It's even neater than that in my opinion. The mother needs to be able to hide these little guys and go hunting and have confidence that they'll stay hidden and be pretty much in the same spot when she gets back. She has to pick them up and move them with these same killer teeth that dispatch animals. The babies need to lay there and be maneuvered by their mother so it's important that they stay calm and not squirm. It's so cool to me that it's like, ok, drag me by my neck and arm, I'm good
to be fair to the mom here, when my kid was small, he did what we called the 'silent protest' where he'd just go limp dead weight. I walked through many places, stores, banks, etc, dragging a 3-6 year old by the upper arm.
Just like many things with teeth, including people! Teeth can be very hurty but don't have to be if things don't want them to be generally. Pressure control and the ability to gauge stimuli is really neat. Life is full of wonder.
Yes, but unlike cats and dogs we great apes prefer to carry things in our hands. If a fellow ape grabbed my hand with his teeth, I'd read that as a threat. I guess that's why it strikes us as aggressive and dangerous when we see other species utilize their jaws to grab and hold. (Also because our own teeth are ill-suited for the task. Try lifting a heavy shopping bag with your teeth, nevermind a near-human sized prey animal akin to a leopard carrying a gazelle.You're liable to break off a tooth)
I've been a car enthusiast for many years, but it drives me crazy when I hear someone call a Jaguar vehicle a "Jag-wire." I have no problem with the British "Jag-u-ar."
Well, my understanding is that there are in fact some notable problems with the British "Jag-u-ar" - not least the reliability and maintenance costs....
Brit here. I agree with 'Jag-u-ar', but for me the u-ar is very shortened and blurred, kind of JAG-y-w, even JAG-wuh if it's in the middle of a sentence and unemphasised.
I have no problem with that either, but there's no logic to pronouncing it with letters that aren't even in the word. They are just a bunch of Jag-offs.
drGrafenberg
Imagine momma had a sneezing
HeyWhaddaya
Resistance is futile.
ragazzino
"Oh, there you are" --Cat probably
mrsdowneyjr
Oh, lord, I thought these were black bears (I'm tired) dragging in a jaguar cub to eat and then it moved and I was extra sad
DidItForScience
How fun would that be? To experience getting carried around like that? You know, now that I think about it... Probably not fun at all.
plumtonPickwash
I thought it was a bear bringing a leopard to feed a cub, horrifically
chrisckelly
This is how the NFL introduced the latest expansion franchises back in the mid 90s.
Everything was literal back then.
phoony
Pspsps!
waybigfun
This is what happens when you don’t have thumbs
anthrdrunkenwannabepoet
mama panther: go to sleep bitch, aye you wanna end like your brother? you better lay your ass down
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CaptSchmidtGaming
unless this is AI
gigglefitsmcgee9000
???? He's just being carried out by his mother
m0unstr0
these are leopards tho, jaguars have rosettes not spots
LeopardsGoRawr
They both have rosettes, however jaguars have spots inside of them.
m0unstr0
which is the cat that has them outlined, like framed spots almost square
WhatUpDog3000
Passive resistance
nanananananaananan
Pretends to be asleep so mom has to carry you home
Cuppyycaakes
https://media1.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1dGtwZHViNG0za2Z4b2RpOHJteWt1MDYzNnFqbmdheDNhc3V3bGQ3bSZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/AD2uIPYVqszdK/200w.webp
TheDreadPirateMontoya
Woah, a nostalgia wave just hit from that gif.
Pizzeption
Never thought I'd see a kitten doing the human toddler equivalent of refusing to walk, even though it absolutely can. XD
TheManWhoStaresAtTurtles
My dog loves going on walks, but he doesn't always love the whole walk. Going dead weight in the grass is common and always lowkey hilarious.
PolarbearsToenails
It's even neater than that in my opinion. The mother needs to be able to hide these little guys and go hunting and have confidence that they'll stay hidden and be pretty much in the same spot when she gets back. She has to pick them up and move them with these same killer teeth that dispatch animals. The babies need to lay there and be maneuvered by their mother so it's important that they stay calm and not squirm. It's so cool to me that it's like, ok, drag me by my neck and arm, I'm good
Pizzeption
That's very true! I didn't consider that. Good momma and good babies doin their best!
WolvesAreTheBestPeople
When I watch any cats carry their young like this, I think it’s kind of wonder that any cats live to adulthood. /s
MilvaBarring
The cub is sleeping so it can't be in pain
CharlesTooke
Take notice of how people sling their kids around.
VoidScreamer
to be fair to the mom here, when my kid was small, he did what we called the 'silent protest' where he'd just go limp dead weight. I walked through many places, stores, banks, etc, dragging a 3-6 year old by the upper arm.
FiftyShadesOfTiramisu
They can grab very carefully with their teeth. Just like dogs. They don't penetrate the skin unless they intend to.
OnePostCloserToAHappierLIfe
This is why cats are (beloved) assholes.
sylkysmooth
Just like many things with teeth, including people! Teeth can be very hurty but don't have to be if things don't want them to be generally. Pressure control and the ability to gauge stimuli is really neat. Life is full of wonder.
FiftyShadesOfTiramisu
Yes, but unlike cats and dogs we great apes prefer to carry things in our hands. If a fellow ape grabbed my hand with his teeth, I'd read that as a threat. I guess that's why it strikes us as aggressive and dangerous when we see other species utilize their jaws to grab and hold. (Also because our own teeth are ill-suited for the task. Try lifting a heavy shopping bag with your teeth, nevermind a near-human sized prey animal akin to a leopard carrying a gazelle.You're liable to break off a tooth)
Heelcat70
I've been a car enthusiast for many years, but it drives me crazy when I hear someone call a Jaguar vehicle a "Jag-wire." I have no problem with the British "Jag-u-ar."
m0problems
Well, my understanding is that there are in fact some notable problems with the British "Jag-u-ar" - not least the reliability and maintenance costs....
Heelcat70
I blame Lucas electronics for much of that and bad timing chains systems for the rest.
Kensaro
Everybody knows it's Hag-oo-ar.
macdjord
How do you feel about 'Jag-war'?
TheDildoOfConsequences
Brit here. I agree with 'Jag-u-ar', but for me the u-ar is very shortened and blurred, kind of JAG-y-w, even JAG-wuh if it's in the middle of a sentence and unemphasised.
ironymus
Maybe you try the German pronunciation?
Ja-gu-ar. All syllables have the same length
Heelcat70
I have no problem with that either, but there's no logic to pronouncing it with letters that aren't even in the word. They are just a bunch of Jag-offs.
hufflesnuff
"Yeah-Goo-Are."
"Get in the Jag, babe!"
"You need the exercise of walking home."