any easy descriptive traits meaningless for tracking relation.
@@coldmoonlight6361 I don't even know anymore.
You deserve an emmy for "catamount to a panther".
I have considered myself quite knowledgable about cats, but this man right here has me humbled. And also excited about all the new things I learn. I really do hope you get your own show some day, you definitely have what it takes
The way he said " Do they roar or purr, no."
Had me rolling for several minutes for no reason
They "nyan" 😸
When
Cats:**are the most successful mammal 2nd to humans in terms of hunting, not to mention being perfectly evolved just to murder, and are fairly intelligent**
Also cats: **cute little furballs**
Hey; Cats are just biding their time for us to selfdestruct, but don't worry they'll be fine, surviving on the Cockroaches till things pick up after that.😉
@@David-dl3vj right, and some cats even have thumbs..mines an example, she even knows how to open doors 😭
@@RunicDream_1Wait I thought them opening doors was a thing all cats did...
This thing about running up a tree with a.. oh I dunno.. *giraffe*
Insane.
@@kakahass8845Mine doesn't. I've cleaned up the messes outside the bathroom door that prove it. It's not a physical limitation, he just won't try it.
He'll hop thru a hole in a screen door, but won't attempt the door itself. It's kinda nice, means he doesn't really try to get outside. But means if I screw up and the door to the litter box is too closed for him to simply slip thru... 🤷♂️
Looking for the tiger with the eyes of a deer sent a chill down my spine. It all makes sense how bright orange could work as camouflage and how badly a white tiger would stick out
Tbf even creatures not blind to orange have a hard time seeing tigers cause during daytime the orange and black can camo the tiger perfectly in forests where sunlight and shadows mingle between tree trunks.
White tigers were created in captivity, and can only be found there. They literally can't exist in the wild.
@@EngineerOfVaul Terr(or)ific! Love that for them! 🐅
15:17 When the Veritasium theme kicks in!
jokes aside, you're cool and your content is very important. This Video (and the Lindsay Nikole cameo) where the tipping-point for me to sub and bell and stuff.
keep up the good work!
love from switzerland
Calling caracals nature's tsunderes is so hilariously accurate 😂
And people say Tsunderes would be annoying irl then we got this cat fella
@@pauloazuela8488 They can be annoying and cute at the same time.
Cats in general tend to be tsundere.
As a botanist and ecologist, I have learned to just not pay too much attention to common names. They are confusing (as you've mentioned with the cats in your video) and in the plant world too often different species end up with the same name. Once you get to know the scientific names, the classification of species become a lot easier to understand 😊
As a current zoology & biology major in my final semester of college, I completely agree. Learning the scientific names just makes everything so much easier.
Common names can be annoying. Like why are there four different types of spider species referred to as a "daddy long legs"
@@enriquegarcia2790 That's why we stick to the scientific names in the tarantula hobby. One species could have around 2 to 7 different common names, and like "daddy long legs" some could cross over to other species.
@@xxghost_preyxx none of you are any of those things lol 😂 too many be on here lying
@@enriquegarcia2790
It's worse than that honestly.
It can refer to Pholcid spiders, Harvestmen (which are spiderlike arachnids but not spiders), and craneflies (insects, not arachnids)
I had a similar argument in my youth where my classmates didn’t believe me when I said Tasmanian Devils actually do exist and aren’t just a cartoon tornado of death.
Well did exist
the still exist as of December 2023. Here's to hoping this comment ages well.
@@CoryWolfheart_89 you're thinking Tasmanian tiger, which is not a tiger or even a cat, it's a marsupial
*existed
@@DenDarEmi they actively exist my friend, I've seen one with my own eyes
Cats are my favorite animals, big or small. The idea something so ferocious is wrapped up in such a cuddly package has always fascinated me. I’m all about the sleeper.
Thank you for your videos! I have never heard another narrator for animal behavior do what you do, and I cannot get enough! The number of euphemisms you come up with for getting killed is mind blowing. Do not stop! PLEASE!!
