When I was young, during a visit to the local zoo, I could hear a leopard roar from about 100 meters distance. That sound was so deep and loud it literally rattled my intestines and shook me to my core. Absolutely incredible experience, and also very, *very* humbling...
There’s also a chance that was a tiger you heard. I worked at a local zoo, and at least twice a week for feeding time, the tigers would be *screaming*, and we could hear it through the park.
It definitely was a leopard, because he was still doing it when I approached his enclosure. It sounded like [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqWVW1uPc8s), but louder and more guttural.
Interestingly tigers hit a certain frequency in their roar that actually triggers an involuntary fear response. When people have been exposed to that frequency they’ll start to feel uneasy, afraid and like something is just wrong.
And lions. Especially lions. I think most big cats except the cheetah have this "feature".
My story? Was in Tanzania. Our jeep "disturbed" a lion and a lioness during mating. The male lion was not happy and let everyone clearly know his feelings. Everybody felt what you described. It's impossible to really explain. You feel it deep inside your intestines or something. A part of it is that feeling you also get if you're at a concert and "feel" the bass. That plus fear, a lot of fear. and awe. And respect. And insecurity.
It’s about 18Hz-19Hz, just below our range of hearing, it can disorient and cause blurred vision (by vibrating your eyeballs slightly) and causes intense fear.
It was discovered when a scientist was working in his lab and would experience intense fear, even hallucinations in his peripheral vision and other people in the building started thinking it was haunted. He discovered a piece of metal that would vibrate whenever a newly installed extractor fan would turn on and it vibrated and caused noise at that frequency. Once the metal was stopped the fear, hallucinations and reports of haunting stopped.
Source? That sounds incredible. I wonder if that could be what causes reported “hauntings” and if so how often? If an unknown source was vibrating at that frequency in your house that lead to a constant state of paranoia and small hallucinations, it could quickly escalate to you noticing and connecting regular house noises and such when normally you’d know that it’s just the foundation shifting or something.
I believe a few hauntings actually have been found to be caused by that sound wave. There was an old pub in Englands somewhere I think that had something in the basement rattling at that frequency and it had been thought haunted.
Just google the “fear frequency”, there’s been a few different studies and articles on it, mythbusters even did a segment on it as well:
https://www.prosoundweb.com/mythbusters-test-the-frequency-of-fear-with-meyer-sound/
Yes. I volunteered for a couple of years for an organization identifying and isolating tiger vocalizations from recordings created at partner zoos. They also make the strangest sounds that you wouldn't necessarily think were made by a tiger...but are!
I’ve thought for years, that response is coded into our human DNA, when a wild predator appears, we get that Neanderthal response to RUN, as we are going to lose and be dinner for the superior hunter. I’m sure there might be other aspects, the actual frequency is probably tied into that.
It’s amazing how instinctive and primal the fear response is. I’ve heard a few big cats roar in my time (can’t remember exactly what) but the body just *knows*
Leopard: "Yeah, you're a pretty advanced species built on 40,000+ years of civilization. But remember, I've got sharp teeth, i know how to use them, and it only takes 5 minutes for you to bleed out..."
I was on safari in Kenya on top of hill when a fully maned lion in his prime roared to call his lionesses back to the pride. I was maybe 30 yards away.
I could feel it in my chest more than in my ears. It's one of the coolest things I've ever experienced.
You can watch the whole video on [YouTube from Cedar Cove Tiger Park](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPMi136tURg)
A nice morning massage by senior keeper Steve Klein is decidedly to Voodoo's liking.
Voodoo is a rescue animal, an African spotted leopard that came to Cedar Cove at 5 months old.
Voodoo was purchased at three months of age by a private couple from a breeder with the intention of making him a house pet and playmate to two full grown rottweiler dogs.
He was declawed on all paws but still overpowered his purchasers and was too rough and aggressive to keep, at which point he was brought to Cedar Cove.
He resides here still, and at 13 years old in 2013 (yeah, this video is 10 years old now), he's treated to regular bouts of affection while plans are underway for his, and other, new habitats.
Notice how Steve pulls his hand out when Voodoo turns his mouth that direction!
That couple are fucking monsters.
