+GerardRockMyWorld Not all cats play with boxes. My house cat hates boxes. Don't know why. We've had her since a kitten and she's never liked going in to them or being in them.
GerardRockMyWorld All of my pets are from the shelter. We got her when she was a couple months old. My mom adopted her from Petsmart that adopts out cats from our local Humane Society. She's about 13 1/2 years old now. None of my dogs liked boxes either, a black lab mix we had since she was about 10 weeks old who lived to 13 1/2, and currently a Cursinu (a brindle colored lab sized hunting dog) that we've had since she was 11 months old and is now 4+ years old. All my animals are afraid and unsure of boxes, even when we put treats and toys in them, and even play with the boxes ourselves. They just don't like them and especially don't like being in them.
I think it's interesting that the smaller the "big cats" are, the more likely they seem to be to treat boxes as places to curl up in, like housecats do. Do the larger species just not have that same need to be in a tight space, I wonder?
Small wild cats have the instinct to want to curl up in something to hide since they are never at the top of the food chain. Bigger species are apex predators and do not have to worry about being hunted.
N Brasher it’s more about the size of the box ... these cats would’ve gotten in and reacted similarly had their body weight & strength not altered things and had the boxes been more size appropriate where they just fit and can scale the side without it tipping over, theyd have behaved more like the domesticated cats.
Living in a house with three cats, I can only tell you ONE difference from this video and my life with cats, it's that my cats aren't strong enough to tear boxes apart.
Thank you for sharing. My husband and I just got a box delivered and my cat refused to share it with our other 3 cats. My husband said "I wonder if big wild cats would act the same" if given a box. Having seen videos before like this I said of course. He thoroughly enjoyed watching these, as did I. Thank you for taking such great care of these huge fur babies! On to hunting videos about if big cats love catnip!
2:08 "Hey Ares, what's up?" "Oh just destroying this thing, whatever it is." "Oh.......cool. Does this have water in it? Remember that thing that had water in it that we destroyed?" "Yeah, good times."
Apache: Yes, this makes a nice bed. Purrsonality: Anybody home? M&M: Yes, we approve this new double bed. Pharaoh: Let's be pals. Ares: Imma nom you! Jade & Armani: OMG THIS IS SO COOL WE LOVE IT AHHH IT'S PERFECT WE'RE GONNA RUN NOW BYE!! Zabu: This looks better in the left corner. Hmm...little bit to the right...no, it looks best next to my pool! Arthur: Looks best when it's flat. Andre: Looks good on me, doesn't it?
LOL. I just love cats a lot: big or small. I was looking for my cat for 2 hours straight and i was pretty terrified to see her lost and then i found her sleeping inside my school bag.
The Bobcats checking out the studio "apartment" seemed to be undecided about it. They could possibly squeeze in a small kitchenette but the lack of a roof was troubling. Pharaoh solved that problem, just flip the room over and instant roof. The first thought Ares had was MUNCHIES while confused Orion came to get some goodies too but couldn't find anything other than cardboard to chomp. Jade clearly wants her box to be mobile so she'd like some wheels for her trailer home. Cameron took one look at Zabu's interest and thought "Oh no! More redecorating! Time to find a bush and hide." From what I've seen so far in BCR videos the Tigers are the sanctuary's top demolition experts. They roll in and flatten boxes in record time.
+Big Cat Rescue is the tiger on my cereal, do you have a tiger like that? Also, how do you get the box and things in the enclosures of there are big cats in it??
+Christine Puhl Our enclosures have multiple sections. We lock the big cats in one section so we can safely enter the section we want the enrichment to go in.
I notice how the smaller cats like to sit in the boxes and rub against them, while the larger cats like to tear them to shreds! Great choice of music, by the way!
Ares Cougar = my housecat Jake with box behavior. I call it 'making puzzle pieces' and 'stapling' with his teeth into the box. :) It's hard to pick a favorite, but I love the cougars. Especially Mickey
Ares rips it up,.....then Orion gives that look that says "Hey, dude, I was gonna sit in that." But no matter what, big cat or small, give it a box and they turn into a kitten. You can hear the big cats saying "My toy!!!!"
When I worked for a pump retailer, we used to get shipments from a supplier in huge boxes, about two yards square by a yard high, 3/4 inch corrugated cardboard. I wish I knew where you might find one or two of those for your tigers!