"This video was brought to you by pure spite." Best sponsor ever.😂 And any excuse for you to talk about cats, I'll take. Amazing how cats are both the most perfectly evolved predators on earth, and the most adorable furballs on the planet.
Agreed
Love that cold open.
I was wondering why he suddenly posted another video so early (only 5 days after the last one)...
The backstory is really funny
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I love the Pallas’s cat’s grumpy lil face…honestly my spirit animal. They look so done with your s**t, and I feel that in my soul.
black air forces of cats
@@gabeortizz7006 huh??
I have a Norwegian forest cat (found him in an alley as a kitten) and he does the tail thing when he's cold. He's also really good at trudging through piles of stuffed animals and loves lying in front of my air conditioner. This animal was built for Russia and wound up living in sunny Southern California.
(yes he's been enjoying the weather recently)
Adorable. How could someone leave a beautiful kitty like that in a random alley. Bless you❤
Do u need to shave it for summer?
I do give him a shave occasionally, but more often I just fill the tub with a small layer of water for him to play in. @@zurielsss
I have no idea. He was so tiny when I found him. Cuddliest little guy once he got home.@@Isthisjoebiden
@@zurielsss No, cats never need shaving unless there's a medical reason. A Norwegian Forest Cat lives with us and he's fine in the summer in the southern US since he's indoors all the time. My daughter will take him out to play in the snow the rare times we have any and he likes it but he's always ready to come back inside. 😆
Margays are INSANE climbers. They can climb branches upside down because their ankles are specially evolved to be mobile. On the flip side, cheetahs can't climb trees well because their hind legs don't have mobile joints. This allows them to run at top speeds without injuring their joints.
The day before winter break my Zoology professor had us watch the Pink Panther Christmas Special, and then asked us what genus the Pink Panther would be a part of. And because of this channel, I ended up looking like one of the smartest kids in the class, so I very much thank you for that.
So what genus?
@@Thawhid Panthera
My uncle rescued an orphaned cougar once. He managed to train her to be a "hunting dog". I didn't really understand until I was older why I wasn't allowed to pet the big kitty. I'm good with my majestic house panther, I don't care that he's not a big cat, he's a big cat in spirit.
Cougar and possibly most other cats cannot be trained to hunt cooperatively with human, unlike dog and falcon. But there are some exception; cheetah and caracal historically were kept by Middle East and Indian hunter as "hunting cat"
@@prasetyodwikuncorojati2434 I guess you could claim that domestic cats hunt cooperatively with humans in that they will merk anything and bring it to you.
Okay, but serious question: if you ever did pet the house panther, how soft was its fur compared to a domestic cat?
(This channel once said that tiger fur is soft, and I've been heavily invested in 'how soft are the unpetable cats' ever since.)
@dark-heika2609
Me with any non-slimy non-bug animal I see
@@SephieRothe domestic cats were know to be used as hunting partners in ancient Egypt so... (And mine WANTS me to hunt with him)
9:08 Fun fact: Clouded leopards can make a chuff sound when they’re happy, just like snow leopards & tigers.
My house cat chuffs when she’s extra happy and she’s the only one I’ve ever heard do that. I call her my “little tiger” when she does. Lol
The mention of cheetahs sounding like birds cracked me up because my conure started making sounds back when we heard the cheetah
Catamount is a shortened form of what they were called in the past "The Cat of the Mountain". It comes from around the Carolinas and Tennessee in the Appalachian Mountains. Its not very common, but its what I call them and have called them for my whole life.
I have never seen a “catamount” in Tennessee or either Carolina before
@@zsu-23-4shilka2
They're in Tennessee now-!
@@zsu-23-4shilka2 They were extinct in said areas until recently on account of hunting and territory loss. (I believe, don't quote me on that.)
How do you not have mountain lions? They love Appalachia, saw plenty on my hiking trips through there. We have a family that lives near my childhood home but I'm afraid some real estate company will eventually take their home from them :(
They are called that in northern Appalachia as well. The University of Vermont even has the nickname “the Catamounts.”