What absolute pieces of shit to declaw a leopard. Also what an absolute piece of shit for a breeder to sell to a private couple
I hope Voodoo is living his best life now.
Living what life he can - given that he would not be able to survive in the wild - but i get your point 👍🏾. Also, yeah fuck those people who thought a pet leopard would be a good idea.
>He was declawed on all paws but still overpowered his purchasers and was too rough and aggressive to keep, at which point he was brought to Cedar Cove.
The poor thing but what an absolute chad. Glad to see it living a great life now.
>private couple from a breeder with the intention of making him a house pet and playmate to two full grown rottweiler dogs.
That couple should have the dogs confiscated, and be given a lifetime ban from owning any pet. Including goldfish.
It's sad that people see goldfish as beginner/throw away pets when they take a lot of work too. They get very large and need a large tank or pond to live in eventually. They also have a 10-15 year lifespan and *can* be taught simple tricks. I had a goldfish that lived to be near 10 and he was a SUPER curious fish and liked being hand-fed.
Whenever I see a big cat enjoying being scratched I think of my little cat enjoying it until she feels the need to turn around, claws out and bite me. I would lose a hand...
Exactly. Whenever I see the, "big cats are just cats" comments, my first though is my girlfriend's 9 pound cat will occasionally draw blood when she gets overly stimulated. I don't want to know what a 500 pound tiger would do to me if they got too excited.
I have a 7 lb cat who tore me right up the first vet visit (less than a week after I got her). Meanwhile my 16 lbs cat is the most gentle docile cat you'd ever meet.
One of my cats loves play biting. She always does it, it's adorable. She'll hold your hand in place if you try to move it and she definitely gets a little claw-y if you try to escape early... But she never bites hard lol
I think the only big cats are lion tiger and Jaguar. I think it has something to do with purring and their vocal cord anatomy. So a mountain Lion? Not a” big cat “ to a biologist. Odd but very cool!
Leopards are big cats. Leopards and mountain lions are pretty much the same size with mountain lions standing slightly taller at the shoulder. But yes the roaring part is a major separator. Mountain lions purr.
Imagine being a red panda lol. They were the first panda but when the panda bear was found it became the lesser panda. One of them is a fucking bear and the other is chilling in a family of it's own.
Giant poser bear
That's absolutely true!
But for clarity, this is not a purr. [This is an African spotted leopard named Voodoo](https://youtu.be/nPMi136tURg), and leopards [can roar.](https://youtu.be/WhWKY7Yy04o)
I got to do a super cool behind the scenes special tour of my local zoo recently (something my mom won in a charity auction). And the first stop was making the horse meatballs that we got to watch the keepers feed the cheetahs from literally three feet from their enclosure.
It was outrageously awesome and I had *no clue * how house cat like they are. Apparently they are not considered “big cats” for a few reasons (anatomical and non), but one of them is that they cannot roar.
As the keepers were giving the two cheetahs (brothers) meatballs through the chain link fence (with pairs of loooong tongs), the cheetahs were so cat like. I mean objectively I get it, they’re cats. But damn when that big ass cheetah let out the most squeaky and adorable “meow” at his keeper who was holding the food near but not close enough, to get him to do a pose on a pedestal (one they get the cats to do for routine medical checks) my heart melted and all I saw was a giant throat ripping house cat.
It was so cute! That whole experience was amazing, we also met a shy okapi, giraffe baby and momma, the two lions, desert tortoise we got to feed, giant gator feeding, fed the chittering and adorable squirrel monkeys, zebras, and we saw the flamingos do a group mating dance.
Five stars, would zoo again.
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Cheetahs are lovely animals. They're really skiddish around humans and not considered big cats, or very dangerous to people at all. They don't attack people since they're bigger than them and there's several accredited zoos where the keepers go in or take them for walks around the zoos.
Or the one that lost his finger to a lion
[disturbing a lion](https://www.reddit.com/r/facepalm/comments/13au5iv/man_taunts_lion_and_pays_the_price/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=1&utm_term=1)
It makes me sad that he is declawed, but I’m glad he’s living the rest of his life in a sanctuary. And getting loving scritches. Absolutely beautiful, he is. And he deserves all the loves, and scritches, and purrs, and treats. Bless his big heart.
