Comments on: Lions: Just Big Housecats?

By: Jeffrey L. New

Jeffrey L. New — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:36:57 +0000

All cats big and small can make great pets if you are able to take extream care of them. big or small need to be taken serious if not you might be there next meal,of course domestic cats can’t eat you,but they know when you are good enough for them.

By: priscilla

priscilla — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 06:35:33 +0000

Thats cute =)

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 06:17:43 +0000

You know, it’s good that these lions aren’t from San Francisco. The teasers would’ve been killed already…

By: VonSkippy

VonSkippy — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 04:45:04 +0000

Just two hops on the scientific taxonomy tree separate the two – so why the big surprise that they have similar behavior?

Now comparing Cheney and a Sea Cucumber – THAT would be interesting.

By: ted

ted — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 04:41:10 +0000

Sad.

By: fz

fz — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 03:26:24 +0000

“is that a bag of heroin he’s sprinkling on those bits of wood? surely that’s unethical?”

That’s catnip

By: Lea

Lea — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 00:17:37 +0000

it’s called the black market. Or if you have cash to blow, there are breeders who are more than willing to sell exotic animals to those who are unequipped to care physically and mentally for an undomesticated animal. -.-

By: avraamov

avraamov — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 23:14:49 +0000

is that a bag of heroin he’s sprinkling on those bits of wood? surely that’s unethical?

By: Ali S.

Ali S. — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 21:50:43 +0000

@ Lea

I hope you can point me towards the pet shop that sells lion cubs, however, I’m not going to buy a lion cub instead I’m going to buy me a panda cub!

By: Lea

Lea — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 20:29:34 +0000

I fear the message of this video. I hope this doesn’t make people go out and get baby lions thinking they’re just big kittens and then dump they’re “pets” somewhere, completely unprepared for a normal life of any sort. The message should be that housecats are mini-lions.
All animals are dangerous around idiots, anyway. >.< I don’t think they were antagonizing the lions purposely, though.
In the end, we need to respect all living creatures, ones that can nibble our toes at night and ones that can bite our heads off.

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 20:19:56 +0000

Lions: just big housecats that can kill you!

My cat sometimes attack me for no reason, just for fun, I can’t imagine what a lion’s idea of “fun” would be. Oh wait yes I can: DEATH!

By: NiteWhite

NiteWhite — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:36:29 +0000

cats are very dangerous

By: Thespian24601

Thespian24601 — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:34:00 +0000

Yeah, NeuroGirl, but if you don’t keep them happy, then they die of sadness. I’m sure they were running an experiment, making sure that in no way were they hurting the cats. Why can’t a lion play around? Is that inhumane? I’m like Louise, my cats are more like little lions. They love attacking my feet around the edge of doors.

By: NeuroGirl

NeuroGirl — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:22:40 +0000

I find the entire message of this video disturbing – “Hey, look, this lion is just a big version of your house cat! Go rub its belly and see what happens”. Those people with the “cat toy” deserve to be mauled for their stupidity. Antagonizing a wild animal that way serves no zoological purpose. We keep feral animals in captivity for educational and conservational purposes, not for entertainment.

By: Louise

Louise — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:49:14 +0000

More like “Housecats: just little lions?”
Ours would certainly eat us if she were big and hungry enough. We are only permitted to live because we have hands ans she can’t open cans.

By: Dr Zibbs

Dr Zibbs — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:48:07 +0000

They cut the part out where they throw the kid out the window with string hanging out of his back pocket.

By: L.C.

L.C. — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:27:04 +0000

Why do a lot of Japanese women in news/video clips like this sound like theyve been inhaling helium?