"I put them together because they look like three stages of the same Pokemon."
This is the science our generation needs 🙌🏼
Nyakod, Purrgay, Hisselot
@@power_0007sick names :0
Definitely gotta be for like a Brazilian inspired region.
The snow leopard cliff fall didn't even injure the leopard. It literally got up with its kill and walked away
Bro literally sas like "light work, no reaction"
"It's not the fall that kills you."
"It's the giant 100kg cat suplexing you over a mountain cliff crushing you, while choking you to death, while airborne.
... yeah, I think I'm done with hikes. :D
That kill was super easy, barely an inconvenience.
@@rodgerbroadway5555 nice one
You can watch the one hour long version from Wildfilmslndia
Some of the best material I've seen, factual, fun, well made. Nice job, I'm subscribed.
Once I watched a documentary where a tigress noticed fish flopping in a dried up waterhole and learned that during droughts she could eat those and there was even footage of her taking her cubs and showing then and one of her cubs later in life doing the same thing during droughts. I thought it was so interesting and cool
Not very cool for the fish
What a versatile critters
There is a lot we don't know about animal communication. Within my lifetime we have learned that animals like crows can teach others what they know and that they will actually remember. We only learned recently that even trees can communicate with each other via fungus, and certain species of trees will actually tell false information to other trees to maintain resources for themselves
Fish are food not friends :P @@goldenfiberwheat238
@@goldenfiberwheat238 Well, the fish were going to die anyway if they were in a dried-up waterhole. They might as well fill a tiger's stomach.
I’ve lived in the Mountains most my life. I still get chills hearing the sound of a “screaming woman” in the dead of night. For those who don’t know it’s a Mountain Lion. A lot of folks don’t know the true beauty of the beast.
😧 Yeah, that sounds real... beautiful. 😅
I went on vacation in the Vermont mountains as a child. One night we heard the screaming. 😂 “What’s that? Oh, cool!” -from the safety of the cabin. Can’t remember if it was two screaming back and forth or if there was a disagreement with some audacious raccoons. If it wasn’t with raccoons, then that same trip had raccoons fighting nearby another night.
And this is why we have ghost stories, its just easier to say an area is haunted than to explain all the wildlife and other natural hazards.
Everyone gets freaked out by a ghost story when they hear a mysterious woman's haunting scream, but some idiots will want to find the cougar and pet/photograph it, which will end in a mauling.
My mom and her sister ran into one on a walk in the woods. She said its scream was the single most horrifying sound she has heard to date.
How do you know it’s not a hillbilly beating his b…..
As a fellow cat enthusiast, I always love a good cat video from you
9:06 Someone told grandma a joke
8:25 I was playing this through the speakers on my phone, and the sound of the cougar’s “roar” made my cat perk up like “dafuq was that?”
There were a couple of times where my cat decided to wake up from her nap at the various sounds, looking around for what the heck was calling out.
I actually got a jealous cuddle from the noises my phone was making.
@@leadpaintchips9461This channel drives my cats nuts
Leopards legit be out here playing real life assassin's creed
And they sure as hell don't need straw to break their fall.
That is an UNSETTLINGLY accurate statement!
A leopard after killing a baboon: Requiescat in pace, bastardo!
I'm a mom of two kids who is suffering from sciatica and I must say sir, this video came on time as a serotonin boost for my mental health. Funny, educational, and interesting channel I been watching since COVID lockdown 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
"Lions get bodied religiously... And not just in Detroit."
You're not wrong 💀
why what happens in detroit ??
@@abdo_rezak3513detroit lions are shit lol they get battered by other teams
@@abdo_rezak3513 The Detroit Lions baseball team gets hammered. Even when they have home ice advantage they have a hard time scoring a touchdown. 😏
@@yeddoyedkae4572 oh is it American football I don't know I'm not American
@@notahotshot thanks
And this is why cats are the best carnivorous animals ever.
