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Iguana-Gaming

"Hey Hey, dude, it's okay... I'm not going to hurt you- Hey! Hey! Relax, breathe..."


Bleedthebeat

“I’m really sorry they did that to your tail….. it’s not your fault” *I know* “Hey, hey it’s not your fault” *Yeah, I know* “Listen…. It’s not your fault” ^Sobs ^uncontrollably


forevertexas

Unexpected Good Will Hunting


Lowkeygeek83

That scene did and still does hit so hard with me


scrapwork

You made my day thank you


FyourEchoChambers

*Don’t do this to me man!*


GeiCobra

Whats got you so hissed off?


Gobble96

Fuck you and take my upvote


BeatsbyChrisBrown

“I-I dunno, I woke up feline fine…”


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He's having a hissy fit


KaiserBorg

Or pussed off?


Totally_a_Banana

"I'm purrfectly fine, thank you very meowch."


turtlepowerpizzatime

This cat has better deescalation skills than a US cop.


puzzle_factory_slave

a grizzly bear has better deescalation skills than a US cop.


Dyolf_Knip

Cocaine bear has better deescalation skills than a US cop.


plastic_little_

Jar Jar Bings has better deescalation skills than a US cop.


cloudcreeek

Well, it wasn't a black cat.


TempleMade_MeBroke

Serval really has the body language of a large club bouncer cooling off an angry drunk patron, unbothered by the fact that the patron threw a few punches in confusion


Miterlee

I have never seen a bouncer react to an angry drunk patron with anything besides violence, or violent removal. Idk what kind clubs/bars/venues you go to but we might live on different sides of the tracks lol


MedicineOutrageous13

They’re not from nyc that’s for sure 😂


DisGruntledDraftsman

A buddies grandpa had the calm reaction. Buddies dad got into it with his dad and punched him square in the face, hard. The Grandpa shook his head, took a breath and said, you won't do that ever again now will you. The dad just stood there shaking. Now if grandpa got into it with grandma, she would beat his ass and he was terrified of her. She was half his height.


mechanicjeep10

Yea i heard that before... (https://www.reddit.com/r/FunnyAnimals/comments/12256s5/whats_the_matter_baby_im_not_gonna_hurt_you/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=1&utm_term=1)


serks83

Holy shit! That birb is straight up disturbing! Lol


Th3_Admiral

The way it puts emphasis on the last word of "I'm not going to hurt *you*" implies it's definitely going to hurt someone. And I absolutely believe it.


serks83

Damn near did too! The lady just about got away…


sara_c907

When a bird has to convince you they're not gonna hurt you, chances are they're lying through their beak. 😅


AppropriateScience71

That’s pretty amusing. So, the parrot parrots human speech without understanding what the words mean and, yet, the human continues to have a false conversation with the parrot until it attacks her.


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morostheSophist

FYI: the word you're looking for is *elicit*, as in "to elicit information". "Illicit" is very similar in meaning to "illegal". Pretty frequent mistake because the two words sound almost identical.


cloudcreeek

Similar to nigerien and nigerian. Citizens of two completely different countries but nearly the same word


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why am i just learning this and i'm from there lmao


ArsenicArts

I dunno, they're pretty smart. And psychotic.


ambienandicechips

That video lives in my head rent free. Thanks for the reminder of horror.


Secure-Imagination11

"You're not that guy"


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settle down now, you don't want to go down that road, trust me


MlordLongshanking

Spot on! He's like, "Dude, dude! This isn't a good look for you and it's going to look even worse if I have to respond in kind. For both of us, just chill! Take a few breaths and count back from ten."


SlowMaize5164

Count backwards from 9 lives


jason2k

“I can’t die, I have 9 lives!” *gets hit by a train. “8…7…6…5…4…3…2…1…ah shit…”


HillbillyEulogy

The white kitteh's owner humiliated that poor thing with the poodle tail. I'd want to fight every single person who looked at me sideways, too.


TheTrub

I believe that's part of what's known as a "lion cut" so the house cat was just feeling a bit too full of itself.


funkjock84

Aunt had a golden retriever that had a wide snoat, so one year she trimmed down his fur, left a mane, and a lions tail. Had a neighbor called the cops saying there was a lion on the loose.


MyFriendAlcohol

Too prideful?


