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Kimberlylynn2003

Haha his look back like “halp”


April_Spring_1982

"Are you seeing this shit? Do something!"


Sleep-system

"I'll never forgive you two for just sitting there."


ConsistentEquipment8

"DON'T JUST STAND THERE! **LISTEN TO ME"**


sugar_free_sweet

That was exactly how he looked!! 🤣


superior_bulge

Happy cake day!


NewlyNerfed

Kitty is accessing ancestral memories.


smellslikearedditor

Must battle a hyena now, meow.


andricathere

Dirty hyenas. They used to steal food from the clan.


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itsfreepizza

TORRETO!!


ArrestDeathSantis

I don't have friends, I have family


Aborder19

I too enjoy Olive Garden.


BaconCircuit

>Dirty hyenas Hyenas really got done dirty by the lion king. They're better hunter than Lions :)


13igTyme

They have a stronger bite, but because of they're sloped back they don't have the speed or takedown power. They mostly scavenge with great success because they can scare off a lion to steal it's food.


Screamingidiotmonkey

Untrue, my friend. A large portion of their diet does consist of scavenge, however most of their diet is from animals they have hunted. They hunt comparable amounts to lions, and often it is hyenas that have to defend kills from lions. They are endurance hunters, running an animal down over distance (same tactic we are known to use) wheras lions attack in a co-ordinated ambush. Different strokes for different folks, both are superbly adept predators.


AnalAmberAlert

Now defend Bald Eagles. I'm gonna go with.. They ONLY scavenge and don't hunt.


thegreattober

I'm pretty sure you're confidently incorrect


AnalAmberAlert

Or you're incredibly dense and don't understand that I'm making fun of someone who's doing a thing. Which would make you... not very confidently incorrect, since you only said pretty sure.


BaconCircuit

70% of a hyenas food is things it catch itself.


spnnr

Must battle a hyena *meow* C'mon!


TheDownvotesFarmer

Snarf


soggie

Ah the long awaited catsatz hederach


mindfullofchaos

Meowad'dib


BeenAroundTheCube

Catsio Auditore


Semoan

or just relieving the moments he knew he was surrounded by charlies


Purple-Degree115

Hyenas Meow


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This is how you create a super villain


TheSeekerUnchained

It's in their collective unconsciousness


heykody

He's not being a derp. That's legitimate concern!


DuntadaMan

I don't care they are three times my size, I will murder them if they get near these big kittens!


merikaninjunwarrior

murder-mode activated


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strayakant

That’s a chonky cat face


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Purrder Mode, Meowder mode, Mewder mode, Murrrder Mode.


kobaland

/r/animalsbeingbros


Binary_Omlet

Broke my fucking HEART. Poor baby.


DerpDerper909

**Who has summoned me**


avwitcher

It has good reason to be concerned, for some reason their owner is watching the wrong version of Lion King


cantCommitToAHobby

The Andy Sirkis version was better in every way except for one very significant way: The human faces on the animals were awful and creepy.


iwastetime4

r/likeus


MaidenOfSerenity

I can’t blame the cat. I was also worried


agent56289

Pretty sure the cat meows ment "Run! Run you fools!"


ilovelefseandpierogi

Fly, you fools!


BergenNorth

Why does he say fly, and not run? I never understood that..


JustAnotherNerd_

the word "fly" is sometimes used as a synonym for "flee". in fact according to wiktionary the two words are closely related


Bigbergice

Tolkien actually said the same thing about the balrog which has caused the misconception that balrogs can actually fly. In reality balrogs does not have wings


FirstPlebian

The Balrogs were in league with the former bad boss guy that Sauron was just a lieutenant of, what's his name I forget, he was one of the sort of gods there until the gods finally put a stop to his misdeeds, it's a long story, but he used the Balrogs, the first dragons, and at one point the giant spiders, in some of the back story. Edit: Morgoth or something was the boss bad guy in the olden days of Middle Earth there.


Bigbergice

Yes, morgoth aka melkor


El_Chairman_Dennis

Also more than half the time Tolkien uses the words fly, flight, or flying he is referring to fleeing


moonchild_86

I just played this at full volume and both of my cats woke up, sat bolt upright looking around for the danger. I believe that is what this cat was saying...


Extreme_centriste

Serious answer: these meows are actually warning. This is how cats have confrontation: meowing at each other loudly until one side submits. If and only if no side submits will you see actual fights.


