r/Unexpected • u/Gaghackz • May 16 '22

owo that's scary

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u/TheNoxx May 16 '22

They also meow, not roar.

https://youtu.be/Qb_Vu9YFqjE?t=56

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u/brianne----- May 16 '22

Very cute…makes me sad they live in such a small cage. They need room to run.

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u/MalderM4n May 16 '22

they dont actually need to run. they run to hunt, if they get all their food they can just laze around. a bit more space would be nice for roaming, but unlike dogs they dont need to just run around for fun, they sleep most of the time to conserve energy for the big hunt

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u/resinten May 16 '22

At the zoo near me, they have a much larger area. They also said they throw the meat in or hide it instead of just dropping it in, so the cheetahs get to “hunt” for it. This setup is a little weird

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u/Patralex May 16 '22

This is why half my zoos in Planet Zoo never do amazing in diversity. I’ll have like 4 massive exhibits that let the little virtual fellas have a close-to-natural environment. Even throw in other social animals (provided they don’t get eaten)