r/BeAmazed • u/Insightful23blue • Jan 18 '25

Animal No sense in telling him he's not a dog

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u/pocapractica Jan 18 '25

I got to pet a bobcat once... then noticed the inch long fangs, not to mention the claws. He was perched on the shoulder of his owner, who was wearing a leather pad on that shoulder. And gloves.

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u/sweetreat7 Jan 18 '25

I once put my hand up to let a grown tiger lick it. That was before I learned that they literally can lick the skin off their prey

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '25

I wouldn't put my hand anywhere near a grown tiger. Where were you?

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u/sweetreat7 Jan 27 '25

They used to have a circus every year at my high school. I worked at it selling coloring books so I was able to go into restricted areas

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u/shehoshlntbnmdbabalu Jan 19 '25

Yes, they can literally lick right through the skin.

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u/TheDudeTakesPhotos Jan 18 '25

A house cat’s tongue is also pretty rough.

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u/SidewaysAntelope Jan 19 '25

Deceptively fren-shaped bobcat...

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u/MaintenanceSea959 Jan 19 '25

Great pet to show off in public. I’m being facetious.

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u/pocapractica Jan 19 '25

Library program. He also had a boa, kangaroo, turtles and more.

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u/MeasurementOk9302 Jan 19 '25

Copy that! My sis owns a wildlife sanctuary and one time I was cleaning out of the enclosures and the bear cub “playing” did a small nip on my thigh… the pain was excruciating and yes to the ER I went for washout and later closure! Of coarse I could tell then it was a bear (would endanger the animal)

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u/pocapractica Jan 19 '25

Wish I had a dollar for every idiot I have seen feeding bears around Gatlinburg. That is dangerous both for the idiot and the bear.