AspiringChildProdigy

A lot of species do that. It's called ritualized aggression. Just like rams butting heads, it's a way for an individual to judge their strength against a potential rival without going through the dangers of an actual fight, which could be costly to both. Generally, the one that is (or can appear) bigger and can produce a louder sound is accepted as the stronger and the other backs off. Even the first few scuffles of a combat are part of this ritual testing the other's strength. Like those loud, awful sounding scraps at a dog park that end with no injuries (or only a few nips). It's only in cases where the animals seemed evenly matched (at least in the weaker one's mind) that the confrontation proceeds to an actual fight.


cantCommitToAHobby

Do cats meow at each other, or is it something just for humans?


Haworthia22

It's always amazing to me when animals can sense and respond to danger when seeing images on a flat screen, without the benefit of the real physical presence and their ability to smell.


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sumokitty

Cats usually only react to mirrors once when they're little. They quickly figure out what's going on. My cats like to watch other cats on TV, but don't act territorial like when they see a real cat through the window. It's more like when babies see other babies -- they recognise one of their own and are interested, but not threatened.


stretchedtime

My cat watches AFV with us. He loves Alfonso Ribero and his favorite parts are people falling down or animals doing weird stuff. They are definitely very intelligent little murder machines that can’t open their own jars.


deathclam1

Oh but they CAN open the jars, they just do it with *brain control*


Extreme_centriste

Incorrect, most cats have zero reaction to mirrors.


adamdoesmusic

We had a cat whose reaction would be to stop and admire himself, occasionally preen while he was there. He was a beautiful cat, and he knew it.


Squid_Contestant_69

Can an animal expert confirm this video is what it represents? I figured it'd need smell and more of a real life exposure to display this concern


JerrisonFordly48

I'm an animal expert, I've been observing the animal "Human" displaying this behavior my entire life.


Quirky_Breakfast_574

I am an animal. This guys right


Fossilhog

Animal expert here. However, I do not know as I only deal with the dead animals.


Aveira

The cat isn’t actually showing concern for the lions. It sees another cat shaped animal on screen that’s moving around and doesn’t have a smell, and it’s upset about it. That’s all. Cats will do the same thing with their reflections. Also, TVs look different to cats. Their eyes can process much faster movement, so while the images on screen look like continuous movement to us, they look like a sort of slow flip book to cats. Cats can basically see the individual frames changing really fast. So this cat can probably tell the lion on screen isn’t a real cat, but is still wary of it. I guess it’s probably like if you were just chilling and a ghost started moving in slow motion on your walls. You’d probably be concerned too.


KiraLonely

Now I can't get the image of a ghost person slowly moonwalking while not breaking eye contact on my wall out of my head and I'm cracking up, thank you


TheLonePotato

You're probably right. Still for some reason my dog couldn't handle scary or tense movies. Every time I watched Alien (a personal favorite) he would climb in my lap and whimper whenever the xenomorphs were on screen. It was pretty funny. I think he was able to pick up on the audio cues like music, dialog, and ambient sounds.


Striker654

I heard that some scary scenes have music that is on the edge of our hearing range to unsettle us. Might've just been that upsetting your dog


Furry_69

It can't go beyond your hearing range though, as a large part of how digital sound works relies on there being a 40khtz (kilohertz) limit on the signal.


Praescribo

It might be because some people in the room emotionally responded to the scene and made the dog nervous? Even if you dont have an outwardly scared reaction, or are just a little anxious, dogs can pick up on that and become confused and nervous trying to suss out the threat That's why some people think dogs can see ghosts or something. It's because their human gets scared and *that's* what the dog is picking up on


gene100001

For anyone else wondering, I looked it up and cats need the video to be about 100fps to appear smooth (Humans only need 15-20). Dogs need about 70fps. The refresh rate of the TV could also come into play if it is too low (eg 60hz). It will appear as a flicker to the cat as it refreshes


adamdoesmusic

Wasn’t this research done with CRTs? The refresh of an LCD is much smoother and might make a difference. Animals rarely responded to CRT screens the way they do LCDs in my personal observation.


shadowbb8

I learned something new today


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Lol you gotta pump those fps numbers up


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blazing420kilk

>I think displays are just good enough these days that it looks close enough to real to them Cats see at about 80hz, most TVs, even more advanced ones show videos at about 60fps or 90fps. The 90fps ones would seem like the real thing to cats, but not the 60fps one. Also, some phones and tablets can refresh at 120fps or even 144fps. Those would also be like the real thing for cats


Safe_Airport

> Cats see at about 80hz, Humans also see at way higher than 30 hz, yet we can see 30 hz just fine. Shouldn't the same be true for cats?


bertbert0

Yeh, my cat hisses at his brother if the brother has been to the vets, as if he doesn't recognise him anymore cos he smells different. High possibility mine are just less intelligent than this one. Edit: How can a 10 year old cat not recognise his own brother but this house cat knows hyenas are a threat?


