Something I've been thinking about for a while: Anyone know what the common ancestor of big cats (pantherinæ) and small cats(felinæ) was like?
Was it a small cat or a big cat?
i was like 2 seconds away from typing "cougars literally evolved to be pets and cuddle in big beds with humans" but the logistics of feeding a fucking cougar snapped me out of that delusion
>>4995200
Its not a logistics issue, just a can you afford it or not issue. I'm broke as fuck so I definitely couldn't. I agree with your assessment though.
>>4996455
I kinda felt this when I finally got a cat.
I mean I'd had cats as a kid but it had been many years, I finally got a place that allowed animals and got another cat.
Now I'm a bit antisocial, I'm sure y'all can relate, but having a little cuddle tiger rub his face on me any time I was home was a revelation. I am severely touch-starved and this little goober saved me.
>>4998072
Try looking for a good animal background, google images is full of ai slop no matter what you search for. I switched to bing and it’s better for actual photography imo
>>4998926
first time I see a lion and a lioness being cute together, all documentaries I have seen just show them fucking for a second or just being completely indifferent
>>4998072
Flickr is the place to go for animal photos. Mandenno Photography and Tambako the Jaguar are two users with fantastic cat pics. Plenty of hobbyists who take great shots as well, and if they disallow photo downloading you can use inspect element to just grab the image url and download from that.
Hey /an/, can you do me a favor and post your best pics of big cats doing stuff? Jumping, posing, running, stretching, whatever. I need reference material for learning to draw these guys.
>>4999511 >>4999509
Thanks anon!
I'm looking for all Big cats in general really. Personally I'm partial to Cheetahs and googers, but I need a bit of diversity since the cats in Pantherinae are built very differently from the ones in Felinae.
>>5002946
I think the fact that she keeps her jaguar obese but all the other cats are in relatively good shape implies that they might be the most aggressive pantherans out there
>>5003268
I dunno, he's always been chunky, and seeing as she works at a rescue (as opposed to privately owning them) I'd imagine they do their best to keep them as happy and healthy as possible. Some rescues regularly keep animals at a slightly-overweight level and call it "sanctuary weight", so that if a cat gets sick and starts losing mass rapidly, their body has a buffer of extra energy to help fight off the illness. Plus Tank has always been calm and friendly on camera, don't think I've once seen him be aggressive. also jaguars are just fat fucks in the first place lmao
>Indeed, no one grieves the death of their youth, which is in reality much more tragic than the death of old age. The decay from a flourishing and sweet existence to one of pain and decrepitude is far greater than the latter state to not existing at all.
Alignment chart of wildcat owners
Lawful Good: Luna the Panther
Neutral Good: Messi the Puma
Chaotic Good: Dolph C. Volker
Lawful Neutral: Chloe the Serval
True Neutral: Max the Lynx
Chaotic Neutral: Michael Jamison
Lawful Evil: Safari Sammie
Neutral Evil: Gosha the Caracal
Chaotic Evil: Pumba the Caracal
>>5004359
Where would you say Val Gruener falls? I'd say Lawful Good, being that his work is part of a wildlife reserve, though he doesn't exactly "own" Sirga. >>5004388
It seems very species and individual dependent, though some do react similarly to domestic cats. https://youtu.be/ZRqlSr1Yp1M
>>5005382
Even in a snowscape, there's still plenty of brown trees, tall (albeit dead) grasses, and rocky terrain to break up the background. It's definitely not as ridiculously effective as a snow leopard's coloration, for instance, but it seems to work fine for them as an all-season solution.
>>5005463
This one? I mean, if I had a nickle for every time I heard about someone who got sexual with their wild feline, I'd have about 2 nickels. So it's probably this one.
>>5005444 >>5005382
Nope. Have you never wondered why hunting gear is orange? It's because most prey animals can't see orange but to us, is the brightest fucking thing and "sticks out like a sore thumb" making it less likely we'll shoot a motherfucker. Anyway, to most prey, tigers actually look green and brown. Weird, I know, but it's true.
>>5005775
Pretty low if it a full grown Panthera genus cat decides to outright attack you, though they tend to avoid humans so you probably wouldn't even know there's a cat nearby. Same goes for cheetahs and cougars, which are the only other cats I'd consider a threat to a grown man's life. Maybe clouded leopards if they really get the drop on you, but they're smol and tend not to pick fights.
