The Ridiculously Complicated World of Cats 

The most annoying thing about cats is they can sleep for 20+ hours a day and still be in better shape than any human who's obsessed with exercising; able to pakour all over the place, leap straight up more than their body length, sprint like crazy and I'm sure they could bench press twice their own body weight if given the opportunity.

I want an hour long special where casual geographic just rambles and talks about cats… like ALL of them

I watched this with my 9 lb Norwegian forest cat. She ignored the big cats section, choosing instead to take a nap on my feet. She started paying attention when the snow leopard showed up. She definitely thought the cheetah was a bird. She purred through the Pallas' cat section, but was confused by the lynxes. She hated the caricals hissing When the fishing cat showed up, she went to the foot of the bed to give herself a bath.

How cats can simultaneously be perfectly evolved killing machines as well as the biggest goofballs will never not be hilarious to me

".... that's not a kitten, that's a grown man ... with bills to pay." I love you man! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Cats:**are the most successful mammal 2nd to humans in terms of hunting, not to mention being perfectly evolved just to murder, and are fairly intelligent** Also cats: **cute little furballs**

As a child I was obsessed with National Geographic, as an adult I'm obsessed with Casual Geographic

That tiger had a full on John Wick backstory. 400 people is crazy

The way he said " Do they roar or purr, no." Had me rolling for several minutes for no reason

The clip of the Lynx solving a dispute by screaming at eachother (sounding like humans immitating cats badly) is exactly why 90% of Appalachian folklore is basically "if you heard something in the woods, no you didn't". Edit: i didn't mean to imply that lynx are the only reason for these stories. There are way to many sources of weird noises to list, and just as many ways to die while wandering around the woods at 3am investigating weird noises. (animals, tripping, cliffs, and getting lost/turned around, ect) Its also just simpler and more effective to say the woods are haunted than explaining the actual dangers. Plus its more fun to tell a ghost story than give a normal safety briefing.

You deserve an emmy for "catamount to a panther".

Leopards legit be out here playing real life assassin's creed

So if I'm understanding correctly, "panther" is merely an umbrella term to describe the big cats. My mind is boggled.

It's so adorable how cats are obsessed with looking fierce. They are always like, "I'M BIG! I'M SCARY! FEAR ME! FEAR MY WRATH! *hisssss!*" even when they are clearly just the cutest little buggers.

Thank you so much for making this video. As a biologist the amount of times I've had to explain to people that black panthers/white tigers aren't a unique species and what's classified as a big cat are astounding. I hope that with how popular you are, this information reaches many people.

I was at Busch Gardens tampa, and I needed to take a rest because I have a really bad back. I was sitting on a jeep that was converted into a bench that extended through the glass and made it seem as though you were driving into the enclosure. A male lion came out of some shrubs after a few minutes and hopped up on the hood of the jeep. Even though it was held in place by the exhibit, you could feel the entire thing move when he hopped up. He laid on his side like a house cat and began pawing and licking the windshield infront of me. I sat and just watched him for about half an hour, just in awe at how close I was to this beautiful creature. When I got up to leave, he sat up on his hind legs on the hood, looked around, and let out a roar that shook the glass. To this day I haven’t heard a sound I could compare it to. He was about 25 feet away, and from that distance, it was so loud and deep it almost didn’t register. It shook my diaphragm like the bass at a concert, and everything around the exhibit hummed and vibrated. It seriously felt like getting hit with a massage gun. He went off for about 10 seconds, then when he finished, he jumped off the hood and ran back into the shrubs. That is one of my favourite memories, and I feel incredibly lucky to have witnessed him. He definitely wanted to snack on me, but I don’t imagine I will ever have a chance to be that close to a big cat again, and I cherish my time with him.

"This video was brought to you by pure spite." Best sponsor ever.😂 And any excuse for you to talk about cats, I'll take. Amazing how cats are both the most perfectly evolved predators on earth, and the most adorable furballs on the planet.

Honestly breaking any and all rules possible is a pretty cat thing to do

Looking for the tiger with the eyes of a deer sent a chill down my spine. It all makes sense how bright orange could work as camouflage and how badly a white tiger would stick out

“No for real though they are dying” 💀 the genuine whiplash this gave me

Calling caracals nature's tsunderes is so hilariously accurate 😂

I had a similar argument in my youth where my classmates didn’t believe me when I said Tasmanian Devils actually do exist and aren’t just a cartoon tornado of death.

I love the Pallas’s cat’s grumpy lil face…honestly my spirit animal. They look so done with your s**t, and I feel that in my soul.

Waking to a wild cougar screaming in the middle of a very dark night, will make the heart race.

I once saw a picture of a black panther standing right behind a jaguar while striking nearly the exact same pose as it, making it look like it was the jaguar’s shadow. It felt right out of an album cover to be frank.

As a botanist and ecologist, I have learned to just not pay too much attention to common names. They are confusing (as you've mentioned with the cats in your video) and in the plant world too often different species end up with the same name. Once you get to know the scientific names, the classification of species become a lot easier to understand 😊

"I put them together because they look like three stages of the same Pokemon." This is the science our generation needs 🙌🏼

lion & tiger: RAAAAAAAAA mountain lion: el purrrr clouded leopard: nyeow

I’d prefer to hear the roar of a big cat over a mountain lion screaming like a woman getting iced any day. I’m not joking, they actually do that and I have unironically lost sleep over it.