Thank you BCR. Just watched A Lion and His New Toy and Big Cats Like Too. They play just like domestic cats. What kind of cat is Pharoah? The white cat. A very beautiful animal. Thank you again BCR.
Thank you BCR for responding to my ? regarding beautiful Pharoah. I didn't know their r different types of serial cats. Learn something new. Thanks again BCR
+Susette Soja Technically there is not. This happens when they received two recessive genes from their parents caused by inbreeding. This does not occur in the wild, and we are known to have the only two in the world.
Thank you BCR for explaining the recessive gene that made Pharoah a white serial. I'm in love with that cat. Just watched big cats like boxes two, I see so much of the big cats in my cats here at home when they play
Cats tend to think 'Within the box', virtually all of them........at least until they decide to chew the box up. Then, they'll need another one, of course !
The more i watch these videos the more i love Cougars and Tigers they are just the most playful and so full of energy like most domesticated cats I've had over the years. As much as i don't like FL i def want to go to Big Cat Rescue one day to see this place in person wish all Zoo's would be done away with as they are just prisons and have more wonderful sanctuaries like this one to allow animals to live with freedom and love they deserve.
+Alex Soriano We do not breed any of our big cats. ua-cam.com/video/vzM4naJ-4VA/v-deo.html Also ligers are a man made animal and suffer from a lot of genetic defects. bigcatrescue.org/liger-facts/
It is remarkable that all of these diverse felines have evolved the same behavior traits in response to something that their ancestors would have never encountered in nature.
I wonder if there is a Toyota/Lexus place nearby that donates their boxes to the cats. Good on them and will remember next time I'm shopping for a car lol
My friend has a cat named Ares, he is orange. He doesn't understand food and you pretty much have to put a treat into his mouth while it is open for him to yell for a treat before he understands this is the treat he asked for. He won't hesitate to eat plastic, yarn, human food, cardboard, paper, the dog's food and once in a while things like soap. Pure orange cat intelligence, right there! We say "Ares only knows what food is when he's wrong" about him. He has a little brother who is not even 6 months old yet, and the kitten is already smarter than he is!
I luv what you do for the cats and i wonder how anyone can be so heartless to start hating. Haters are just like flies so never mind then haters shout your failures and whisper your success so keep that in mind
i love how ares responds to anything new by immediately destroying it.
Sparks Of Life furry
thats probably where he gets his name
Furry
Ares = The god of war
So yeahh
That's why he is called Ares! I think it means god of war or death.
it doesn't matter whether it's a small house cat, or a large lion, you give a cat a box, they will play with it.
+GerardRockMyWorld Not all cats play with boxes. My house cat hates boxes. Don't know why. We've had her since a kitten and she's never liked going in to them or being in them.
SpiritHawk7 well how did you get her? I'm assuming you got her at a shelter?
GerardRockMyWorld All of my pets are from the shelter. We got her when she was a couple months old. My mom adopted her from Petsmart that adopts out cats from our local Humane Society. She's about 13 1/2 years old now.
None of my dogs liked boxes either, a black lab mix we had since she was about 10 weeks old who lived to 13 1/2, and currently a Cursinu (a brindle colored lab sized hunting dog) that we've had since she was 11 months old and is now 4+ years old. All my animals are afraid and unsure of boxes, even when we put treats and toys in them, and even play with the boxes ourselves. They just don't like them and especially don't like being in them.
SpiritHawk7 huh. Interesting. I mean the only thing I could think of as to why they don't like boxes is maybe some old bad memory? I don't know.
GerardRockMyWorld Or a domestic cat..
I think it's interesting that the smaller the "big cats" are, the more likely they seem to be to treat boxes as places to curl up in, like housecats do. Do the larger species just not have that same need to be in a tight space, I wonder?
Small wild cats have the instinct to want to curl up in something to hide since they are never at the top of the food chain. Bigger species are apex predators and do not have to worry about being hunted.
+Big Cat Rescue nice I've learned something.
the bigger ones also wouldn't be able to fit in as easily so would more likely just chew it up or play with it as that's all that's left to do
N Brasher it’s more about the size of the box ... these cats would’ve gotten in and reacted similarly had their body weight & strength not altered things and had the boxes been more size appropriate where they just fit and can scale the side without it tipping over, theyd have behaved more like the domesticated cats.