I think you mean “And this is why cats are the best animals ever” /lhj
canines enter the chat
*Sad fox noises*
Nah I tend to be a cetacean main myself.
@@ChangedCauseYT-HateFoxNames I find it quite weird that foxes are in some ways cat-like, but are caniforms. Then there's hyenas, which are very doggy, but are feliforms. And they laugh at anyone who gets that wrong.
I’d prefer to hear the roar of a big cat over a mountain lion screaming like a woman getting iced any day. I’m not joking, they actually do that and I have unironically lost sleep over it.
In a way, they are the serial killer's best friend.
Bobcats are the same.
Scariest thing while camping is taking a shit in the woods at night and hearing a mountain lion screaming in the distance
@@raine-timeno, taking a shit in the woods at night and hearing one scream in the tree above you.
Lynxes also scream like that, walked home late one night, and ehard tha screams from the forest. I have never run as fast as I did that night haha
The "Do they roar or purr? No" Was pure gold
The rare 'inverse mathematician's answer'.
Haha, Casual Geographic is my cat’s favorite UA-camr by far! I watched this video on my TV and she was super engaged, sitting and staring. She sometimes jumps up and tries to catch whatever she sees on the TV, especially whenever he shows birds in his videos. And of course I love them too.
Sometimes people pick the worst hills to die on, sometimes they even pick a valley.
Or...you know...a grave if they're normies.
And some will fight to the death over everything. It's crazy.
My grandfather had a “pet” bobcat for a while. Gnarly big male that got tagged by one of his coyote traps. He took care of it until its leg healed and then released it. It was…. Not cheerful about the arrangement, but at least healed successfully.
Oh geez. That's is so wholesome of your grandfather though. It must not have been easy. Glad he recovered and was set free! He probably told his kids to be careful or they will be kidnapped until injuries heal lolol
@@euriditia he was a pretty cool guy. He also at one point raised a litter of skunks (being careful not to use any human food) and released them after their mother had been hit by a vehicle.
@@diamondflaw Awwww, just from what you said about him caring for the bobcat and now the litter of skunks, he had a heart of gold. That's awesome you have all of these stories to tell. Maybe someday you'll end up in a situation where you follow his footsteps in nursing something back to health too. Life is wild like that sometimes. Thanks for sharing, hope you had a great holiday and now New Year! 💖💖💖💖
It's cool that your grandpa was able to care for the animals but still was able to release them without much hassle.
I had a Savanah cat living with us in college back in the day due to a roommate.
He was chill as hell but you could tell peace was a choice, not a given. He was cool as hell.
Blink twice if the Savannah cat is still next to you making you say he was chill.
@@DirtyDruid the worst he would do is smack the hell outta you without claws.
Would randomly yell in the shower at night and liked vaulting around all the cabinets and stuff. He was a weird dude.
@@Cj-cv4wb aww he sounds like a good dude! I've always thought it would be cool to have a cat that sits on the back of a horse, just chilling on the saddlebags, and I bet a savannah is the right choice for that. And a very friendly horse.
Like puss in boots?
@@DirtyDruid Very, very, very much not. Savannahs are like the wolfdog of cats. They're more wild than not and this is an exception (like a smart orange cat, or a quiet siamese cat).
Calm cat, go with calico. Easygoing in nature, personable (to the point they're known as the "beckoning cat" in Japan, where they're most popular). Or a tabby that happens to be gentle and chill toward non-humans and non-cats.
i enjoyed this video a lot,so much good info and excellent sense of humor,thanks so much for your good energy.
There was once a baby bobcat hanging around my school when I was about nine years old. I got to pet that little man before he was taken to a wildlife rescue center. He was pretty chill, so he was probably too young to know what he was.
Can I request more videos centered around felines? I mean, I know you've covered cheetahs before, but it seems like the panthers definitely get more screen time. Have a great new year, fam!
Damn, so lucky you got to pet a baby bobcat. You peaked at nine years old.