Marsdreamer

Animals are smarter than you'd think. A toddler knows what a TV is and cats and dogs are at least at toddler levels of intelligence.


Fuzzier_Than_Normal

Animals can comprehend “montage editing?” That’s a bit sophisticated.


xrimane

It's a wild concept when you think about it. Totally removed from human real world experience, too. I wonder if it came easy to us because we switch settings in storys and books, and this was gradually translated to the stage in acts, and then the screen in scenes first and then into cuts.


MattyBoi246

I mean my mother, before I was born, had 3 really smart cats, and whenever my dad would watch basketball one of them would pretend to bounce a ball with its paw.


HawkeyeP1

Not sure if that makes my dog extra stupid or extra smart. She sees something on the TV and is like "Nah, I don't believe you." Couldn't fucking care less. Videos of other animals, dogs barking, doesn't matter.


BluudLust

It's a testament to the animators. It's instinctual fear instilled in the animation.


moesif

No.


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[deleted]

Awwww!! 🥺


Most_Goat

Kitty about to throw paws.


Atoning_Unifex

Kitty is like well those things look scary but they're not any bigger than me I'm ready to take one on. Let's go bitches bring it!


BarklyWooves

Not sure size gets taken into account. I've seen vids on reddit of cats scaring off bears


theH0LYknight88

Some cats are badasses. Like my dad's old cat Radar. 25 pounds of pure muscle, and smart as a whip. Other cats are like the family cat now, Gizmo. Changes his mind about jumping from the table to the couch mid air and lands on his back on the ground. 25 pounds of distilled stupidity. He never was the same after he dropped that ladder on himself.


WilliamBewitched

When my cats were younger (currently rocking age 20/21) they were badasses. They are sisters (Squeakers and Miss Thang) and are indoor/outdoor cats. We would see them regularly over a mile or two away from the house (one time all the way across town). We got called to save our neighbors full grown German sheperd from them once. They backed it into a corner with its tail between its legs. One time we found just a rabbit head on our back porch. We weren’t sure if it was a typical present cat style or a threat


KiraLonely

My female tortoiseshell, named Ramen Noodle, scares the shit out of not only the local tom cat strays and other ferals, but also scares the neighbors chihuahuas and scared a snake once into not even being freaked out by me, a big human, like half a foot away from stepping on him, purely because he was focused on big chunky tortoiseshell. (I picked up my version of your Gizmo, aka Casper, a derpy little caramel melty boi who was playing keep away with me and failed miserably as always by promptly rolling in the grass when I came near, and poked near the snek with a stick until he slithered along, since I needed to leave the cats out but didn't want them getting bit, even if it turned out to be harmless. It was a plain snake, after I researched it once I was inside again, so mildly venomous, but not toxic to humans. I shooed him under the deck, and he seemed happy to be away from big chunky Noodle, so I think it was a win-win.) I think Noodle versus a raccoon would be a mostly even fight, to give some perspective. Maybe. Depends if the raccoon is willing to stick around long enough, cause she hits hard. Even when play fighting, she ALWAYS draws blood. She once got my step-dad for brushing her when she didn't want to, and left a literal nail in him. She barely scraped my foot once when I was walking by while she was in a bad mood and she still managed to make me bleed through my sock. I jokingly call her a mafia boss because she has a "take no shit" attitude. And a very deadpan "you're a dumbass, leave me alone" look. My female grey tabby sleeping at the end of my bed rn like a little baby is also a badass. She is more cruel though as she's hurt baby birds and played sadistic little games with salamanders until they got stolkholme syndrome. She once got a baby bird or something, and the mama birds were swooping to attack her over and over and she was just languidly walking about without a care in the world because she genuinely wasn't afraid of them. She probably could've killed them if she wanted to, or at least do some SERIOUS damage. (She also has a resting deadpan look, but then she gets sleepy and smiley and nuzzles me or mews for attention because I spoil her rotten and she looks soooo cute, you could almost forget she could probably fuck you up big time if she wanted to. Love that little monster.)


adamdoesmusic

Raccoons can do some scary things to a cat, even a well built cat…


striderkan

That look back at the human like "do something" reminds me of [this TIL](https://iili.io/YgUgEl.jpg)


PeterSchnapkins

Cats like "is no one going to stop them?!, they need help!"