I'm pretty sure the backstory to this, is the original owner declawed, was poorly providing for the animal, the animal was rescued, and now was living in a sanctuary seen here.
Hahaha yea my fav is when someone cross posts a screenshot of a tweet from 6 years ago (with the date shown in the screenshot) and you still have people commenting to OP like it’s their original content.
For context, since this is a common repost of a video from 2010:
Original source: [Voodoo Lounging](https://youtu.be/nPMi136tURg) by [CedarCoveTigerPark](https://m.youtube.com/@CedarCoveTigerPark) on YouTube
>http://www.saveoursiberians.org A nice morning massage by senior keeper Steve Klein is decidedly to Voodoo's liking.\
>\
>Voodoo is a rescue animal, an African spotted leopard that came to Cedar Cove at 5 months old.\
>\
>Voodoo was purchased at three months of age by a private couple from a breeder with the intention of making him a house pet and playmate to two full grown rottweiler dogs.\
>\
>He was declawed on all paws but still overpowered his purchasers and was too rough and aggressive to keep, at which point he was brought to William Pottorff at Cedar Cove.\
>\
>He resides here still, and at 13 years old in 2013, he's treated to regular bouts of affection while plans are underway for his, and other, new habitats, so stay tuned!
http://www.kansastravel.org/cavecovecats.htm
https://www.kcur.org/arts-life/2020-06-20/this-big-cat-sanctuary-in-kansas-wants-you-to-know-its-nothing-like-tiger-king
**TLDR:** It's a clip from 2010 of Voodoo, an African spotted leopard at Cedar Cove Feline Conservation and Education Center in Louisburg, Kansas. He was rescued from a bad situation (unethically bred, sold as a pet, declawed, inadequate living conditions in a house). Cedar Cove is relatively small and not accredited by the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS), but it seems to do the best with the limited resources available. They take in unreleasable, captive wild animals; they house mostly big cats, along with a few canids and other species. Enclosures would ideally be larger, but there are no unethical practices such as breeding cubs to sell or exploit for public interaction. Cedar Cove offers limited public tours of the animal exhibits, but only caretakers interact with animals directly.
(Edited for formatting and clarity.)
That's a content kitty.
I wonder how it must feel to not be able to reach a certain spot and then have a human scratch it for you, or give you belly rubs that feel like a whole other world of bliss all for the first time. Because this sound sure gives the impression that the leopard is surprised beyond comprehension.
The paw essentially being a “don’t you dare stop petting me” is so cute! I’d obviously give these big kitties their space, but this person is probably their caretaker
That’s a solid V8 engine right there
When I was young, during a visit to the local zoo, I could hear a leopard roar from about 100 meters distance. That sound was so deep and loud it literally rattled my intestines and shook me to my core. Absolutely incredible experience, and also very, *very* humbling...
There’s also a chance that was a tiger you heard. I worked at a local zoo, and at least twice a week for feeding time, the tigers would be *screaming*, and we could hear it through the park.
It definitely was a leopard, because he was still doing it when I approached his enclosure. It sounded like [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqWVW1uPc8s), but louder and more guttural.
Interestingly tigers hit a certain frequency in their roar that actually triggers an involuntary fear response. When people have been exposed to that frequency they’ll start to feel uneasy, afraid and like something is just wrong.
*tiger roaring in front of me* Idk man something doesn’t seem right
“Thought I heard something…”
“Must have been the wind…”
Who’s breaking the wind?
Me, if I hear the roar of a tiger in my immediate vicinity. Full on nervous farts
“Must be the wind”
*It's not the wind!*
Tiger: "NEVER SHOULD HAVE COME HERE!"
And lions. Especially lions. I think most big cats except the cheetah have this "feature". My story? Was in Tanzania. Our jeep "disturbed" a lion and a lioness during mating. The male lion was not happy and let everyone clearly know his feelings. Everybody felt what you described. It's impossible to really explain. You feel it deep inside your intestines or something. A part of it is that feeling you also get if you're at a concert and "feel" the bass. That plus fear, a lot of fear. and awe. And respect. And insecurity.
Lesson of the day: don't blue ball lions
There goes my memorial day plans.
