• YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today
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    6 days ago

    Ackshually, cheetahs are not considered big cats. They are in the genus Acinonyx, while true big cats are Panthera and have a more rigid hyoid bone. Oddly enough the ability to purr is one of the main delineation lines that separate true big cats (Panthera), and cats that are just bigger.

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      5 days ago

      My neighbors have a Maine Coon, that dude is already pretty big. And I think cheetahs are almost the same size. So I’ll go ahead and assume you’re a giant.