Big Cat Rescue actually they still have to worry .. especially when they’re outnumbered, have cubs or are up against even bigger cats.
I love how most of the other cats are like “ok, I’ll explore it, maybe chew on it a little” and Orion and Ares are immediately like “D E S T R O Y”
2:07
Orion: "Can I play?"
Ares: "MINE. QUIT IT."
Orion: "But what is it?"
Ares: "MINE."
Orion: "It doesn't smell like food, though. Why are you eating it?"
Ares: "IT'S. MINE."
Orion: "Whatever."
LOL.
It's like Ares is playing "She loves me, she loves me not..." 😁
Living in a house with three cats, I can only tell you ONE difference from this video and my life with cats, it's that my cats aren't strong enough to tear boxes apart.
same
Thank you for sharing. My husband and I just got a box delivered and my cat refused to share it with our other 3 cats. My husband said "I wonder if big wild cats would act the same" if given a box. Having seen videos before like this I said of course. He thoroughly enjoyed watching these, as did I. Thank you for taking such great care of these huge fur babies! On to hunting videos about if big cats love catnip!
1:47 - 2:09
Hmm...yes...I see why you named him after the god of war...
Big cats are a delightful mix of terrifying and adorable :D
It doesn’t matter the size. Cats will be cats.
2:08
"Hey Ares, what's up?"
"Oh just destroying this thing, whatever it is."
"Oh.......cool. Does this have water in it? Remember that thing that had water in it that we destroyed?"
"Yeah, good times."
_3:56__ They really thought the tiger could enter? : )_
Apache: Yes, this makes a nice bed.
Purrsonality: Anybody home?
M&M: Yes, we approve this new double bed.
Pharaoh: Let's be pals.
Ares: Imma nom you!
Jade & Armani: OMG THIS IS SO COOL WE LOVE IT AHHH IT'S PERFECT WE'RE GONNA RUN NOW BYE!!
Zabu: This looks better in the left corner. Hmm...little bit to the right...no, it looks best next to my pool!
Arthur: Looks best when it's flat.
Andre: Looks good on me, doesn't it?
90Kirame WTH?
Lexi Vlogs 😂😂😂
"Looks best when it's flat" hmm
Orion: Y’know, you could have let *me* have a try first!
u guys really spoil your cats with sooo much fun n goodys :`) so happy to see them enjoying after been through so much
LOL. I just love cats a lot: big or small. I was looking for my cat for 2 hours straight and i was pretty terrified to see her lost and then i found her sleeping inside my school bag.
Every cat with a cardboard box, “I dont know what this is but im mysteriously drawn to it for some reason”
The Bobcats checking out the studio "apartment" seemed to be undecided about it. They could possibly squeeze in a small kitchenette but the lack of a roof was troubling. Pharaoh solved that problem, just flip the room over and instant roof. The first thought Ares had was MUNCHIES while confused Orion came to get some goodies too but couldn't find anything other than cardboard to chomp. Jade clearly wants her box to be mobile so she'd like some wheels for her trailer home. Cameron took one look at Zabu's interest and thought "Oh no! More redecorating! Time to find a bush and hide." From what I've seen so far in BCR videos the Tigers are the sanctuary's top demolition experts. They roll in and flatten boxes in record time.
Love this comment 😂😂😂
I love all there names!!!Very unique and beautiful. ❤ ❤ 💕
Our big cats are typically rescued with their names.
Ares and Orion don't seem to know that boxes are for sitting. lol :) :) Zabu wants it all, the ball AND the box. But at least they enjoy themselves.
Orion didn't get to see it before Ares chewed it and smashed it.
Khajiit has wares, if you have the coin.
+Abradolf Lincler I want a refund on these scrolls!
Yes, they like boxes, just like my cat. But what I want to know is if they think the vacuum cleaner is the devil incarnate, just like my cat.
The white TIGER playing with the giant ball and the box is very entertaining. :)
I loved watching these cats play with boxes it was adorable.
Naturally, Ares is the most destructive one since he's the god of war, and destruction makes perfect sense 😂😂
Pharaoh is so freaking gorgeous!!!! 😍
ones uses it as a couch
Others destroy it
Pharaoh: I'm gonna use this as a wall.