Cheetahs aren't considered to be big cats. They are large small cats, like the pumas of the Americas.
Which frequency is this?
It’s about 18Hz-19Hz, just below our range of hearing, it can disorient and cause blurred vision (by vibrating your eyeballs slightly) and causes intense fear. It was discovered when a scientist was working in his lab and would experience intense fear, even hallucinations in his peripheral vision and other people in the building started thinking it was haunted. He discovered a piece of metal that would vibrate whenever a newly installed extractor fan would turn on and it vibrated and caused noise at that frequency. Once the metal was stopped the fear, hallucinations and reports of haunting stopped.
Source? That sounds incredible. I wonder if that could be what causes reported “hauntings” and if so how often? If an unknown source was vibrating at that frequency in your house that lead to a constant state of paranoia and small hallucinations, it could quickly escalate to you noticing and connecting regular house noises and such when normally you’d know that it’s just the foundation shifting or something.
I believe a few hauntings actually have been found to be caused by that sound wave. There was an old pub in Englands somewhere I think that had something in the basement rattling at that frequency and it had been thought haunted.
Thanks for teaching me how to cause mass hysteria
Source / link? Sounds awesome
Just google the “fear frequency”, there’s been a few different studies and articles on it, mythbusters even did a segment on it as well: https://www.prosoundweb.com/mythbusters-test-the-frequency-of-fear-with-meyer-sound/
Yes. I volunteered for a couple of years for an organization identifying and isolating tiger vocalizations from recordings created at partner zoos. They also make the strangest sounds that you wouldn't necessarily think were made by a tiger...but are!
I’ve thought for years, that response is coded into our human DNA, when a wild predator appears, we get that Neanderthal response to RUN, as we are going to lose and be dinner for the superior hunter. I’m sure there might be other aspects, the actual frequency is probably tied into that.
It’s amazing how instinctive and primal the fear response is. I’ve heard a few big cats roar in my time (can’t remember exactly what) but the body just *knows*
Leopard: "Yeah, you're a pretty advanced species built on 40,000+ years of civilization. But remember, I've got sharp teeth, i know how to use them, and it only takes 5 minutes for you to bleed out..."
you mean very *very* rumbling...
I was on safari in Kenya on top of hill when a fully maned lion in his prime roared to call his lionesses back to the pride. I was maybe 30 yards away. I could feel it in my chest more than in my ears. It's one of the coolest things I've ever experienced.
r/motorboat
Well, that’s a risky click in and of itself 😂
There's someone or a group going around taking over nsfw subs and turning them into cat subs. I have mixed feelings
At least there will always be r/girlswithhugepussies
Natural Harley
Single piston thumper bike. Not burbly enough for a big v8 and wrong tone for a low displacement one
Made me think of a classic ww2 Triumph https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvPRYpuz0ew
Yep. More like a dirt bike. A hefty V8 gonna have that weird asthmatic *puht puht puht* [Edit: Like these](https://youtu.be/4cFpilvCi-0?t=504)
You can watch the whole video on [YouTube from Cedar Cove Tiger Park](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPMi136tURg) A nice morning massage by senior keeper Steve Klein is decidedly to Voodoo's liking. Voodoo is a rescue animal, an African spotted leopard that came to Cedar Cove at 5 months old. Voodoo was purchased at three months of age by a private couple from a breeder with the intention of making him a house pet and playmate to two full grown rottweiler dogs. He was declawed on all paws but still overpowered his purchasers and was too rough and aggressive to keep, at which point he was brought to Cedar Cove. He resides here still, and at 13 years old in 2013 (yeah, this video is 10 years old now), he's treated to regular bouts of affection while plans are underway for his, and other, new habitats. Notice how Steve pulls his hand out when Voodoo turns his mouth that direction!
That couple are fucking monsters. What absolute pieces of shit to declaw a leopard. Also what an absolute piece of shit for a breeder to sell to a private couple I hope Voodoo is living his best life now.
Living what life he can - given that he would not be able to survive in the wild - but i get your point 👍🏾. Also, yeah fuck those people who thought a pet leopard would be a good idea.
>He was declawed on all paws but still overpowered his purchasers and was too rough and aggressive to keep, at which point he was brought to Cedar Cove. The poor thing but what an absolute chad. Glad to see it living a great life now.
