Are Domestic Cats Like Tigers?

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  • @Nocluse
    @Nocluse 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7407

    "Hundreds of millions of people are owned by cats around the world"
    haha

    • @ChocManus
      @ChocManus 8 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      I'm thinking you don't have a cat LiGht YaGami

    • @janehibberd2890
      @janehibberd2890 8 ปีที่แล้ว +83

      lolol I loved that. its the truth

    • @janehibberd2890
      @janehibberd2890 8 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      +LiGht YaGami its not a joke, its true

    • @alsik4097
      @alsik4097 8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      you mean she have you

    • @pinkegg3179
      @pinkegg3179 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I have totally missed it and had to go back and watch it again

  • @ebisawkward
    @ebisawkward 10 ปีที่แล้ว +7539

    The main difference between house cats and big cats is that when big cats try to kill you, they succeed.

    • @kittokattxx
      @kittokattxx 9 ปีที่แล้ว +257

      Except house cats don't try.

    • @anadubar4819
      @anadubar4819 9 ปีที่แล้ว +802

      Princess Sophie oh yes they do. Humans just don't realize it and think it's "sooo cute when she plays and attacks me". Ha !

    • @kittokattxx
      @kittokattxx 9 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      Ana Dubar Yeah. Sure, sure.

    • @jewelmarkess
      @jewelmarkess 9 ปีที่แล้ว +183

      Hopeful The Fairy Kitten Some domestic cats are quite aggressive. You just lucky you didn't get one of those, I am pretty lucky too. My cousin though has a nice little orange tabby from a shelter that has gotten her hands all scarred. His way of communicating is biting on her hand - hard, drawing blood, she is lucky not having had a serious infection yet. She might be sitting on a sofa watching tv, but when the cat wants attention, he'd bite. He'd be a sweet little lap cat one moment, and then his teeth are in her flesh. He's gotten better over the years, but in general, some cats do attack, and while they'll not eat you, you can end up in a hospital on IV antibiotics hoping you'd not lose your hand.

    • @ebisawkward
      @ebisawkward 9 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      jewelmarkess I heard about cat bites being really bad, which is one of the reasons why people should not declaw their cats.

  • @AlyssaTaylor9
    @AlyssaTaylor9 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2050

    My cats love me, but I have no doubt that if they were 400 lbs, they would have eaten me by now.

    • @lucyfaire1980
      @lucyfaire1980 10 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Alyssa Schiffman yup

    • @xHikaruIzumi
      @xHikaruIzumi 7 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      They take the saying that love goes through stomach a bit too literally.

    • @mgytitanic1912
      @mgytitanic1912 7 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      Cat: "Meow"
      Human: "Does that mean you love me, or want to kill me and then eat me?"Cat: "Don't know yet. Could go either way. Have you got any treats?"Human: "No, sorry"Cat: Sharpens claws on the sofa. "Then it doesn't look good"

    • @derwentalia
      @derwentalia 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      dogs i can believe will love humans. cats, im not so sure. they are solitary animals for the most part (lions are the exception) so i dont think they are wired to feel anything like love which is meant to bond animals. i think the most a cat can feel for anyone is affection like how they will purr when they lick the mouse they just killed

    • @pawproductiontv9353
      @pawproductiontv9353 7 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Martin Tsskell Misiak uhh stop it my cat always comes next to me when I'm sad he will lick me and play with me oh and also
      sit on my lap oh and we didn't demostocate cats they came to live with us

  • @giraffedragon6110
    @giraffedragon6110 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2592

    Kittens: mew
    Cats: meow
    Big cats: growl
    Lion: bigger growl
    Mountain lion: wow

    • @amonraii7273
      @amonraii7273 5 ปีที่แล้ว +178

      Tigers: ROOOAAARR

    • @oofbruv2528
      @oofbruv2528 5 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Ha. I heared that to when the mountain lion growl came up.

    • @Tiffany.1970
      @Tiffany.1970 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      dont forget the cougar cat my cat took a few moments to scratch my hand lol

    • @AbnsundevilL7
      @AbnsundevilL7 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Cougars run the gamut... purr, meow, hiss, growl, blood curdling scream, and that silence that means... "you're @#%&ed" They are absolutely gorgeous animals... but they're also the reason I carry a full size .357 Sig when I scout and hunt.

    • @CreeperOnYourHouse
      @CreeperOnYourHouse 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Cheetah: chirp

  • @MimiStormrage
    @MimiStormrage 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1159

    "All cats are strict carnivores"
    My cat stealing my spaghetti

    • @pyencdocde5716
      @pyencdocde5716 4 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      Well spaghetti does have meat, my cats will eat a plate of spaghetti if left unattended

    • @sunnishae5047
      @sunnishae5047 4 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      My cat got on the counter and ate a whole stick of butter and tried to make a get away with a loaf of bread, by my guess he wanted some toast.

    • @waldiarrahman5833
      @waldiarrahman5833 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Lol few years back I have cats and they eat rice.

    • @mkan3134
      @mkan3134 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      My cat eats whipped cream, cheese, and butter

    • @Alex-ly1mo
      @Alex-ly1mo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      My cat eats onion, lettuce and even carrots :0

  • @susanwilliams2392
    @susanwilliams2392 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3329

    True domestic cats can't eat you, but this doesn't stop them trying from time to time, just to make sure XD

    • @jellysharkbat
      @jellysharkbat 8 ปีที่แล้ว +135

      Aim for the toes!

