Today I learned cheetahs don't roar. Instead, they meow.

[sakabatou]

[Phoenix61]

1. My cat Spot sounds just like that. nt

[Laffy Kat]

2. As a teenager I voluteered at the Memphis Zoo for a couple of years.

Where I spent many a lunch hour sitting and watching the cheetas. I was always intrigued by how dog-like they were. Their physiques appeared more canine to me. Their paws look like dog paws and their claws don't retract like kitteh claws. They do purr, though. Interesting beasts, cheetas.

[eppur_se_muova]

6. Cheetahs were once thought to be the closest to dogs, in terms of evolution, of the big cats ...

... modern cladistics apparently say otherwise. So the resemblance may be just parallel evolution.

[3catwoman3]

18. Thanks for teaching me a new word.

[KT2000]

3. Looks like a bait and switch

the meow is so sweet I would want to pet them but then again, they would kill me.

[Coventina]

4. Cheetahs are the least aggressive of the large cats.

They can be leash-trained and no more dangerous than a large dog (if raised and socialized around humans).

Even in the wild, they are not aggressive and frequently have their kills stolen by lions, leopards, and even hyenas.

So you can pet domesticated cheetahs, definitely. Just make sure to not startle them as you approach them.

[KT2000]

5. Thanks!

I didn't know that. I noticed they purr as well.

[Coventina]

9. You're welcome! Cheetahs are really fascinating creatures.

I really love them.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

21. Here's a guy who sleeps with them.

[CurtEastPoint]

7. Big cats who meow can purr. If they can't meow but roar, they cannot purr.

[applegrove]

8. I'll never forget being in the Toronto Zoo when a male lion roared

A 1/2 mile away. I could feel it in my heart it reverberated so. Love all cats. Dogs? Especially if they are big working dogs.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

13. When I was a kid we lived about a mile or so from the city zoo.

Some early mornings in the summer we could hear the lion roar. It was a sort of a loud, prolonged woof.

[applegrove]

15. Yes. Waves of sound.

[sakabatou]

11. They can instead, chuff

[I_UndergroundPanther]

10. They are so adorable!

Cheetah conversations are awesome.

[TomSlick]

12. My bet is the meow when they're talking nice and roar when they're talking not nice.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

14. They chirp and squeak when calling their babies.

[TomSlick]

16. Pretty amazing for such a large animal.

I think I was wrong. It appears Cheetahs are physically incapable of roaring.

[link:https://twistedsifter.com/videos/cheetahs-cant-roar-so-they-meow/|

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

20. I am a large animal and I can chirp and squeak, too.

[TomSlick]

22. Herself assures me I make all manner of strange noises while I sleep.

I'm often awaken to be told what strange noises I'm making.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

19. Omg they sound like little birds

[dewsgirl]

30. Also cute, I can hardly stand it. I used to have a notification

chime that sounded just like that.

[3catwoman3]

17. How very interesting.

I kept hoping the babies would show up in the chirping clip.

[milestogo]

23. Lions don't roar either, but tigers do.

The voice of the MGM lion is a tigers.

[sakabatou]

24. Lions can roar

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

25. Oh, yes, they do.

I used to live a short distance from a zoo and we often heard the lion roar early in the morning. They are capable of roaring very loudly. https://www.scienceabc.com/nature/secret-behind-lions-roar.html

[WheelWalker]

27. Lions roar. Cougars cannot.

[WheelWalker]

28. Cougars can emit a high pitch scream & purr. The difference between lions & tigers, and cougars &

non-roaring cats, is the structure of their voice box.

[underpants]

26. I have a strange feeling

This has kudzu thread written all over it.

[sakabatou]

31. Oh, I remember that one

I forget how long that thread went on for.

[dewsgirl]

29. They sound so adorable.❤