@akale2620 my guy its a cat, ain't nothing "peek" about it. 💀
Always vibed with snow leopards. Chunky, introverted, loves the cold, and whiter than all the rest.
My world just became infinitely cuter since I found out the rusty spotted cat exists
Look up BBC rusty spotted cat and prepare to be amazed at an ADULT MALE rusty spotted attempting to climb over a leaf as Big as he is.
I lovevthem because of tai lung
Allways wanted to be a leopard, but, I'm a Pallas Cat.
@@AHDBification The Body is Round moment
Snow leopards are absolutely beautiful cats.
15:38 I used to live in Kenya and the "housecat" we adopted we're still pretty sure is a wild cat.
I’m Scottish and convinced our old cat was atleast part Scottish wildcat he was unnaturally big, hated everyone apart from me and my mum and the same colours to most Scottish wild cats
@@lewis5319It's actually quite possibile. Scottish wild cats were known to mix with house cats. In Poland, we had this problem that our wild cats (we have only 200 of them) were mixing with house cats, but it was stoped.
@@Rapture-nv5vj Housecats are actually domesticated wild cats, specifically from the Middle East and North Africa though. But they are the same species and can reproduce with each other anyway.
@@Oscar97o* semi domesticated
@@Oscar97oFun fact: House cats aren’t actually domesticated. They’re technically “semi domesticated”, but just barely. They’re still over 99% identical to wild cats. We didn’t even _begin_ to selectively breed cats until the late 1800s.
This is my first time watching one of your full videos versus one of your shorts, and let me just say, doing so while buzzed / drunk, is the best way to watch these videos!!!
As a Canadian biologist (at least on paper) I can tell the difference between a lynx and bobcat. Lynx have ear tufts and are ganglier, and mostly follow the showshoe hare in terrain and population. Lynx tail is black, bobcat tail is banded.
I knew someone who had a pet serval. It was nuts. It's a wild animal they were treating like a cat cat. Also, today I learned how to spell serval.
I've also never heard a Fisher called a Fisher Cat. Not that Fisher makes it easy to talk about. "no like a big weasel. not that big thats a wolverine. no not an otter.. "
Biologist. I swear...
New England native and avid hiker here.
Fisher Cat is the term in the North Eastern US for the vicious little bastards.... crazy cool animals but mean as hell if you or god forbid your pet run into them.
Lived in the South West for a long time and I totally know what you mean when it comes to describing them to people. "They are basically what happens when you cross the temperament of a wolverine with the size of a mountain lion and the appetite of a wolf....."
Saw a picture of a hunter back home holding one that was over six feet long.... Fishers are crazy lol
Also as a side note since you are a biologist. New England Catamounts are slightly different to your average cougar. Little smaller, little longer. Until very recently thought to be extinct until our idiotic hunting laws (deer were literally starving to death due to overpopulation) brought them back up in numbers. Now wolves are also being seen in new england for the first time in nearly 250 years after Israel Putnam supposedly killed the last one in modern day Mashamoquet (Mash-ah-muck-et) State Park in Connecticut. Nature is crazy lol
@@herrikudo Cool! I don't know dicks about cougars, no large animals on my island. We do have Coywolves though, I've read some papers that show a clear genetic difference. Biggest wild terrestrial animal we have. I've been "hunted" by them a couple times. "Don't go into the long grass!" I've never sen a wild cat.
As a kid I didn't understand why our coyotes didn't look anything like what I saw on tv.
They're here naturally but also haven't been here as long as I have. Crossed the ice in the late 80s/ early 90s.
Couple months ago we had a confirmed deer for the first time in a long time, also came over the ice. And was immediately hit by a truck.
13:47 The house cat has to sit and calculate for like 10 minutes. Meanwhile, this mofo just roughly eyeballs it and does it perfectly
You pick ANY athletic sport, there's a good chance a cat is doing it better than you.
we're talking about house cats and wild cats though@@TheRedMan77
@@TheRedMan77 Hammer throw?