    • @DanDan-rb2th
      @DanDan-rb2th 8 ปีที่แล้ว +76

      my kitten just bites me in my cheek when im sleeping

    • @majed8192
      @majed8192 8 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      And I was wondering why those bites from time to time :D

    • @jellysharkbat
      @jellysharkbat 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Bites? What bites? There are no bites here... ;)majed8192

    • @kiritharanmaruthalingam6714
      @kiritharanmaruthalingam6714 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Duo Maxwell And he says this as his cat is biting his leg.

  • @K.Marie119
    @K.Marie119 4 ปีที่แล้ว +515

    I find the fact that the "meow" is strictly used to communicate with humans (following kittenhood where it's used to alert mum) rather fascinating. Feral cats don't meow at each other once they've grown up.

    • @srinitaaigaura
      @srinitaaigaura 4 ปีที่แล้ว +111

      Cats have realized we are extremely poor at understanding body language, but act cute enough and we will be their mommy.

    • @erichbrough6097
      @erichbrough6097 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      It's simply amazing how tigers can and will totally caterwaul to communicate to humans!

  • @intern_dana
    @intern_dana 5 ปีที่แล้ว +423

    there's something so sweet about seeing big cats acting like house cats, and vice versa. i don't know how to describe it really, but it's a similar feeling i get when i see monkeys, chimps, and apes naturally acting like people (or people like monkeys). there's that little connection between both that'll never break. just...some things are universal and there's a comfort in that, y'know?

    • @qwli5460
      @qwli5460 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Well it makes sense they are both
      'Cats'

    • @redcell9636
      @redcell9636 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      well there is a reason for the term "chimp out" that part of the brain that isn't quite "lizard-brain" territory but not "higher sentience" there is the "ape brain". Sometimes people just default to base model factory settings and there is no helping it.

    • @maalikserebryakov
      @maalikserebryakov 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      marvel at the creation of GOD as GOD created each animal in its own kind and the connection between the creation of GOD is that we all have the same Creator

    • @Ida09
      @Ida09 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      its really cool the way big cats move is similar to house cats

    • @omy4888
      @omy4888 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That's a good thinking ❤

  • @anhnguyenhoang210
    @anhnguyenhoang210 4 ปีที่แล้ว +521

    Domestic cat logic: "Pounce a hooman, food for a week. Keep a hooman, food for a lifetime".

    • @learningbeing7608
      @learningbeing7608 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Nice

    • @league1809
      @league1809 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Gotta show dominance over them

    • @player4life11111
      @player4life11111 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Very wise words in terms of cat logic!

    • @apemardy9713
      @apemardy9713 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

      That means domestic cats are wiser than the big cats.

  • @Mystieris
    @Mystieris 4 ปีที่แล้ว +127

    3:44 - My favorite thing about cats is no matter how big they are, the logic of "if I fits, I sits" always applies. xD

  • @Mykasan
    @Mykasan 9 ปีที่แล้ว +803

    3:20 "wow" i laugh so hard

  • @Casandraelf
    @Casandraelf 10 ปีที่แล้ว +441

    the fact that big cats behave like little cats(you know, despite the obvious size differences and the fact that a big cat can and most likely will maul you to death) amuses me to no end

    • @snaileri
      @snaileri 10 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      It means that if domestic cats were bigger, they would be just as dangerous as tigers and lions.

    • @GTAVALE
      @GTAVALE 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@snaileri no actually

    • @QuadiePoo
      @QuadiePoo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      More proof of evolution lol

    • @younglord7805
      @younglord7805 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      It looks like domestic cats are getting bigger

    • @jshwau
      @jshwau 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      BIH IKR

  • @Bearingz
    @Bearingz 8 ปีที่แล้ว +519

    Cats make me so happy, big or small! :D

    • @TheXtremeDrums
      @TheXtremeDrums 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      what about my snek

    • @spagari
      @spagari 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Cheshire CAT Scan Snakes are beautiful

    • @knusperdusperfliegerstaffe4383
      @knusperdusperfliegerstaffe4383 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Cheshire CAT Scan i liek ut snek

    • @jshwau
      @jshwau 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Samedddd bih

    • @MathiasLeif
      @MathiasLeif 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That explains the Yoruichi profile picture.

  • @pz6855
    @pz6855 2 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    It amazes me how much house cats are related to big cats . It's like owning a miniature version of tiger.

  • @tearoses9940
    @tearoses9940 5 ปีที่แล้ว +402

    “All cats are strict carnivores!”
    *flashbacks to my cat making off with a green bean rather than the fish filet on my plate*

    • @brigidtheirish
      @brigidtheirish 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      My cat is obsessed with carbs. I thought he liked my corn chips for the salt, but he'll eat bread, cake, cookies, anything.

    • @jmc790
      @jmc790 5 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      TeaRoses that is strange. Your cat ignored the fish?! Anyways, despite that happening with your cat. They are still strict carnivores because they need to eat meat. There was a vegan couple who got charged with animal cruelty because they fed their cat a vegan diet. That cat almost died from being malnourished. They need to eat meat to survive.

    • @quandaledingle4488
      @quandaledingle4488 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      yup, my cat eats cheese.

    • @SlaughterDog
      @SlaughterDog 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@brigidtheirish As a kid my cats loved glazed doughnuts, the one time they got them. Later I learned that cats have no sweet taste buds, so I’ve been wondering why every since.