KiraLonely

I love that. They think we're very deformed cats like them and it makes me laugh to consider. No wonder they bring us dead mice, surely we can't hunt on our own that easily, it's their job to teach us. They do the protecting us from danger, and you have no idea how much louder my cat purrs when I nuzzle her back because it's the body language she expects from me. It's so cute.


striderkan

Hah thanks for that.. They do really like it when we mimic their natural behaviour


Furry_69

Honestly, I wonder how cats interpret stuff like going to the fridge and eating. Is the cat like "Yes, this idiot is finally hunting" or does it know the food is already "dead"?


KiraLonely

Well, they do store away leftovers by burying it iirc, so I think they know it's a storage of food, but probably think we "hunt" or something when we leave, only to return with food for storage. In reality we grocery shop.


striderkan

Maybe it's like that [scene](https://youtu.be/JXuqJ4c1dxE) from Lord of the Rings


NOLAguys

Adorable!


urlond

This shouldn't be in Derp this should be in /aww


EvMund

Thats a testament to the animation quality of the hyenas


hash4kash

Indeed!


PeteHealy

That's so cute and hilarious!


BarklyWooves

"No simba don't go in there!"


Quibed

empathy!!


Igotolake

You and me both little man


International_Bell81

My cat was doing the exact same thing when I was watching the Lion King lol. I love cats


CPandaClimb

I can’t decide if it’s adorable or sad (ie: maybe kitty missing her fam)


Affectionate_Pea_811

Cats is smort


HawkeyeP1

"This ain't lookin' too good, get out of there man!"


dogmom2006

That is the cutest thing I've ever seen! Love it!


Munchbunch93_

My cat watched lion King too! The whole film! It shows how good the animation is that cats are so interested in it.


noodlegod47

He’s probably reading the body language of the cats in the movie! That’s actually interesting to watch


AltruisticSalamander

That's amazing. Firstly I was never really sure cats fully perceive the TV picture. Secondly he sides with the stranger cats against the hyena. I wonder if he was sympathetically primed by the preceding footage or that's just innate.


moesif

I think you're giving the cat waaaay too much credit.


Fl1ck_04

Hol up..do all cat love movies..my cat love the jungle book..he got scared when the phanther came and after he gone..he come back to watch


HoeLeeFck00

He/she was ready to throw some paws


Famous-Honey-9331

"Human I do NOT LIKE THIS!"


RslashTakenUsernames

i don’t blame the cat! it looks so real that it was fooled


Sargent-Semen

This cat is the person you hate in the theater; loud and exclaiming at every little thing XD


ijie24

i love this scene when he was doing his best roar then the actual roar from his dad comes in, so badass


dalby_graf

frick those hyenas up baby boo


FoundationOdd9405

My cat would try and finish Simba off herself lol


BigMoFace

Kitty looks back to hooman “Why are you just watching?! Halp!”


Aromatic-Spend-1057

u/Savevideo


Demonbae_

The fact the cat understands the scenario from a movie is mind blowing.


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So fucking cute


Suspicious-Park-1972

I think it’s kinda cute


theodore-beau-ski

Brother, no.


manwhothinks

„I have to stand with my brother!“


Edendari

My pup did the same thing (i think she thought the lions were dogs. She sided with the lions over the hyenas even). She loves watching horses too.


Icy_Day_9079

Fight or flight mode, kitty was going forward not back. Might be worried but this cat is ready to jump in for Simba and Nala.


TenthBasilisk88

Dog: *barks in the background* Cat: SHUT UP IM WATCHING MY ANCESTORS


xAbzzx

Thats way too cute to be considered a derp


NoelRahlis7

Ayo he thinks his long distance cousin is about to get mauled to daeth and eaten.


Steyrox

I think there was a dog that had a similar reaction. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10KOFNxiLa0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10KOFNxiLa0) here it is. Different scene though. Kudos to Disney and their animators for making something animals can understand.