@@rakkis1576 I mean, Tigers are pretty fucken strong, if they got the right grip with their mouths and spun around? I'm not too sure on hammer throw.
@@TheRedMan77ans also like in the video a leapord just carried a baby rhino to a tree so..
This guy needs his own documentary channel on TV also 🤣
"Strawberry FLAVOURED leopard" yummy! 🤣
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Just keep sharing, keep on sharing!!!
He is a really cool narrator tho, right!! Makes learning more funner! 😅
You are a fast and funny fenomenon man. I stumbled across your stuff and have enjoyed them since. Oh, and educational too. Thanks to you I can call you OP and know what that means [yes, I am old...]. Just felt I should hit you with "Thanks for putting a smile on my face, I appreciate you!"
Yours from RipCity,
Rdg
Fun fact! Vikings (in Norway i believe) used to give their newlywed daughters a cat for their house as the goddess of fertility Freya has a carriage pulled by cats:) also these cats are endemic to that region (can’t remember what they are called though oops)
That’s very interesting to know, so then did they gift their sons Ravens for Odin?.
They are called norwegian forest cats
Ah the Norwegian Forest cat with the short name “Wegie” lol
Yeah I have one and I love him so much. I didn’t realize how much they meant to their culture until I researched more about them since I wanted to make sure I was properly caring for mine
Norwegian Forest Cats.
@@Kingsaxxy3872 no, but Odin is not as strongly tied to masculinity as Freyja is for femininity so that's fair.
4:06 Man look at that jawline, they did Tai Lung just right 😆
EDIT: 4:34 Okay I think Dreamworks definitely did that tail bite scene because of this 🤣
Yea they did😂
I love how they made Tai Lung insultingly acrobatic too, like real Snow Leopards. Remember that scene on the rope-bridge, where he just casually messes with the balance of the bridge with no problem, meanwhile Tigress has to keep readjusting her stance?
Can we just talk for a second about how epic this guy’s terms for Game over are 😂
Bro casually drops all star hip hop quotables at an insane rate.
His terms for everything are pure gold xD
It's the biggest reason I watch his videos
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Been loving your content for a long time. Here's a comment to help with the algorithm. Keep up the good work. You have a great middle ground between humor and facts where neither is damaged at the behest of the other.
8:17 Snow leopards wasn’t in the panthera genus until recently though. It was first the only cat in the genus Uncia, but was reclassified as a panthera eventually. That’s why it doesn’t really fit in with the rest of the panthers
I’d expect them to be in the same family as the Clouded Leopard. With CLs being closer to felines, and SLs being closer to panthers.
I THOUGHT they were in a different genus! I didn't know they were moved into panthera. Though, now that I think about it, I do remember learning a long time ago that it's closest relative was the Tiger, so I suppose it makes sense to be in panthera.
I didn't even realize they had been reclassified! They were in Uncia Uncia because of their skull shape if I remember right.
So basically, they’re the “Pluto” of cats
Will Seaward: ***Panthers?***
I just want to know which friend decided to argue with you and thought they’d win this on this one.
Right? They really argued with the walking Pokedex and stood their ground long enough to almost lose a friendship?
@@Anniekitty1016That friend must be pretty stupid, then. If that's how you're describing them.
I love your videos, and this one is my absolute favorite! I'm a recovering crazy cat lady, and seeing all these cats and the way you talk about their histories and facts is just amazing. This is my second time watching, and I'll probably watch the next time it pops up on my screen again!
It's like my grandfather always said: "It's okay, you can either agree with the expert or be wrong."
What a fascinating perspective on the cat world! It’s intriguing to navigate the complexities of the various species in the cat family. Your strategy of argument to inform is genuinely unique. It’s clear you’ve done your research meticulously.
12:15 That looks EXACTLY like my old cat, Mamakat. She is about 18 or 19 as of now. Possibly senile, definitely deaf, but still lovable.