    • @Sarkkoth
      @Sarkkoth 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I had a cat once that loved chewing on plants. But I don't think she was actually eating them and just liked to chew.

  • @roflcopterkklol
    @roflcopterkklol 10 ปีที่แล้ว +247

    "Hundreds of millions of people are owned by cats around the world"
    I see what you did there.

    • @dethaddr
      @dethaddr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      In Soviet Russia, cat owns YOU!

    • @goodbye5030
      @goodbye5030 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@dethaddr same in germany🤪

  • @them4ster4
    @them4ster4 8 ปีที่แล้ว +268

    'hundreds of millions of people are owned by cats around the world' looool, so true!

  • @richardbradley1172
    @richardbradley1172 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2634

    We didn't domesticate cats. They chose to live with us. We did domesticate dogs tho

    • @Dover939
      @Dover939 8 ปีที่แล้ว +183

      that's not really true. Cats were only allowed to live with us in the first place because they caught mice, which curbed the black plague and food spoilage.

    • @mentzo1
      @mentzo1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +209

      And cats are still hunters, their insicts are the same as the tiger's

    • @MisterSpinalzo
      @MisterSpinalzo 7 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      the black death existed way before the middle ages though. according to several ancient historians it broke out several times already way before the year 0.

    • @sten260
      @sten260 7 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      as you know cats live most of their lives alone, dogs are pack animals. cats don't understand the concept of alpha male and leader, dogs do. that's why they are different ,they still love their humans like dogs do but they act differently

    • @peteq1972
      @peteq1972 7 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      I think in lion prides their is an Alpha, if you have a few pet cats, there "will" be a pecking order.

  • @glyphicon330
    @glyphicon330 5 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    Felines are sooo beautiful, Im in love with these beautiful species

    • @akale2620
      @akale2620 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank mew,
      You hoomuns are ok too.

  • @raz0229
    @raz0229 4 ปีที่แล้ว +144

    _"So, what's the difference between house cats and tigers?"_
    Well, They giant

  • @FeloniousAngel
    @FeloniousAngel 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3757

    Domestic cats WOULD eat us... they just can't. Which is nice.

    • @FeloniousAngel
      @FeloniousAngel 10 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      ***** I'm sure there were vermin in ancient Egypt. And not all wild cats are big, and dogs are definitely smaller than wolves on average. A wolf is ~100lbs, they can take down deer. This article is pretty good: archaeology.about.com/od/domestications/qt/cat.htm You can also google other sources and learn more about it than I know.

    • @michaelkoutsodontis5458
      @michaelkoutsodontis5458 10 ปีที่แล้ว +122

      You're comparing apples and oranges here. Felines are predators from house cats to tigers. Canine species are not true predators. they are scavengers and pack animals, a pack of wolves would kill a human so would a pack of dogs or coyotes. The main difference is that even a wolf can be domesticated (which is how they breed dogs to be what they are today) but you cannot domesticate a big cat and most even most of the smaller cats. House cats are not even truly domesticated they are just tame and due to their size not very aggresive, If a house cat weighed 30-50lbs and was a little bit bigger you would have a real problem on your hands.

    • @michaelkoutsodontis5458
      @michaelkoutsodontis5458 10 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      ***** you're still comparing apples and oranges here, a feline and a canine are two completely different types of animals, you would never be able to domesticate a tiger. A tiger is a predator and doesn't give a shit about you. All you are is food to a tiger end of story.

    • @htht856
      @htht856 9 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Big cats and domestic cats are derived from one ancestor and through time, we humans have bred and created the domestic cat which I'm sure they just used small cats to breed over and over and over. So yes, they would indeed eat us if they were bigger.

    • @jasonmerlino2433
      @jasonmerlino2433 9 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      0FeloniousAngel Lots of interesting replies to this post. A few thoughts: (1)wolves and dogs are the same species (from a genetic standpoint) so comparing wolves/dogs and big cats/house cats is not the same. The house cat came from Felis syvestris, which is a small cat a little bigger than house cats, and it is believed that the African subspecies (which is more docile than European wildcats) was the one domesticated. (2) Would a house cat kill their owner if they could? I doubt it. They may not be as thoroughly domesticated as dogs (who have been domesticated longer than any other animal), but they are still domesticated and have an attached to their peeps. (3) Is it possible to domesticate a big cat? Theoretically, perhaps. Search for" Domesticated Siberian Foxes" and watch one of the fascinating videos. A few problems with domesticating big cats would be... most big cats are endangered or threatened, so finding the 1% who is least aggressive or fearful of people by nature would be harder if not impossible. It's even possible that those who would have been more genetically likely to be domesticated have all been killed off (since a big cat who is not fearful or aggressive when confronted with people is at a huge disadvantage in the wild). . There is also the genetic predisposition of canines to genetic change (via tandem repeaters and like mechanisms) which is why there is a huge variation in dog size but not much in cats.

  • @308_Negra_Arroyo_Lane
    @308_Negra_Arroyo_Lane 8 ปีที่แล้ว +824

    The only reason why your cat doesn't eat you is because you're bigger and stronger than they are.

    • @ashawn203
      @ashawn203 8 ปีที่แล้ว +162

      Also because you feed them

    • @Fenrick
      @Fenrick 8 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      Cats can develop bonds with smaller animals. It is not as easy as with, say, a dog, but it happens.

