Cheetah thinks twice about attacking serval 😬

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[akmd]

That Serval knows it can't outrun a cheetah, only chance is to stand your ground.

[dritemolawzbks]

At least it's smart enough to not try and outrun a cheetah.

[metalzonemt-]

Cheetah: You can hide but you can't run.

[francisralte]

Cheetah was like why are you wearing my shirt, take it off now! and serval was like fck off, it doesnt even fit you anymore

[mechaishida]

The cheetah did what my cats do, pretend not to be interested in a fight, but then pounce. lol

[terryleeson]

Two beautiful cats hope they both live to see another day

[ragdoll]

Best defense is a good offense. The moment the serval run any chance it had to survive was gone.

[ximec.r.]

The cheetah seemed mostly curious until the serval threatened it. But I bet it must be a delight to meet someone smaller than you when you're the most bullied predator in the savannah

[JesseDishner]

Cheetahs always factor in the potential for an embarassment in front of cameras.

[tmash]

Finally, the cheetah meets a much smaller opponent, and he feels big.

[amitsurve]

They are both angry that despite being different they have the same colour and spots LOL 😂

[deprofundis]

I love the bravery of the little Serval (not like it had much choice, TBF, lol) and the curiosity of the big cheetah.
Mainly, I love that their first instinct (as is the case with most cats) is to not actually get aggressive unless absolutely necessary.

[f.mazz.]

Cheetah was just wondering if that was his long lost little brother Timmy...sheeesh

[comingverysoon]

When the serval stood its ground, the cheetah was smart enough to know that fighting something that will fight back is a bad idea for solitary predators.

[tokyochanel]

When you gotta pretend y’all beefing because of the cameras.

[rockysoft]

"U my lil cousin..? lemme check u.. woah..! hold on there little buddy.." 😂

[spotemgotement.reloaded]

The cheetah looks around first thinking " I gotta make this look good for the humans to see " while the serval is thinking " I got make this attack good I got my life to protect ".

[mohamedali]

The serval has pocket knives in his paws while cheetah has butter knives

[abetterworld]

Cheetah's thoughts: "What's this? Are we evolving? Unpossible!"

[amywilson]

Cheetahs seldom attack prey which doesn’t run. They rely on the acceleration of the chase to give them the power to knock down and overpower their prey when acting up to them. This combined with the serval not backing down saved its skin