Ares is a warrior cat, A WARRIOR. :D
that
Goooo warriors
The big cats sure love enrichment and boxes, living the happy life 😍👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
I love how they break the boxes and play with it they're so cute
Other big cats: "Oh, look! A box! I think I will sit in it and mark it as mine!"
Ares: :Oh, look! A box! I think I will eat it!" :D
The tigers at the end be like:
What's this box?
*Fragile, handle with care*
I'll handle it with care alright! *sits on it and plays with it*
The smaller species like getting inside them and sitting, whereas the bigger ones just chew them to bits lol
i just found out you guys were located in tampa which i'm going to be moving close to soon. I'll have to stop by for a visit.
+paranormal unit That would be grr-eat!! bigcatrescue.org/visit-the-big-cats/
+Big Cat Rescue is the tiger on my cereal, do you have a tiger like that? Also, how do you get the box and things in the enclosures of there are big cats in it??
+Christine Puhl Our enclosures have multiple sections. We lock the big cats in one section so we can safely enter the section we want the enrichment to go in.
A Netflix Cat its should say, Big Cats like Boxes to 2
I know you posted this like 2 years ago but I gotta know, did you go? If you did, how was it? Did you love it?!
1:57 Ares lives up to his name lol
I notice how the smaller cats like to sit in the boxes and rub against them, while the larger cats like to tear them to shreds! Great choice of music, by the way!
Big cats are just big cats
I like all spesies of cats... Small and big...
They are so cute. I always like how they see anything from their eyes... Eyes talk everything....
Hi Big Cat Rescue thanks for the video !! I love all your big cats and you all do an amazing job. Lol from Denise in the uk.🐱🐈🐯🐆👍😊❤
I'm in the uk too
well..Max and Mary Ann were very respectful to the box!! how nice!
So cute. They act just like my cats.
I LOVE IT! It's so much fun to watch how each cat reacts. Thank you!
Such a cost efficient way to bring joy to all Big or Small Cats
*Fragile: Handle with care!*
Big cats: "This sign can't stop me, because I can't read!"
Tigress: I bet he is thinking about other tigress.
Tiger: I will eat that box tomorrow
I like that the little cats are like "im a chill here" and the big cats are like "oh im gonna destroy this" 😂
Ares Cougar = my housecat Jake with box behavior. I call it 'making puzzle pieces' and 'stapling' with his teeth into the box. :) It's hard to pick a favorite, but I love the cougars. Especially Mickey
Loved that video!!!! They are so funny . Thx
Ares rips it up,.....then Orion gives that look that says "Hey, dude, I was gonna sit in that."
But no matter what, big cat or small, give it a box and they turn into a kitten. You can hear the big cats saying "My toy!!!!"
CHUD Ares always seems to ruin Orion's fun in these videos
honestly I can't get enough of yallS videos...much love to y'all frm TEXAS
OMG, they are so cute. Thanks, you for sharing
When I worked for a pump retailer, we used to get shipments from a supplier in huge boxes, about two yards square by a yard high, 3/4 inch corrugated cardboard. I wish I knew where you might find one or two of those for your tigers!
Thank you so much 😊
So, I'd hit writers block for a fantasy story I was writing. This oddly snapped me out of it. Thanks Big Cat Rescue.
+13wolfy13 Thank you for watching!!
At 1:44 she's like "I TOLD you I don't like boxes! Now have this."
Zabu : This box is mine. This ball is also mine. Everything sunlight falls on is mine.
0:27 ow, What was that for?!
I showed parts one and two to my Bf and brother (bro loves tigers) they thought it was cute. They do act like kittens
Thank you BCR. Just watched A Lion and His New Toy and Big Cats Like Too. They play just like domestic cats. What kind of cat is Pharoah? The white cat. A very beautiful animal. Thank you again BCR.
+Susette Soja Pharaoh is a leucistic African serval.
Thank you BCR for responding to my ? regarding beautiful Pharoah. I didn't know their r different types of serial cats. Learn something new. Thanks again BCR
+Susette Soja Technically there is not. This happens when they received two recessive genes from their parents caused by inbreeding. This does not occur in the wild, and we are known to have the only two in the world.
Thank you BCR for explaining the recessive gene that made Pharoah a white serial. I'm in love with that cat. Just watched big cats like boxes two, I see so much of the big cats in my cats here at home when they play
i swear ares is ALWAYS tearing some shit up lmao. from this box to the lil kiddie pool. he doesnt give a *damn* 🤣
We need to start a Big Box Rescue.
