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packman

(16,296 posts) Wed Oct 24, 2018, 11:55 AM Oct 2018

Leopard dives for his catch - study in ferocity

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Leopard dives for his catch - study in ferocity (Original Post) packman Oct 2018 OP

So if a leopard is stalking me I can't save myself by jumping in the swimming pool. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2018 #1

I live part-time with a house panther Merlot Oct 2018 #2

Cats of all sizes are badass. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2018 #4

...said the Ocelot Merlot Oct 2018 #5

LOL! elleng Oct 2018 #8

Easy to get away SCantiGOP Oct 2018 #7

I'd have to do 70 mph to escape a cheetah, but only about 40 mph The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2018 #9

Easiest way to get away csziggy Oct 2018 #10

Wow, what a picture! Merlot Oct 2018 #3

Nice photo! red dog 1 Oct 2018 #6

The Velveteen Ocelot

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1. So if a leopard is stalking me I can't save myself by jumping in the swimming pool.

Reply to packman (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2018, 11:57 AM

Oct 2018

Climbing a tree won't work either. I guess I'm doomed.

Merlot

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2. I live part-time with a house panther

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 24, 2018, 12:07 PM

Oct 2018

A couple of times when the claws have come out "accidentally" I imagine what it would feel like if I were the size of a small bird, or my house panther were the size of a real panther.

Due to house panther being an indoor/outdoor panther, her claws are not clipped.