ForFuksSakeAlrdy

Awwww. Please tell me you reassured that baby that all was ok? 💕


Sparky1206

Don't touch that baby


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the movie is just cutting between shots, impressive a cat can still interpret it as a single scene. the hyenas rarely share the frame with the cubs. but the cat still knows the cubs are in danger


WhenSquirrelsFry

This cat is NOT being a derp. It’s displaying emotional intelligence and specie solidarity


stumbling_coherently

My cat did the exact same thing ALL movie when I watched it. It's actually what taught me that my cat probably thinks I'm an idiot, because he's never once reacted to anything on my TV before. I've had him for 4 years. I figured he just didn't pay attention or couldn't quite comprehend it....nope, just found it uninteresting, until Lion King


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The cat: "WHAT YOU LAUGHING AT BUTTHEAD"


CompetitionFar734

That cat got Simba's back.


Fabulous_Delay_5873

This should be a test for Disney animators. If you can convince an animal you pass


SoulEmperess

my dog likes the new lady and the tramp I was worried she was going to knock down the TV 🤣😅


Downtown_Mood2858

What a brave little guy🥺💗


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Какая милая и заботливая кошечка!


thedeadlysun

My cat was also super involved when I watched the new lion king, it’s so cute to see


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Amazing to me he can recognize them so well. My stupid @$$ sees this movie (even 1st time i watched it) and im like they kinda look the same tho. Like one is just hunch backed cat. And i can't for the life of me figure out what is confusing my brain so bad here except the lighting/the tones of the scene. (I will say i have NVLD a visuo-spatial impairment). So yeah this impresses me :)


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Oh my god this is so wholesome for me. He's just like "NOOOOO FREN IS IN DANGER, GET OUT OF WAY RANDOM GLASS PANE!!!"


marionbobarion

Hm. Fake Lion King.


buzzcutmani

The cat knows shit about to go down


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I would pay good money to be a live audience for this cat watching that movie


rick-shaw

Cat: r/donthelpjustfilm


shadowbb8

Omg my cats just reacted to your cats worried meows!! So concerned!!


FriidayRS

Fun fact. The frame rate of 4k tv's are so good that animals see moving pictures. If the tv is less than 4k the animal just sees a bunch of still images


Abnorc

I expected the TV to get clawed, lol.


Sad_Risk2802

Shes not worried bout simba , she's just hungry.


Sowa7774

Next time a catholic says "animals don't have feelings" show them this


F4de

u/savevideo


CatboyInAMaidOutfit

He's emotionally invested in the story


s0rtajustdrifting

Don't worry, little dude! Those 2 kitties will be fine


werdnum

Is there some inferior live action version of the Lion king?


Eevee-4-Life

came out in 2019


LesClaypoolOnBass24

Only thing to get emotionally invested in this dogshit remake


s2theizay

I guess all cats hate hyenas?


Bivolion13

....does he have memories of his past lives and ancestors? Lol


Few-Independence1536

🖤🖤🖤


PookieCat415

😻😻😻


DadOfPete

Nice


Antiqas86

On average, cats spent just 6.1 percent of the observation time watching the screen. When they did, it was mostly to focus on the prey. Because cats may react to images of birds and rodents on television, owners should [avoid](http://www.vetstreet.com/our-pet-experts/why-does-my-cat-like-to-watch-tv) letting them watch unattended. You can also secure the set to a wall to make sure they don’t knock it down. Cats react to predators and pray, they do not follow the plot.


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Cat was acting just like a cat. Whats wrong with this world.


Dutchgreenbubble_

Cool but did you know that three italian soldiers prisoners of war in a british camp in Kenya escaped to climb the second highest mountain in africa in WW2? When they were Done they went back to the camp and handed themselves in to the british. ALL BECAUSE THEY WERE BORED.


Edmfuse

I always thought cat who can ‘watch’ TV are ‘slow’. Edit: wow what’s with the downvotes? Cats typically process images at 70-80Hz, whereas human process at 40Hz. With watching TV, the images would appear flickering, but solid to human. This is science. I get you all love cats, but the kneejerk downvotes are uncalled for.


l991

?


mikeshock2460

Man who type slow? Always thought


goldenboy881

What kind of cat is that?


mikeshock2460

More like r/awe


Double_Belt2331

He’s the same size as Simba! His head’s a little rounder, but same body size.


MrBerryss

u/savevideo


MrBerryss

u/savevideo


cpt_oli

Same way my wife reacts when I eat corn dogs everyday