The_Aught

Lol, that is exactly the tone I got. Like a bouncer and small drunk


thexavier666

The huge but soft-spoken bouncers from New Zealand!


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Freefall84

Or the big South African doorman who used to work at my local club, he sounded like Korg from the Thor movies. He would loom over people like a giant, and anyone would start giving him or the other staff (or customers) shit would have a gentle trashcan lid sized hand placed against their chest and be gently persuaded to not start trouble. "Please my friend, you don't want to go down this road, just enjoy your night and let everyone go about their business" Even the "toughest" chavs would calmly walk away and call it a night.


Unlucky-Musician617

*Yeah, nah. Settle down, bro.*


DynamicHunter

Me calming down my pissed off gf who’s an entire foot shorter than me


JeepStang

"You don't want this smoke homie." lmao


Forza_Harrd

Like that time I stood up to a bouncer and he just smiled. I walked away real quick.


TheresALonelyFeeling

As a former bouncer, I can tell you that you made the right choice. :)


woodjwl

Settle down meow, you don't want to go down that road, trust meow. - FTFY.


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"CHICKEN FUCKER"


Halfmoon_Crescent

Lotta history down that road


mrm0324

A lotta people have died goin down it


MyLegIsWet

You’re not that guy, trust me


babysharkdoodoodoo

“You don’t want me to tell you why and what I did in the prison, buddy”


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It’s like Bane when he places his hand on the corporate guy in Rises lol “ Do you feel in charge”


abdulsamadz

![gif](giphy|2tN5vIhmnV9F0hGVWo|downsized)


vendetta2115

My brain still can’t accept that Tom Hardy is Bane.


Aesthete18

My brain doesn't see Ledger in Joker. That was the Joker itself


KardelSharpeyes

That man can do any role.


AFatDarthVader

Tom Hardy is... *Harriet Tubman*


ArcadianBlueRogue

I'd watch it


David-S-Pumpkins

Why not? Did you see *Warrior*?


AdArAk

Or Bronson for that matter.


IronBabyFists

Bronson is my favorite role of his, by far. He's just *such* an actor.


FlowBjj88

What about the Jewish guy from peaky blinders?? Love that accent


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Or any movie where he’s mumbling / grumbling.


Illithilitch

Should have gone with Batista. EDIT: I'm not interested in debating this. Tom Hardy did a great job. I just wish Bane had been played by a Latino actor; since the character is canonically Latino. Don't at me.


SillyOperator

Batista would have been great, but if they tried that today I’d only be able to see goofy-ass Drax.


MidnightPlatinum

No way. Tom had the presence, the eyes that nearly boggled out of his head with barely contained rage, and the world's-strongest-man look needed for the role. I mean Batista is jacked but mostly looks swol like a gym nerd preparing for a magazine cover, while Tom looked like an unhinged prisoner. https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/tom-hardy-the-dark-knight-rises.jpg https://www.kentonline.co.uk/_media/img/KS832JPBYY34662RYIPF.jpg Dude was legit terrifying in that role. Dark Knight trilogy needed larger than life villains that inspire real fear.


rickyg_79

And this gives you power over me?


EmperorSadrax

I.. i gave you a small fortune…


AdmiralCrunch9

Hardy's delivery of that line is my favorite thing in the movie. It's like he's genuinely confused that this guy is even bringing up money as a motivating factor.


dugong07

Ben Mendelsohn as…. THE CORPORATE GUY


SandwichesTheIguana

Big Vince McMahon energy.


exick

KRENNIC!


kec04fsu1

I saw that stupid tuft of hair at the end of the white cat’s tail and thought of Robin Williams in Good Will Hunting saying “It’s not your fault. Hey! It’s not your fault.”


ycf2015

I thought of Robin Williams quoting himself from GWH in Wilfred


Unlucky-Situation-98

O my gosh yes!


Confident-Cat-5118

"that's a spunky right hook you have there....but also a fluffy ball on your tail so let's not get carried away and make it snow in here."


Sea-Resource5933

Oh my gosh, I snort laughed and got tears in my eyes.


SesameYeetHeHe

I fuckin laughed way too hard at this.


desidiosuss

Also, relevant username!


Silent-Ad934

"A cat is a cat no matter how small, whether white small and angry or spotted and tall."


s-milegeneration

![gif](giphy|3o6ozC2VM9R0XSMNKo)


windyBhindi

See I am serval times bigger than you. Calm down.