    • @briancalifornia1
      @briancalifornia1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      It's called domesticated

    • @debora-jq7rc
      @debora-jq7rc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      That's not true lol, my cat never tried to kill or eat my hamsters even when I let them free, he was petting and licking them

    • @arktana
      @arktana 5 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      no ,thats why they call them domestic. same way the dont try to kill puppies- they dont eat them. studies show that cats look at you like babies do and they actually love you.

  • @whoeverwhoever400
    @whoeverwhoever400 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1755

    i have to say felines are the most magnificent creatures on Earth.

    • @skydive5670
      @skydive5670 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Bairds : am i joke to you

    • @humzahj.
      @humzahj. 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@skydive5670 both of you make compelling arguments

    • @ReaganDestroyedAmerica
      @ReaganDestroyedAmerica 5 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      @@skydive5670
      Most Birds are just cat food.

    • @nikhildeshmukh6851
      @nikhildeshmukh6851 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@skydive5670 what type of body part is this 😂 ...
      Joke to u

    • @Star-kp8oc
      @Star-kp8oc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      and evil

  • @sl9wdive
    @sl9wdive 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    4:27 that is seriously the most majestic lion I've ever seen

  • @rizthebloody
    @rizthebloody 4 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    I'm a simple human, I see Cole or Marmalade and I click.

    • @bigcatrescue
      @bigcatrescue  4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Good choice!

    • @Icantchangemyhandlehelp
      @Icantchangemyhandlehelp 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I love Cole and Marm and all the big kitties

    • @delvi5380
      @delvi5380 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      We will miss that black ball of fur

  • @arunachalpradesh399
    @arunachalpradesh399 8 ปีที่แล้ว +795

    domestic cats are just small lions , we would have been eaten if we were the size of small rats

    • @rosewhite---
      @rosewhite--- 8 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      a cat is not evolved from a lion or any other big cat but is a separate kind designed by God as a domestic creature for humans to enjoy in contrast to the wild ones when He made the animals 6,000 years ago a few hours before He made Adam.
      The fact kittens automatically know to bury their muck and no amount of feeding will make them grow up is perfect proof that cats is cats and big cats is big cats.

    • @arunachalpradesh399
      @arunachalpradesh399 8 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Rose White when 6000 years ago god made the earth flat, that time god made every animal wild for adam and eve , and there was nothing as pet. all were eating flesh. but cat is small so human keep it. see how cat hunt like lion cat hunt rabbit, rat, chicken,squirrel ,grapping on the neck just like big lion, and cat do eat owner when owner is dead.

    • @rosewhite---
      @rosewhite--- 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      paul siga LOL.
      I suggest you get a Bible and read Genesis and you will find that God created creatures both domestic and wild.
      Domestic being those that are happy to live with us and provide us useful products and demand nothing but food and water in return - ie cows, goats, sheep, horses, camels, hens, ducks and geese.
      Wild creatures are those that are either solitary, untrainable, prone to migrate or like a dinosaur or leopard have no byproduct for us apart from the pleasure of their occasional company or for us to admire their beauty or power.
      As for creatures being carnivorous all creatures including yourself are designed to be vegetarian including lions and TRex with plenty of evidence for that.
      You seem to have a head filled with Planet of Apes, King Kong and Mad Slasher movies?

    • @sab191
      @sab191 8 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      domestic cats are just small big cats-- tigers lions jaguars leopards cougars panthers cheetahs
      Just they are small in size

    • @rosewhite---
      @rosewhite--- 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Syed Ali they are not.

  • @Dnugrahari
    @Dnugrahari 9 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    love when the cougar went "waaw"

  • @leagueplays2100
    @leagueplays2100 9 ปีที่แล้ว +274

    3:20 "wow"

    • @imbatman5795
      @imbatman5795 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      haha

    • @mariaelberson7191
      @mariaelberson7191 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      AYY LMAO

    • @DraconicLPS
      @DraconicLPS 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      IKR, that reminds me my dog was kinda having an "argument" with my other dog and said, "Robert" my brothers name. It was so funny! 😆

    • @kristinelouds2199
      @kristinelouds2199 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Loooooooolll

    • @Civilized-Joke
      @Civilized-Joke 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      XD

  • @dbseamz
    @dbseamz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    “Big cats can and will eat you. These guys...PROOOOOBABLY not.” Lol they’re just too tiny to succeed

  • @UnboxingTVofficial
    @UnboxingTVofficial 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    2:31 "they also make great stylists"
    IKR

  • @xerophytegal
    @xerophytegal 10 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    I could swear my 2 kitties stare at me sometimes with a look in their eyes that says I wonder what she tastes like?

  • @birdiemcchicken1471
    @birdiemcchicken1471 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1049

    Big cats are just big domestic cats that would eat you given the chance.
    And little cats are just tiny wild cats that would eat you given the chance.

    • @wallaht3ebt
      @wallaht3ebt 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I Don't Think So, Unless It's Wild And If Bobcats Where Domesticated They Will be Safe, Even Dogs Are The Same.

    • @Lillian2167
      @Lillian2167 9 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      +Mohammad Alrafi Its been proven that if you died one night, your cat would probably eat you.

    • @wallaht3ebt
      @wallaht3ebt 9 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      +Lillian2167 If You Died, Also Dogs And Hamsters will Eat You

    • @TravelersGarden_dgdr
      @TravelersGarden_dgdr 9 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      +Lillian2167 What´s the problem with that? The person is dead anyway and will get eaten by maggots sooner or later. If a dog is confined with its dead owner for days without any food, it will it the owner too.