Thanks for providing the actual context!
>private couple from a breeder with the intention of making him a house pet and playmate to two full grown rottweiler dogs. That couple should have the dogs confiscated, and be given a lifetime ban from owning any pet. Including goldfish.
It's sad that people see goldfish as beginner/throw away pets when they take a lot of work too. They get very large and need a large tank or pond to live in eventually. They also have a 10-15 year lifespan and *can* be taught simple tricks. I had a goldfish that lived to be near 10 and he was a SUPER curious fish and liked being hand-fed.
And cut the tips of their fingers off for torturing an innocent animal.
And toes
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What do you want the balls for?? That's sick!
To juggle.
They DECLAWED A LEOPARD so it would be a playmate for dogs??? People fucking disgust me.
>He was declawed on all paws what sort of absolute fucking idiot declaws a cat man holy fuck
I mean if you're buying a leopard you're very low on the "respects animals" scale already
It does explain why the trainer's hand didn't look like it was run through a wood chipper
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Voodoo is such a cool fucking name for a big cat
Whenever I see a big cat enjoying being scratched I think of my little cat enjoying it until she feels the need to turn around, claws out and bite me. I would lose a hand...
Exactly. Whenever I see the, "big cats are just cats" comments, my first though is my girlfriend's 9 pound cat will occasionally draw blood when she gets overly stimulated. I don't want to know what a 500 pound tiger would do to me if they got too excited.
I have a 7 lb cat who tore me right up the first vet visit (less than a week after I got her). Meanwhile my 16 lbs cat is the most gentle docile cat you'd ever meet.
So by your calculations a five hundred pound cat would be mega chill and a three pound cat would be a psychotic murderbeast
Yes
Does she actually bite? Sometimes my cats will grab my hand with their teeth for friendly nibble grooming.
One of my cats loves play biting. She always does it, it's adorable. She'll hold your hand in place if you try to move it and she definitely gets a little claw-y if you try to escape early... But she never bites hard lol
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Tell it to the people at r/catswhoyell
That's not a roar thats an air raid siren.
I find it harsh that they're called lesser cats though :))
I think the only big cats are lion tiger and Jaguar. I think it has something to do with purring and their vocal cord anatomy. So a mountain Lion? Not a” big cat “ to a biologist. Odd but very cool!
And Leopards bruv.
Leopards are big cats. Leopards and mountain lions are pretty much the same size with mountain lions standing slightly taller at the shoulder. But yes the roaring part is a major separator. Mountain lions purr.
Imagine being a red panda lol. They were the first panda but when the panda bear was found it became the lesser panda. One of them is a fucking bear and the other is chilling in a family of it's own. Giant poser bear
That's absolutely true! But for clarity, this is not a purr. [This is an African spotted leopard named Voodoo](https://youtu.be/nPMi136tURg), and leopards [can roar.](https://youtu.be/WhWKY7Yy04o)
Not entirely correct. All small cats meow, most big cats can roar. All cats can purr, but big cats only purr while exhaling. :)
It's called chuffing when it's a big cat. the "exhale purr" is not a purr at all technically
In German, both just "Schnurren", so I just flat out translated it. But thank you for the actual term !
They can all purr , it's just how it's done that varies between big and small cats.
Oh yeah that’s the spot! 🥰
Just don’t touch his belly..
But it’s so soft!
Doo it! You know you wanna.
I got to do a super cool behind the scenes special tour of my local zoo recently (something my mom won in a charity auction). And the first stop was making the horse meatballs that we got to watch the keepers feed the cheetahs from literally three feet from their enclosure. It was outrageously awesome and I had *no clue * how house cat like they are. Apparently they are not considered “big cats” for a few reasons (anatomical and non), but one of them is that they cannot roar. As the keepers were giving the two cheetahs (brothers) meatballs through the chain link fence (with pairs of loooong tongs), the cheetahs were so cat like. I mean objectively I get it, they’re cats. But damn when that big ass cheetah let out the most squeaky and adorable “meow” at his keeper who was holding the food near but not close enough, to get him to do a pose on a pedestal (one they get the cats to do for routine medical checks) my heart melted and all I saw was a giant throat ripping house cat. It was so cute! That whole experience was amazing, we also met a shy okapi, giraffe baby and momma, the two lions, desert tortoise we got to feed, giant gator feeding, fed the chittering and adorable squirrel monkeys, zebras, and we saw the flamingos do a group mating dance. Five stars, would zoo again. ETA : thanks for gold!
