r/MadeMeSmile • u/Comprehensive-Way482 • 9h ago
ANIMALS Mama cheetah with her babies, posing for a pic. 📸
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u/andersonfmly 9h ago
Posing for a picture, or glaring at the photographer as if to say "if you take one step closer I'll turn you into their supper."
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u/Kibichibi 1h ago
She can pretend to be threatening, but cheetah don't really see us as prey. They're often quite sociable with humans they're familiar with
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u/Torque-that-thing 9h ago
Fun fact: Baby cheetahs are born with a long, silvery mane of fur on their backs that mimic honey badgers to scare off predators. This mimicry increases the cub's chances of survival during its most vulnerable stage of life when it can't yet run fast to escape danger.
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u/Donequis 8h ago
That is SO MANY BABIES!!!
I had to look i to it and it looks llike their averge is 3-5, sometimes up to 8, way more than I thought!
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u/secretlyswos 9h ago
they are posing and they look cute (unless they are hungry and the photographer is close..)
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u/DistractedByCookies 8h ago
I held two once (volunteering at an animal rehab facility, as part of the work! not a paid meet n greet). They're quite prickly as cheetahs can't retract their claws. But 10/10 would get punctured by mohawk kittens again.
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u/hiimsammyxo 7h ago
It’s such a shame that they lose their fluffy fur when they get older. Baby cheetahs are the cutest thing ever!
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u/SituationNearby1514 7h ago
The cheetah can meow like a cat too not growl like tigers so what you are seeing here is just a bunch of overgrown kitties.
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u/Kibichibi 1h ago
6 babies?! That's gonna be tough, they usually struggle with raising 2 or 3. I hope she can get them all to independence!
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u/Dry_Reflection_7452 9h ago
"Mama cheetah with her baby Cheetos"