    • @wallaht3ebt
      @wallaht3ebt 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +Lillian267, Also Dogs And Hamsters...

  • @MaNamSonny
    @MaNamSonny 8 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    The little kitten at 3:13 is like "You call that a roar?This is a roar!"

  • @ristopoho824
    @ristopoho824 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Rest in peace Cole. I miss you.

  • @RainbowRiver
    @RainbowRiver 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    3:20 He just straight up said "rar"

  • @dulcimerrafi
    @dulcimerrafi 10 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    3:14 That meow is so cute!

  • @tribblebooth1224
    @tribblebooth1224 9 ปีที่แล้ว +126

    Cats sleep 16 to 20 hours a day!!! What the hell did my wife bring home from the shop
    two years ago! It certainly looks like a cat, but if he sleeps more than 6 hours a day we take him to a veterinary surgeon for a checkup. He just constantly wants to play, and never seem to tire.

    • @ignacev8x
      @ignacev8x 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Tribble Booth nothing wrong with that afaik :)

    • @PlayerOfTheGamer
      @PlayerOfTheGamer 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      same with my cat, my cat spends like 3 hours asleep and 5 hours with me then the rest hunting mouses, rats and birds

    • @gargara77
      @gargara77 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same story here he sleep 6hours max

  • @crewcutter2030
    @crewcutter2030 8 ปีที่แล้ว +173

    Really, the only difference is size.

    • @rykehuss3435
      @rykehuss3435 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      And the fact that the household cats have been domesticated for a very long time, while big cats have not for obvious reasons.

    • @SlatheTheSpaceMarine
      @SlatheTheSpaceMarine 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Do they taste different?

    • @gamer-px5cu
      @gamer-px5cu 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Try to play with a tiger to prove your point.

  • @saajidalikhan
    @saajidalikhan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    *Cats are strict carnivores* - me trying to explain to my cat why he can’t have my donut

  • @CiroZockt
    @CiroZockt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This video is perfect. It has cats of various sizes, great editing, writing, camera work and great narration with just the right amount of sarcasm and dry humor.
    A true masterpiece.

  • @VomicaEmanio
    @VomicaEmanio 10 ปีที่แล้ว +611

    I'd guess the only reason why housecats won't try to eat us is because we're so much bigger than them. As far as I know tigers don't hunt elephants either.

    • @TheOnlyGBeast
      @TheOnlyGBeast 10 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      yes, but house cats are also domesticated.

    • @VomicaEmanio
      @VomicaEmanio 10 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      TheOnlyGBeast
      A bit, but we only started seriously domesticating cats some 200 years ago (some exceptions, like in Egypt) while we domesticated dogs tens of thousands of years ago.
      For most time our relationship with cats was that they lived "wild" around our farms and ate rats in our storages but they weren't truly pets.
      So they are quite wild but not quite as wild as big cats that haven't been domesticated at all.

    • @TheOnlyGBeast
      @TheOnlyGBeast 10 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      if you do some research you'd know that Egypt is generally believed to be where they were domesticated(which have paintings of them that are around 3600 years old), and the animal that they descended from is the African Wildcat. However there are records of human-feline interactions far before that; in 2004, a Neolithic grave excavated in Shillourokambos, Cyprus, contained the skeletons, laid close to one another, of both a human and a cat. The grave is estimated to be 9,500 years old

    • @rickchad4749
      @rickchad4749 10 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      Actually they do. They dont normally when there is plenty of other prey around but a lone hungry tigress in desperate need to feed her cubs would go definitely try her luck against an elephant

    • @nons7503
      @nons7503 10 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      tiger...don't. but lion could.

  • @justjess6636
    @justjess6636 10 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Another thing for smaller cats: They can't eat you, but they sure can send you to the hospital to get stitches!

  • @BushidoBurritoe
    @BushidoBurritoe 10 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    House cats have the biggest strength to size ratio. They can jump the equivalent of a four story building.

    • @Doomedlion
      @Doomedlion 10 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      yeah they're very strong actually... and they don't even work out or anything, just sleep the whole day :p

    • @HelenaVanCity
      @HelenaVanCity 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And OMG, do they bite and scratch! LOL

    • @will30078
      @will30078 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Doomedlion They don't even work out...lol

    • @L188widower
      @L188widower 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah,and their bodies legs are like slings. I love to see my cat, preparing his jumps: First he aims for the target, then concentrates his power and then lift off!

    • @Discrimination_is_not_a_right
      @Discrimination_is_not_a_right 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Smaller animals do; just look at ants.

  • @samprado8228
    @samprado8228 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Sounds more like a human trying to make a roar sound 3:20

  • @fizzao1342
    @fizzao1342 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love the way domestic cats wriggle their bottoms just before they spring on their prey and I’ve seen some big cats do it too in documentaries.

  • @s.45-b84
    @s.45-b84 8 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    Cole and Mermelade!

    • @bigcatrescue
      @bigcatrescue  8 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Cole and Marmalade's owner used to be our media producer for several years. He is no longer with the company.

    • @mmr006
      @mmr006 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      KittyZePrankster xxx I think he moved

  • @marvelous1358
    @marvelous1358 8 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Dat lions mane at 1:25 simply majestic

  • @htht856
    @htht856 9 ปีที่แล้ว +194

    would domestic cats try and kill us if they were bigger?