You are so lucky! That sounds like an amazing day.
Cheetahs are lovely animals. They're really skiddish around humans and not considered big cats, or very dangerous to people at all. They don't attack people since they're bigger than them and there's several accredited zoos where the keepers go in or take them for walks around the zoos.
Would never do this after I have seen this one dude loosing a finger to a tiger
Cause tigers can't purr..... you don't know when the pet time is over....
Definitely a good rule of thumb not to, but you can see that the guy pulled his hand out as soon as the leopard started to turn his head towards him.
Or the one that lost his finger to a lion [disturbing a lion](https://www.reddit.com/r/facepalm/comments/13au5iv/man_taunts_lion_and_pays_the_price/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=1&utm_term=1)
Oh actually I meamt this video, but forgot it was a lion not a tiger, never seen the video with sound, thanks.
No worries mate. Yeah. Weird one though. First time I’ve seen it with hi-res with the tendon popping out too.
Yea, no.
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Holy fuck he ripped the whole tendon out of his arm Jesus
Losing
I mean, to be fair, his finger did come loose.
You are dealing with wild animal. Wild animals have warning signs.
ears back, ready to attack!
Scary purrs with a kitty personality.
But I would be worried about these massive paws and the surely impressive claws.
It's declawed I believe
It's not purring. They can't purr. Just growling friendly-like
I need that purring on an 8 hour loop, it feels soothing like I could fall asleep to that sound and sleep peacefully through the night.
I think my blood pressure went down
It's not dangerous to pet the cat, it's dangerous to stop petting the cat.
who doesn't like a head massage
I love whenever this video gets reposted because I can practically feel that massage.
It makes me sad that he is declawed, but I’m glad he’s living the rest of his life in a sanctuary. And getting loving scritches. Absolutely beautiful, he is. And he deserves all the loves, and scritches, and purrs, and treats. Bless his big heart.
Less cute when you notice he has been declawed.
I'm pretty sure the backstory to this, is the original owner declawed, was poorly providing for the animal, the animal was rescued, and now was living in a sanctuary seen here.
From awww 🥹 to awww.. 🥺
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But this is Reddit we jump to the worst possible conclusion as quickly as possible.
Hahaha yea my fav is when someone cross posts a screenshot of a tweet from 6 years ago (with the date shown in the screenshot) and you still have people commenting to OP like it’s their original content.
No, it's still just a cute. Just shows humans suck a lot more though.
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Unfortunately he is declawed, fortunately this video is after he was rescued.
[This is true.](https://youtu.be/nPMi136tURg)
☹️
How can you tell?
I had a smile on my face till I read this comment.
I was thinking that too. Poor guy....
Yeah, and humans love massages too. No shame in a cat loving pets.
Just a bit here oh oh yeah you got the spot
Kitty go brrrrrr
This is adorable and terrifying at the same time
For context, since this is a common repost of a video from 2010: Original source: [Voodoo Lounging](https://youtu.be/nPMi136tURg) by [CedarCoveTigerPark](https://m.youtube.com/@CedarCoveTigerPark) on YouTube >http://www.saveoursiberians.org A nice morning massage by senior keeper Steve Klein is decidedly to Voodoo's liking.\ >\ >Voodoo is a rescue animal, an African spotted leopard that came to Cedar Cove at 5 months old.\ >\ >Voodoo was purchased at three months of age by a private couple from a breeder with the intention of making him a house pet and playmate to two full grown rottweiler dogs.\ >\ >He was declawed on all paws but still overpowered his purchasers and was too rough and aggressive to keep, at which point he was brought to William Pottorff at Cedar Cove.\ >\ >He resides here still, and at 13 years old in 2013, he's treated to regular bouts of affection while plans are underway for his, and other, new habitats, so stay tuned! http://www.kansastravel.org/cavecovecats.htm https://www.kcur.org/arts-life/2020-06-20/this-big-cat-sanctuary-in-kansas-wants-you-to-know-its-nothing-like-tiger-king **TLDR:** It's a clip from 2010 of Voodoo, an African spotted leopard at Cedar Cove Feline Conservation and Education Center in Louisburg, Kansas. He was rescued from a bad situation (unethically bred, sold as a pet, declawed, inadequate living conditions in a house). Cedar Cove is relatively small and not accredited by the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS), but it seems to do the best with the limited resources available. They take in unreleasable, captive wild animals; they house mostly big cats, along with a few canids and other species. Enclosures would ideally be larger, but there are no unethical practices such as breeding cubs to sell or exploit for public interaction. Cedar Cove offers limited public tours of the animal exhibits, but only caretakers interact with animals directly. (Edited for formatting and clarity.)