Period. She's a queen😂
I love your videos! Excellent content about the big and little cats of the world. I have been fortunate enough to see some in habitat. The Jagarundi is very different in appearance. The Ocelot is one of my most adored. I came across one sleeping on a tree branch in Central American and snapped a couple of photos but backed away , quietly, when it heard the camera shutter. Lol I met a Florida Panther too. No camera in my hand but probably best! It gave me a long look before I explained that I was not big enough to be more than a light snack. I’ve witnessed a few others and hope you will continue to post more videos. We need to protect their habitats.
4:03 - Ice Climbers theme from Super Smash Bros Melee
4:47 - Ropey Rampage from Donkey Kong Country
6:26 - Meta Ridley’s theme from Metroid Prime 1 and 3: Corruption
thank you
Now you're just plain showing off.
0:21 - Inside Peach's Castle from Super Mario 64
13:00 - Gerudo Desert theme from Zelda: Twilight Princess
Plus some other mario music scattered throughout, I recognize the music but they're definitely more modern spinoffs of older tunes so I'm not sure what games they're from (I'm guessing New Super Mario Bros. based on CG's video description)
10:37 With Mila’s Divine Protection (Smash vers.)
You’re so real for this
“No for real though they are dying” 💀 the genuine whiplash this gave me
I fuckin love cats.
I fuckin love you.
💯
@@JayJeremiahCI fuckin love you
same ❤ :)
As you should.
Been binging your videos and aside from being the most entertaining and educational ones I’ve ever seen I gotta admire your music choices each time ❤
14:43 "Yeah looking real fierce buddy"😭😭
Cats of the world. Big and small. Defying gravity on a whim. Looking way to damn cute and adorable. Killing anything they can get their paws on. And finally, confusing the world with their antics 24/7. Whats not to love? 10 out of 10 video
So much to envy also. Sleep whenever and wherever.
Hehe! Yup XD @@kamikeserpentail3778
Can we just take a moment to admire that triple wall jump?
Late to the party, but meow! I have watched this video so many times (and others of yours), you are hilarious *and* informative, and it's a moment of joy I can just click up whenever I need one. Thank you kindly, and keep up the wonderful work!💜💯
I’m a “ cat “ guy formerly a “ dog guy “
who was educated and entertained by your video. You’re a natural. Keep ‘em coming 🐈⬛
💙
Welcome to the cat fandom, my guy.
You call them killing machines, I call them spicy body pillows.
others call them lunch
we are not the same
@@mrpeddlethesealionthe calculators
Housecats are spicy head pillows
@@ChangeNameEditsRaughing out roud 😂
Best X-mas video ever. Gonna be a blast to know how crazy world of naming the cats, classifying and whatever complex mumbo jumbo this is.
Christmas is as far gone as it is to being a new year...
I love this, I love you, thank you so much. Your channel honestly helps me get up in the morning, take it easy out there
0:19
That cougar is SO well camouflaged, I had to pause the video to finally see him! 👀
14:26 My man got done dirty, he's absolutely TINY.
The melanistic flamingo blew my mind….along with the hot pink grasshopper. I’ve had three encounters with cougars…one at 12 in Ft Huachuca, AZ when I snuck out of the back seat of our car to cuddle with one which belonged to a rancher who had rescued her as an abandoned cub. She purred, loved ear scratches and was so soft. When my mother looked up from the book she was reading and began screaming at me at the top of her lungs, the cougar gave me a “you poor child look.” I saw two when out walking in the foothills of Tucson during a drought.Both were looking for water from swimming pools. We were maybe 14 ft apart. They were very beautiful…their eyes were exquisite. My father taught me as a kid how to deal with wild animals. As both showed no sign of aggression, I stood very still and stayed relaxed. We looked at each other for a bit and went our separate ways. I’m nit embarrassed to say that decades later these are among my favorite memories.
Dunno why you'd be embarrassed. Having two awesome experiences with wild animals isn't something to be ashamed of
@@cottoncandiez8872 it’s a turn of phrase…hard to embarrass hear and certainly nut I’ve something like this!