    • @bigcatrescue
      @bigcatrescue  9 ปีที่แล้ว +186

      +Tim Her Yes I would imagine so.

    • @CFITOMAHAWK
      @CFITOMAHAWK 9 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      +Tim Her-just go to Bing.com and keyword--Cat bites human or so...you will see thousands of photos of kids, men, women with wounds produced by house cats...Most vets will tell you too..Most attack wounds they treat on other pets are...from house cats..

    • @Hodoss
      @Hodoss 9 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      +Tim Her Well by definition domestic animals have gone through artificial selection to make them more suitable as pets, so even if bigger, they would be less agressive towards humans, unless you imagine we'd make agressive breeds on purpose as "guard cats" or something like that.
      There would be more accidents, with more lethality, but they wouldn't be that agressive, or they wouldn't be domestic cats anymore, just big cats like any other wild cats.

    • @solomonking5097
      @solomonking5097 9 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yes , but you got to understand to them they just playing around( which can turn deadly). I have a cat and a dog my cat constantly attacking my little dog til he be biting back lmfao.....
      It's show cats love to mess around and have lots of wild fun but just don't know when to stop haha....

    • @finsfan90
      @finsfan90 9 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      My cat is friendly to me, but vicious towards mice and other small animals. It swats them around and basically tortures them before killing them. I always wonder. If I was mouse size, would that be my fate as well?

  • @troin3925
    @troin3925 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love how you used Cole and Marmalade in the thumbnail and video. I recognized that derp face.

    • @bigcatrescue
      @bigcatrescue  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Years ago, Chris Poole was the videographer at BCR.

  • @alexbalea6404
    @alexbalea6404 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    3:14 that s one of the cutest things I ve ever seen 😍🤗

  • @wanrique1
    @wanrique1 10 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    i love CATS, any kind of them.

  • @kinqslayerr2265
    @kinqslayerr2265 10 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love how the male lion and the white tiger were running beside each other at the end and didn't think of fight at least once. :D They would make lovely babies. ~

  • @DaKare2126
    @DaKare2126 10 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    What's the difference?
    House cats = Own You
    Wild Big Cats = Eat You
    I'd rather be owned.

    • @lokiodinson107
      @lokiodinson107 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Im waiting for the edgy person to say "I would rather be eaten cause I hate my life"

    • @bxttersweetheart
      @bxttersweetheart 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@lokiodinson107 I would rather be eaten because I hate my life

    • @HOTSHOTGAMING-eb3ds
      @HOTSHOTGAMING-eb3ds 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@lokiodinson107 I would rather be eaten cause i hate my life

    • @armincal9834
      @armincal9834 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lokiodinson107 im the the hipster edgelord and i'd rather eat the cats.

  • @arnaudnirin3950
    @arnaudnirin3950 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    sometimes I really wish to cuddle a big cats they r so cute but I know if I do I m dead instantly some guys can dot it and I envy them

    • @Lol-uu9hk
      @Lol-uu9hk 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wild animals dont want human affection and they can easily attack and kill

  • @GatCat
    @GatCat 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My kitty just so happens to be the very best kitty in the whole wide world. I would say that Tigers are like my kitty.

  • @TheShadowChesireCat
    @TheShadowChesireCat 10 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Besides, who wants a big cat that weighs more than you do in your lap? It'd squash you. Much better to have a cuddly little cat that only weighs a few pounds in your lap.

  • @HelenaVanCity
    @HelenaVanCity 10 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    I love ALL animals, but cats are the best, no matter what size, color, or breed!!!! And I miss my late domestic tiger, Matryoshka, so bad!!!!! Can you meet your beloved pets in an afterlife? :)

    • @petmiss1239
      @petmiss1239 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dogs are better (just my opinion

    • @arinkatna573
      @arinkatna573 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      no, most likely not.

  • @sr3ds
    @sr3ds 8 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Aww Marmalade's meow is cute

  • @quarf53206
    @quarf53206 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    a trick i would do when i was a teenager and i had to bathe my cat. I would but on a couple of shirts and jeans and put two towels in my lap and get into the tub with my cat and bathe him. He wasnt that jumpy

  • @johnpalermo4466
    @johnpalermo4466 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    No explanations or comments needed the simple answer is YES.

  • @bigcatrescue
    @bigcatrescue  9 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    FREE BOOKS with lots and lots of photos of the cats. Get yours at ChatBigCats.com/Books

    • @3333sweetie
      @3333sweetie 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Big Cat Rescue Since big cats are capable of attacking and eating humans, why don't domestic cats usually attack or eat humans, be they their owners or other people?

    • @maddyx3711
      @maddyx3711 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Big Cat Rescue This is really out of context, but, who would win a fight between a full grown Siberian Tiger and a full grown African Lion.........I have been searching for this everywhere! plzzz give me your unbiased opinion!

    • @AwesomeShelbiNicole
      @AwesomeShelbiNicole 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +3333sweetie Well given that most house cats are rather small they would have a hard time taking down a human. I have heard stories on the news though where an owner has passed away and when their cats got hungry they ate parts of the body. I know its kinda gross.

    • @3333sweetie
      @3333sweetie 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      AwesomeShelbiNicole I agree. But house cats KNOW that they're smaller than we are, so they do not attack us, right?