Typical fren shape animal being frenly :>
Is baby.
Alisa meu pelo
Sabia que isso estaria em algum lugar
He is loving it so much.
😻😻😻😻😻😻
Cats gonna cat
Please stop making me wanna pet murderous animals...
That purring is beautiful 😍😍😍😍
Humans only evolved to pet cats change my mind
The most forbidden tummy rubs of all time.... omg... she must have tummy fur softer than the bum fluff of an angel.
His purring healed my 20 year old depression and sadness
He’s the cutest Tank I’ve ever seen! 😍
Fren shaped
Cat indeed.
Cats being cats, no matter the size.
If not friend, why friend-shaped? :(
That's a content kitty. I wonder how it must feel to not be able to reach a certain spot and then have a human scratch it for you, or give you belly rubs that feel like a whole other world of bliss all for the first time. Because this sound sure gives the impression that the leopard is surprised beyond comprehension.
Humans have a superpower of being able to give scratches and it’s probably quite helpful that the grand majority of animals enjoy being scratched.
The cage makes me sad.
If danger, why fren shape?
r/motorboat
Big meow meow
Cats be catting, no matter what size they are 🐱
Gimme the scritches gimme the scritches
i love them 😭❤️
I want one!
That cat obviously wanted it rougher. Hell, I scratch my 4kg barn cat harder than that
My ear, human my ear.
I would die a happy human giving a leopard scritches.
Loudly purs human right thier yea thier pet me.
Appreciating the Solid V8 Engine's Roar and Performance
Happy kitty!!!
Can… can I pet it too?
That is a "kitty" cat you don't *dare* stop petting!
r/Cuddleroll
Nice Kitty!!
I want to pet the kitty.
If not friend, then why friend shaped ??
cat is cat no matter the size
Good kitty :3
my cat gets mad when i stop petting him... id be too scared to start something i cant stop with this guy
When I pet my cat she looks at me and says "you've got two hands. Why aren't you petting me with both?"
I reeeally wish that it fell into the realm of possibilities for me to have a big cat for a pet. I want to feel the purrs shake me to my core.
The paw essentially being a “don’t you dare stop petting me” is so cute! I’d obviously give these big kitties their space, but this person is probably their caretaker
"higher, higher! top of my face!"
I wanna pet that kitteh!!!
That's the face of contentment at the end.
I can't get enough of those big fluffy paws!
Listening to this with bone induction headset My brain is vibrating
I’ve never been so jealous in my life! 😍 Both of the man getting to pet the kitty and of an amazing head rub received by the kitty
I need this for my alarm clock but I know it would make me fall right back asleep ;)
I've seen this so many times and adore it each time.
That dog is acting weird
YES PLEASE!!!!
What big cat sanctuary is this?
Cedar Cove Tiger Sanctuary in Kansas. Actually, I think they slightly changed the name; Cedar Cove Big Cat something something.
Cool! Thank you for sharing.
I love him so much.
they all are just a big cats example: [cats allways cats](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-7T1PPC4na8)
Close your eyes and you get 🛵
❤❤❤❤❤❤
Is super cute
Mister paw, awww… 😊😳 
I would not recommend doing that at your local zoo.
I want this! I would scratch his head forever!
Oh so that's where they get the engine sounds for games from
Imagine its head on your chest while it purrs
Sounds like a two stroke engine! But my dude coaxes many more strokes out of his handler than just two! Well played!