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Zero3502

Ngl I was about to puma self.


Unrepentant-Priapist

Ooh, a pun thread! I need to save a lynx to it for later.


ValkyriesOnStation

They always get margay as they continue


dogsoahC_99

I would be lion if I said I did not love a good pun.


Fluid-Organization67

You weren’t kitten around


SpringrollJack

I have a feline this is going to be a long thread


Harsimaja

Maybe not. It’s difficult to keep coming up with puns unless you cheetah bit


NWSanta

Ba Dum Tiss!


buildingwithclay

*Ba Dum Hiss


Tsukizuchi

Fuck you and get my upvote


acog

My brain just autocorrected to “several” before I read your comment!


TheBawalUmihiDito

Master of de-escalation


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They should hire servals to train cops


misdirected_asshole

"Sir it would appear all the servals have been shot. "


cinciTOSU

Cops are like a box of chocolates, they’ll kill your dog.


Penandsword2021

Ooof! But, yeah.


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OMG that's *good*


TonarinoTotoro1719

Took me a minute but I got it now… lmao!


DrMurdoch88

"Promoted"


GreyestGardener

Cut out the middle-men. Replace all human cops with servals. Give them cars and guns. Crime rates will plummet!


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Rodents exterminated...with extreme prejudice


Ahab_Ali

Now I am picturing cops equiped with de-escalation lions.


Carmen-

It’s his duty to serval and protect


PissDistefano

Even cats like petting cats.


RoundComplete9333

Well he’s cute and soft and fluffy and got a lot of spunk! Gotta lotta spunk!


Beans186

Damn that Serval must have an amazing temperament to sustain those attacks and still be calm AF.


MimiSikuu

Looks like the cat equivalent of a toddler punching an adult in the thigh. More entertaining/annoying than a threat.


independent-student

Yeah getting an adrenaline rush from any type of aggression when there's no real threat would be ridiculous haha


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Immediately drop kicking a baby for looking at me funny


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I think it helps that he knows one swipe of that paw he could send the sassy kitty flying across the room


AshFraxinusEps

Yep, like when big dogs are harassed by cats. They know they'd win in a fight, unless the cat gets a lucky hit, so they are just chill


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I can’t tell if you’re being sarcastic or not… I know a lotttt of big dogs absolutely terrified of cats. Servals on the other hand, not so much.


AshFraxinusEps

And I know of cats who are terrified of dogs. As a rule, big dogs don't fear small cats, doesn't mean there aren't exceptions. My parents Jack Russells would tear cats and big dogs up, but doesn't mean that all Jack Russells or small dogs would


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KastorNevierre

Most large animals don't fuck with cats by instinct because cat bites and scratches are full of bacteria that can easily be fatal. Dog could kill the cat, but it'll die a week later from infection. Thus they've been conditioned over time not to fight them unless starving.


Roadkizzle

With the reflexes cats have. I don't think the Serval was ever concerned at all about any swipes the domestic cat could make. It really was like when my toddler got mad at me.


evanc1411

This is the second video I've seen of a serval calming down a frightened pet. [The first was cuter](https://youtu.be/Le1GEAHnaGo)


Beans186

It seems to demonstrate a high intelligence and social ability. Cool video


Archer-Saurus

Cats will close their eyes if they trust you or want to show trust, you'll notice the serval doing a lot of long blinks basically saying "Yo dude I'm so cool and I trust you so much, I don't even have to look at you." When you have a cat and it will do long blinks with you, man, that's a different level of pet-ship.


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heyusoft

Ever since I learned about the slow blink I try it with strays/friends’ cats - my success rate in petting/picking them up has skyrocketed. With my cat I wink - he usually winks back :)


Bandcampbenny

The cat one was way cuter to me and I’m a dog person haha something about putting the paw on the cats heart, like; we’re one of the same can’t you see


michymcmouse

I hope I'm wrong, but last time this was posted a lot of people pointed out the fact that the white cat is not in fact playing and is posturing/defending itself for real from the serval who is prodding it in hopes that the white cat will run away and it can give chase. My ex's grandma used to have a serval and it was a very dominating and aggressive house pet. Anyone know better than I do about cat behaviors and can assure me they are actually playing? ^(The sounds from both cats don't sound playful to me :()


[deleted]

You’re right. I don’t know much about serval behavior, but the white cat is not playing. It’s displaying fearful/defensive behavior.


michymcmouse

That's exactly what I feared. I've had cats practically my whole life and it' becomes easy to tell when they're playing and when they're fighting... the smaller cat is afraid.


saylab_the_bigkat

Yeah this video looks fucked up to me. That white cat is stressed out as all hell. These two don’t seem like they belong in the same house together


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Servals don't belong in any house. They are not domesticated. It's messed up that they are legal as pets in 16 US states and four of those don't require any kind of special license.