    • @zamzar2
      @zamzar2 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Big Cat Rescue .. iz that the voice of Cole and Marmalade 's hooman

  • @ChickpeatheTortie
    @ChickpeatheTortie 10 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Cats. Always beautiful

  • @123pailin
    @123pailin 8 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Cata are the most beautiful, graceful animals. Their independant spirit is beguiling and it speaks for them that although they are different in size there is a tiger in each domestic cat and a sweet pussy cat in each tiger....Divine beeings...

    • @cheryldawnable
      @cheryldawnable 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Divine for sure! They amaze me!

    • @Isab5llas
      @Isab5llas 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cats*

  • @sailiealquadacil1284
    @sailiealquadacil1284 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    That tiger chuffing at the other tiger in the mirror was just too cute.

  • @BuriedValues
    @BuriedValues 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great video! Great narrator! I volunteer at Lions, Tigers, and Bears, an accredited sanctuary in Alpine, California. We have large (acreage) forever homes for big cats, too. I loved to see the big habitats and enrichment the animals had in your video.

    • @bigcatrescue
      @bigcatrescue  5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thank you for watching! We are a fan of Bobbi Brink and her sanctuary. We often work together in rescue missions.

  • @rowdy6527
    @rowdy6527 8 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    I Love How He Says "Humans OWNED BY CATS" Just Makes You Remember Who The Boss Is

  • @Frello2
    @Frello2 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The episode is two years old now, yet still so great :) Thank you for uploading.

  • @VinniHP
    @VinniHP 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    3:13 Too cute

  • @LaurenINFJ
    @LaurenINFJ 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This video made me so happy

  • @holylandfan3275
    @holylandfan3275 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That's one of the nicest videos I've seen in a very long time. Thank you.

  • @UPlayNetwork
    @UPlayNetwork 10 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Magnificent animals, its good to be a cat no problems to worry about that's why they sleep a lot

  • @TheOswald42
    @TheOswald42 9 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    what if cat eat bugs..?? my cat hunt and eat cockroaches at night..

    • @bigcatrescue
      @bigcatrescue  9 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      Oswald Rayleigh There is nothing wrong with that. Domestic cats are actually the #1 hunters of all cat species.

    • @StudyabroadWithAbhilasha
      @StudyabroadWithAbhilasha 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Oswald Rayleigh they eat lizards too i was surprised to see that. It was gross.

    • @Walkingadversity
      @Walkingadversity 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Mine use to hunt gophers and leave it right in front of the backdoor

    • @Walkingadversity
      @Walkingadversity 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I need to hire your cat to keep those pests off my property haha

    • @annasstorybox7906
      @annasstorybox7906 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@Walkingadversity 😂 Our cat once caught a vole. After that day our neighbour didn't see any freshly digged vole tunnels under his lawn...
      He also occasionly cathes flies and spiders in our house...

  • @SusieSusieq
    @SusieSusieq 10 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    aww that was a very cute video.:)

  • @NK-qn6pq
    @NK-qn6pq 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    All cats (big or small) love boxes!

  • @thomash4447
    @thomash4447 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I f*cking LOVE CATS!

  • @slatskatya
    @slatskatya 10 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    “God made the cat so that man might have the pleasure of caressing the tiger.”
    -- Fernand Mery

  • @dainco08
    @dainco08 10 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I love cats

    • @frineeguevara1567
      @frineeguevara1567 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      dainco08 big cat lover

    • @rorschachdaws7505
      @rorschachdaws7505 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@frineeguevara1567 can you subscribe to my channel?

    • @Tiro95
      @Tiro95 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      hello, me too

  • @Moreththerogue
    @Moreththerogue 10 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    "Sometimes they misjudge distances" - LOL too cute

    • @SaesarSalad
      @SaesarSalad 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cats are very agile, but it seems they miss their target half the time. Good thing they have 9 lives.

    • @debbiethemadbee
      @debbiethemadbee 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Poor Cole's squeak was so cute and funny.

  • @984francis
    @984francis 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The difference is when a house cat bites you they immediately realise you are too big to eat. When a big cat bites you, you are a meal.

  • @BlueMaskGuy
    @BlueMaskGuy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have six cats! I love them all so much! They all have such different personalities! Grumpy energetic skittish floppy tuff and playful!
    Also there is only one boy and he’s very skittish and he’s so precious and sweet and you’ll always know when he comes in the room coz you’ll hear “Meeeewwww!” He has the tiniest voice I swear it’s adorable❤️❤️

  • @Rubywing4
    @Rubywing4 8 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    3:20 LOL

    • @beccu-chan8693
      @beccu-chan8693 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      LOL I WAS LOOKING FOR THIS COMMENT "WAW" XD

    • @TheIndogamer
      @TheIndogamer 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Rubywing4 KEK

    • @Rubywing4
      @Rubywing4 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Raihan Purboyo KEK, INDEED! XD

    • @TheIndogamer
      @TheIndogamer 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Rubywing4 HUEHUEHUEHUEHUEHUEHUEHUEHUEHUEHUEHUEHUE

    • @kelpfaced
      @kelpfaced 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      IM LAUGHING MY LUNGS OUT

  • @zimjun7
    @zimjun7 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I didn't know that you were the same guy that's Cole and Marmalade's Dad.....cute!!

    • @bigcatrescue
      @bigcatrescue  9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      +zimjun7 Cole and Marmalade's dad used to be our media producer for several years. He is no longer with the company.