Love this guy, great video as always.
Apparently there's a reason I call my housecat a leopard & it's because he keeps flying out of nowhere to land on my shoulders like a leopard after prey.
Although he seems satisfied with just making me scream & then to smugly ride around on my shoulders.
I think he thinks I'm a walking cat tree.
That's so adorable though!
_"A walking cat tree"?_
You are...😉
@@Allan_aka_RocKITEman Yes, yes I am. Micah likes to lay on my neck & get carried room to room. He'll actually stay up there for quite awhile. It would be longer but I have neck issues & he's no lightweight.
But he will settle in my arms like a living teddy bear. He'll fall asleep watching UA-cam videos or if I'm reading on my tablet. He's been known to stay for hours.
Dude your editing has gotten more and more better nice job!
Thank you!!
12:50 that's the best REEEEEEEEEEEEEE i ever heard
This is such a great overview and explains to the point the differences and the incredible variety of big and small cats! I am so glad, that I found Your channel! Thanks, Isegrim ("the wolf" of german tales and fables)
Unidentified Feline Otter had me hooting and hollering! 😂
I sit here with my cat in my lap, and I am so grateful to whatever fool went to his wood pile, hundreds or thousands of years ago. And saw a few little fluff balls. With super pointy claws, and sharp teeth. Something they knew to be a very casually successful killing machine once it reached adulthood. And went “aww, so cute. :3 I think I’ll bring it inside, where my children sleep. What could go wrong.” 💜 So so grateful.
Actually, cats practically domesticated themselves! I'm pretty sure it was basically cats decided humans have food, which attracts rodents, so it started as them hanging around to catch the rodents, then I guess humans started feeding them and cats figured that was even better. I think. I definitely could be misremembering though tbh
@@the_tangled_girl9494 It'll never be entirely certain, because, well, it's ancient history and no one wrote it down. However, it's a decent assumption. Cats were attracted by the rodents attracted by grain stores (among things), as well as birds when it's still on the field. With dogs people wanted them to hunt with us, guard for us and do all kind of chores that require training, while cats could be left to do what they do naturally
@@the_tangled_girl9494 Well yeah, they kind of did. I'm moreso appreciative for the first people to roll the dice on bringing or allowing those small predators indoors with them. Imagine the first peoples to have housecats, waking up at what-the-fuck o'clock to a litter of 4 kittens who have the zoomies.
Tell me that your cat has never looked like it either sees, is communicating with, or is possessed by a demon. XD
13:08 I LOVE IT WHEN YOU CALL ME BIG FLOPPA
9:06 I just burst out laughing I didn't expect that sound 🤣🤣
When you break it down, the whole "cats domesticated themselves" becomes a whole lot more believable.
Not saying I didn't believe it myself, I definitely do, but it's crazy to me that there's a good number of wild cats that look so much like house cats that they could show up to your door one day wanting food and you wouldn't know the difference.
There are a bazillion stories of people picking up and taking home jaguar, ocelot, lynx, and bobcat kittens thinking they were just really big abandoned domestic tabbies. It's nuts.
What you fail to process is that cats were never domesticated, they domesticated humans 😁
@@martykitson3442 Not true. Housecats act way different from their wild ancestors. They're social among other cats and wild cats aren't.
@@martykitson3442 Dogs have 'owners'. Cats have 'domestic staff'.
@@tsm688 Many a cat have been recorded doing their absolute best to pack up even the humans that took care of them. they might be nicer than they used to be, but i would disagree with calling them domesticated.
Omg, that was a great lesson! Our crew got white lions on camera, and it's interesting to see how they struggle to survive, even though they are extremely cute.
"Assault squirrel on asteroids" got me 😂😂😂
I could see how the white is actually blue but how the *France* is gold actually black 💀
This is it, folks. This is the best end of year wrap-up video. Pack it up, take the rest of the year off. It's done.