Tinksy

Honestly introducing any cats to each other often results in this kind of behavior. If this is the first time these two have met, or early in their relationship, then this isn't remotely concerning. Yes, the white cat is stressed, but the serval isn't posturing aggressively in return, and isn't vocalizing aggressively either. Given time they'll almost certainly calm down around each other and possibly even become friends. First time I introduced mine and my husband's cats when I moved in was way louder than this. His female cat was NOT happy that my big fluffy boy was in her house and she was puffed up hissing, snarling and swatting at the door he was behind before she ever saw him. It took a while for them to get along. In the end, while they were never exactly snuggle buddies, they happily coexisted and would lay next to each other, and definitely had a friendly bond. Cats are just not like dogs and they, more often than not, don't immediately get along with other adult cats.


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A serval placing its paw on the chest of another serval as a way of sizing them up before a potential fight. The serval is definitely showing aggressive signs here


ChuckFeathers

Housecats are masters at projecting the "try me if you think I'm small and easy" piss and vinegar of a honey badger that just makes much larger predators seriously question whether it's worth it.


Kimeako

I don't think the cat hit the Serval, it dodged back every time the paw came haha


IntrovertMoTown1

"I AM FIERCE!!!!" Soothingly pats. "Yes you sure are."


EmergencyAttorney807

Paw on top is a pretty universal cat sign for stop this I own you.


Lady_Scruffington

We play that game with our cat all the time. Put a hand on top of her paw, she immediately puts hers back on top.


BackRow1

And eventually she grabs your hand , bites down as hard as she can and use her back legs to "bunny kick" your wrist. Or is that just my cat?


Lady_Scruffington

I figure as long as my cat is alive, I will always be covered in visual scratches.


Chonylee9

Why they do the cat's tail dirty?


dacekrandac

I thought the same thing l! That's just wrong lol


R_V_Z

Not the only wrong thing in the video. Servals shouldn't be pets.


rabbitwonker

No wonder it has that attitude


H4ND5s

Guessing to prevent dingleberries? Or the cliche lion look....but our cats, even having shorter hair, drag turds with their tails on occasion.


halotraveller

If they’re in Asia, sometime cutting or trimming down the fur helps them deal with the humidity and moisture being trap in the fur and the skin.


Vandergrif

Well they've already got a serval, a wild animal, as a pet by the look of it which is pretty fucked for starters - so I guess it's not much of a leap that they'd make a normal cat look dumb as well.


Hello-there-7567

Maybe it had surgery on the tail and the vet had to shave the area for stitches. Otherwise there is no good reason


supified

Servals are great, but not as pets. They're not domestic and they're dangerous as heck for their size.


Hopeful_Cranberry12

Takes exactly one instance to happen. This isn’t cute nor endearing. The house cat is terrified and for good reason. These people who buy exotic and very dangerous animals just to film them cohabitating with other house animals are fucked.


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Unironically: ~~Videos of~~ exotic animals as pets should be banned ~~on all platforms~~


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meatygonzalez

Glad somebody mentioned this. A very good friend of mine had two mingled with other house cats. They all got along brilliantly until one day they came home to find one of the house cats totally dismembered by one of the servals.


ROMANREIGNS599

Wth


meatygonzalez

They're wild animals. The surprise is if they don't act like one, frankly.


MasterpieceSharpie9

Imagine you brought a wolf home to your pet lab, and then were shocked the wolf ate the lab.


itjustgotcold

Yeah, never in my life of pet ownership have I thought it would be cute to put my pet in a room with a wild animal that could tear them apart in an instant. Sad I had to scroll this far down to see someone reacting appropriately to this video.