    • @zimjun7
      @zimjun7 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +Big Cat Rescue I see. thanx for responding! June from Maine USA

  • @bigcatrescue
    @bigcatrescue  9 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Watch our cats streaming live at BigCatCam.com

    • @necrexe
      @necrexe 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      my cat ate a carrot once

    • @angelartiyalvt9574
      @angelartiyalvt9574 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Tenable Piano just because veggies and fruits are not required for a cats diet, it doesn't mean that the cat won't eat them. Plus, kitties look so cute eating carrots.

    • @-Rae-Rae-
      @-Rae-Rae- 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      True

    • @AshrafAnam
      @AshrafAnam 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +stephen dwyer You forgot puma/cougars...and no not all non-big cats are house cats, many like the ocelot and the jungle cat are wildcats

    • @field31
      @field31 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i got a bobcat as a pet. It's friendly. The claws on this thing are very sharp. I finally trained it not to claw the funiture. I caught by feeding it in my back yard whole chickens and finally it start letting me pet it and then picking it up. So I decided to put it in the house. I hope it's not illegal to have one. She's cute as hell. LOL

  • @bulgarianbuddhist8747
    @bulgarianbuddhist8747 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Its a big honour for us to see the eye of Tigers in our domestic cats

  • @ombhende4210
    @ombhende4210 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    All big cats in one domestic cat 🐈

  • @AnglSummer4
    @AnglSummer4 10 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    A common house cat would eat you if you died in your home. Just saying.

    • @trishoconnor2169
      @trishoconnor2169 10 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      I know you're making a joke, but in case anyone really believes it, I just want to mention that my mother passed away in her sleep at home and was found a little over 24 hours later. Not only did her two cats not attempt to eat her, they would not eat for days after her death, and showed other signs of grief for months. Cats are carnivores, but not cannibals, and if they have bonded to a human, they seem to recognize her as a fellow-cat.

    • @Lazmiraa
      @Lazmiraa 10 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Yeah actually there has been known cases where cats of passed away owners tend to go sometimes into depression and completely stop eating. It really depends on the personality of your animal. If it didn't give a shit about you, it probably will, just like any cat or dog would. However there are still many cases in which this does not occur, and rather the opposite happens!

    • @scarletsnatch4642
      @scarletsnatch4642 10 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      your pet cat will not eat you if you are it's owner. They look at you as their mother/father. If anything, when you die, they will stay with your body hoping that you will wake up and pet them. Cats are very affectionate companions, they do not look at people as food, they look at people as being providers of food.

    • @NinjaInConverse
      @NinjaInConverse 10 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I've only heard of that happening when there was no one else around feeding the cats and the dead owner had not been checked on for weeks. The cats ended up eating parts of her body to keep from starving.

    • @illegalsmirf
      @illegalsmirf 10 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      As would DOGS. In fact, some badly disciplined dogs will maul children to death. How's about that then?

  • @meadowfrance
    @meadowfrance 10 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    "Oh yeah and big cats will eat you." Haha! I love this video.

  • @lalalynnsey
    @lalalynnsey 10 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love that! "We're owned by cats!" SO true. Cats are family. :)

    • @glennduke5853
      @glennduke5853 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Family that DOESN"T SUCK!

  • @Blight225
    @Blight225 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    3:39 that’s called a chuff it’s basically a friendly greeting.

  • @4thea
    @4thea 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The lioness at 3:20 got me

  • @bellametallica
    @bellametallica 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I am proud to be owned by two house panthers lol.

  • @stephaniea1118
    @stephaniea1118 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love when cats do that thing where they look like they are hunting. They walk slowly thinking no one can see them. They're so threatening​ and adorable! 😂😂

  • @Kmakmizzle
    @Kmakmizzle 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I DARE somebody to take a laser pointer and go to the zoo and play with the lions and tigers.

    • @bigcatrescue
      @bigcatrescue  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/x3BHSt42L0Y/w-d-xo.html

  • @broman178
    @broman178 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love how you used Cole and Marmalade in this comparison video for the domestic cat clips and it isn't a surprise considering it was their owner Cat Man Chris who presented the video when he worked there. Good video.

  • @miladyblue5077
    @miladyblue5077 10 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Is it coincidence that Chris noted that a lion's roar can be heard from five miles away, and then showed Marmalade (a domestic cat) squalling for his dinner? If you try to ignore a hungry domestic cat, you will swear that he or she can be heard from five miles away!

  • @angelartiyalvt9574
    @angelartiyalvt9574 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I always knew that a cats tongue was rough in texture, I did not know that it was covered in stiff, barb-like hairs, that's cool.

  • @SSJ32Gohan
    @SSJ32Gohan 10 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    is 3:20 a real meow or a voice over?

    • @TheOnlyGBeast
      @TheOnlyGBeast 10 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      cougars actually make noises like that

    • @kevinmcclenahan77
      @kevinmcclenahan77 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      SSJ32Gohan i was hoping somebody else had an issue with that!!!

    • @cassiuswatt
      @cassiuswatt 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      LMFAOOO 😂😂😂

  • @Nemoticon
    @Nemoticon 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Big cats roar and small cats purr, but not the other way around

  • @darcihuddleston8224
    @darcihuddleston8224 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Still, the house panther has to nibble a bit, but a wild panther would take off a hand. Lol

  • @Atreadis
    @Atreadis 10 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The difference? A few hundred pounds of pure wild instinct to use your face as a claw sharpener...