2:18 someone's been working out😂
Photobombing at 4:22..."Hey, whatcha doing?" :)
oh goodness it must be torture for Arthur to be that close to pond with a fence holding him back lol
Awww, I was secretly hoping for more video of my Favorite Tigress "Kali" I got love for all the Big cats, but Kali is my favorite!
Cats tend to think 'Within the box',
virtually all of them........at least
until they decide to chew the box
up. Then, they'll need another one,
of course !
Zabu and Arthur and Andre are too cute 💚
3:09 That is a beautiful white tiger! However, I wouldn't want to be left alone with it!
19TheFallen Cameron the lion would
The more i watch these videos the more i love Cougars and Tigers they are just the most playful and so full of energy like most domesticated cats I've had over the years. As much as i don't like FL i def want to go to Big Cat Rescue one day to see this place in person wish all Zoo's would be done away with as they are just prisons and have more wonderful sanctuaries like this one to allow animals to live with freedom and love they deserve.
+ConverseBowties Our tigers and cougars definitely have the biggest personalities and are very social.
I'm just in awe at how enormous and beautiful these creatures are.
Even when they're acting like big dumb idiots.
You guys are purrrrrfect and your cats are grrrrreat!
Jade and Armani are STUNNING
Ah yes, seems like the perfect counter to Snake's cardboard box
02:07
*Orion* : need a help?
*Ares* : go away!
4:21 “Did you bring us these boxes? Or are you here to take them away from us.”
Big cats like boxes too.. except Ares. Boxkind will shudder before him.
I love Pharoah, he's so beautiful!
maybe next summer ill visit BCR and hopefully seeing zabu and cameron's baby ligers if they will have
+Alex Soriano We do not breed any of our big cats. ua-cam.com/video/vzM4naJ-4VA/v-deo.html
Also ligers are a man made animal and suffer from a lot of genetic defects. bigcatrescue.org/liger-facts/
Ares! I haven't seen him for a while.
+cyprex Ares was the first cougar featured in a video we posted a few days ago. ua-cam.com/video/EFuz-p5LoRM/v-deo.html
+cyprex lol his response to the box was classic, rips it to shreds..
It is remarkable that all of these diverse felines have evolved the same behavior traits in response to something that their ancestors would have never encountered in nature.
Everyone is a warrior until a toy ball or a cardboard box shows up.
if I fits, I sits
Love this! ❤
I totally want to buy a Toyota or Lexus now.
Stainlessfights4u just to give the big cats the box right? Lol
Stainlessfights4u go Chevrolet!
I wonder if there is a Toyota/Lexus place nearby that donates their boxes to the cats. Good on them and will remember next time I'm shopping for a car lol
So Adorable!
i love big cats. I think its coz there's so many different kinds all so different in size, shape and colours
No swimming pools or even boxes can stop Ares, the god of war
It's funny how the big cats like to relax in boxes that they destroy.
smells like catnip to me :3
+Happy Ijuko (Ijuko67) Only two of the boxes contained catnip.
Tigu- *OMG THE NUZZLE AT **4:21**!*
Well I guess the Cats out of the box... I thought it was a funny joke :)
Max is like "your my new best friend!" 😂 1:05
Beebee berry you’re..
My friend has a cat named Ares, he is orange. He doesn't understand food and you pretty much have to put a treat into his mouth while it is open for him to yell for a treat before he understands this is the treat he asked for. He won't hesitate to eat plastic, yarn, human food, cardboard, paper, the dog's food and once in a while things like soap. Pure orange cat intelligence, right there! We say "Ares only knows what food is when he's wrong" about him. He has a little brother who is not even 6 months old yet, and the kitten is already smarter than he is!
A tiger named Zabu - someone must be a Marvel's Ka-Zar fan.
I luv what you do for the cats and i wonder how anyone can be so heartless to start hating. Haters are just like flies so never mind then haters shout your failures and whisper your success so keep that in mind
People: puts box
That one cat: C O N S U M E
Tigers are beautiful.😍😍😍
Jeez. If you're ever late with Ares' dinner, you'd better toss it over the fence.
So cute.
LOL some of them were so confused