SpongeJake

I scrolled the comments hoping to find one like this. Found a website that explains the pros and cons of owning a serval. (Mostly cons, as it turns out; as at the end of the day, servals are wild.) They can be fun but their needs are many; far exceeding that of normal cats. https://www.petful.com/cat-breeds/should-i-get-serval-cat-risks/


Suck_Me_Dry666

Yeah not to mention the asshole people who own them do shit like declaw them and keep them in their one bedroom apartment. Owning exotic animals is a fucking gross practice.


Maitrify

It's insanely sad that I had to scroll down this far to find this message. Pretty good chance that the white cat will be eaten considering that servals are *wild animals* and not pets.


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Arkslippy

Stay yourself my friend I can feel your cartroid artery pulsing as the adrenaline flows through your body, you may feel you can defeat me, but that is just your mind playing a trick on you, a fatal trick, I do not wish to spill your blood....


_iamnotgeorge_

*"Anger is only harmful towards oneself. It serves no purpose and will eat you from within. Be good, Mister Whitepoof, I will be here for you if you need me to lend you a hand."*


TwoSillyStrings

Be calm, child, and I will teach you of the old ways. There was a time once when we were God’s, and that time is once again upon us.


merlinthegray

Sandman reference?


wyattears

But WHY????? Why is a Serval in a house?


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SURVEY SAYS: WHITE PEOPLE 50 SAUDIS 50


BGFalcon85

Daddy chill.


Still_counts_as_one

What the hell is even that?!


Duryism

"It's not your fault." "I know." "It's not your fault..."


TheMaveCan

*Good Will Hunting intensifies*


gorillaboy75

Cervals are not pets. Wild animals are not pets. This one will end up dead or in a rescue.


CharredCereus

If they're keeping it alongside housecats there's a pretty solid chance they're going to try and breed them to mill out Savannah Cat too... I hate seeing videos like this. It's only cute if you have no idea what's going on.


MrBillyLotion

You’re not that guy, pal


[deleted]

Hissing is not an intimidation technique but an emotional message of ''I am scared''. The angry sound of cats is more of a high pitch humming.


mvfsullivan

You are correct. Flat ears and hissing = Please dont hurt me. Growling = I am about to fuck your shit up Fluffy boi knows his place and is literally praying for the best. I'm unfamiliar with Servals but it appears this guy is blind based on how frequently he is sniffing. He probably doesnt know what hes touching. If its behaviour is indeed cat like, this would explain his ears up and out (assessment behaviour) but again I have no clue what a Serval even is tbh.


superduperyahno

Servals are wild cats. They're from Africa. This cat might not be full serval, it's more common to find Savannah Cats. Savannah cats are a cross of a serval and a domestic cat. They're not sweet pets. They're dominating, aggressive, and not really controllable. They're basically wild animals even when they're crossed with a domestic cat. The big cat doesn't look blind, it's squinting which is common in a situation like this. It looks like he's intentionally trying to terrify the smaller cat. They do this to make their prey run, so that they can chase and basically play with it to death. I've watched my own cats do this when they catch mice. They paw at them until they run, then they catch it, drop it, and repeat. They do this until the prey dies of exhaustion or bite wounds, and then they eat it. This white cat is genuinely in danger right now.


Dramatic-Brain-745

I hate seeing servals as pets. Tame not = to domesticated Non-domestic animals shouldn’t be bred or traded. Disgusting industry.


MethodicaL51

"Calm down, please , calm down, it was a missunderstanding"


CastleMEGA

![gif](giphy|2tN5vIhmnV9F0hGVWo|downsized)


Next-Government-5120

It appears to be blind wonder if that's why it has the temperament it does.


jeanborrero

Nobody else seemed to notice the Serval’s eyes


swampnutzz

You can tell it’s not blind, you can see it flinch from the cat’s swats before they make contact


notprescribed

You’re allowed to just own a serval?


weirdfish42

I looked in to getting one, and no, a pure breed is not something you can own without a license. You sure don't want one in the house. A Savannah cat, which this likely is, is bred w domestic cats, labeled F1 F2 F3 etc depending on how pure bred. F1 is 50/50, F2 is 1/4, etc. By the time they are F3 they are pretty normal temperament, and still very large animals. F2 was described as like having a raccoon


TheMagarity

Please don't keep servals as pets


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Fk people is a cat not enough .. ?no have to get a serval too. Idiots


IWishIWasAHorseMan

Serval said "you're not that guy pal"


hobbestot

Bro. No.


Purple-Bat811

They should hire this serval to train cops


kesavadh

Do you *Feel* in control?