We have wildcats here in Scotland but they're incredibly aggressive and the one time I saw one in the wild I had to physically resist the urge to go and pick it up and take it home with me

The day before winter break my Zoology professor had us watch the Pink Panther Christmas Special, and then asked us what genus the Pink Panther would be a part of. And because of this channel, I ended up looking like one of the smartest kids in the class, so I very much thank you for that.

'this one's in houston' makes sense considering he's being held at gun point. what you can't see is the 40mm porch-mounted grenade launcher that is also being pointed at the tiger

And this is why cats are the best carnivorous animals ever.

Catamount is a shortened form of what they were called in the past "The Cat of the Mountain". It comes from around the Carolinas and Tennessee in the Appalachian Mountains. Its not very common, but its what I call them and have called them for my whole life.

Once I watched a documentary where a tigress noticed fish flopping in a dried up waterhole and learned that during droughts she could eat those and there was even footage of her taking her cubs and showing then and one of her cubs later in life doing the same thing during droughts. I thought it was so interesting and cool

"Lions get bodied religiously... And not just in Detroit." You're not wrong 💀

I have a Norwegian forest cat (found him in an alley as a kitten) and he does the tail thing when he's cold. He's also really good at trudging through piles of stuffed animals and loves lying in front of my air conditioner. This animal was built for Russia and wound up living in sunny Southern California. (yes he's been enjoying the weather recently)

My grandfather had a “pet” bobcat for a while. Gnarly big male that got tagged by one of his coyote traps. He took care of it until its leg healed and then released it. It was…. Not cheerful about the arrangement, but at least healed successfully.

My uncle rescued an orphaned cougar once. He managed to train her to be a "hunting dog". I didn't really understand until I was older why I wasn't allowed to pet the big kitty. I'm good with my majestic house panther, I don't care that he's not a big cat, he's a big cat in spirit.

As a fellow cat enthusiast, I always love a good cat video from you

4:06 Man look at that jawline, they did Tai Lung just right 😆 EDIT: 4:34 Okay I think Dreamworks definitely did that tail bite scene because of this 🤣

The snow leopard cliff fall didn't even injure the leopard. It literally got up with its kill and walked away

The mention of cheetahs sounding like birds cracked me up because my conure started making sounds back when we heard the cheetah

8:25 I was playing this through the speakers on my phone, and the sound of the cougar’s “roar” made my cat perk up like “dafuq was that?”

I'm a mom of two kids who is suffering from sciatica and I must say sir, this video came on time as a serotonin boost for my mental health. Funny, educational, and interesting channel I been watching since COVID lockdown 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

9:08 Fun fact: Clouded leopards can make a chuff sound when they’re happy, just like snow leopards & tigers.

Cats are my favorite animals, big or small. The idea something so ferocious is wrapped up in such a cuddly package has always fascinated me. I’m all about the sleeper. Thank you for your videos! I have never heard another narrator for animal behavior do what you do, and I cannot get enough! The number of euphemisms you come up with for getting killed is mind blowing. Do not stop! PLEASE!!

Can we just talk for a second about how epic this guy’s terms for Game over are 😂

Sometimes people pick the worst hills to die on, sometimes they even pick a valley.

8:17 Snow leopards wasn’t in the panthera genus until recently though. It was first the only cat in the genus Uncia, but was reclassified as a panthera eventually. That’s why it doesn’t really fit in with the rest of the panthers

Some of the best material I've seen, factual, fun, well made. Nice job, I'm subscribed.

The "Do they roar or purr? No" Was pure gold

This guy needs his own documentary channel on TV also 🤣 "Strawberry FLAVOURED leopard" yummy! 🤣

15:38 I used to live in Kenya and the "housecat" we adopted we're still pretty sure is a wild cat.

13:44 Nah that bird exploded into feathers like a cartoon when that serval caught it 💀

You call them killing machines, I call them spicy body pillows.

I’ve lived in the Mountains most my life. I still get chills hearing the sound of a “screaming woman” in the dead of night. For those who don’t know it’s a Mountain Lion. A lot of folks don’t know the true beauty of the beast.

I had a Savanah cat living with us in college back in the day due to a roommate. He was chill as hell but you could tell peace was a choice, not a given. He was cool as hell.

Me & my grandsons ❤ your content. U make learning about animals so hilariously fun. & all of the different animals we've never even heard of is crazy. Thnx 4 all the research playa. Ur the real MVP! 👏👏👏

13:47 The house cat has to sit and calculate for like 10 minutes. Meanwhile, this mofo just roughly eyeballs it and does it perfectly

Always vibed with snow leopards. Chunky, introverted, loves the cold, and whiter than all the rest. My world just became infinitely cuter since I found out the rusty spotted cat exists

12:59 That perfectly cut scream between those two Canadian lynx’s

8:27 imagine getting a pass from the wild life equivalent of The Akatsuki just because you pulled this shit out and gave them a good laugh. Tarnished.

As a Canadian biologist (at least on paper) I can tell the difference between a lynx and bobcat. Lynx have ear tufts and are ganglier, and mostly follow the showshoe hare in terrain and population. Lynx tail is black, bobcat tail is banded. I knew someone who had a pet serval. It was nuts. It's a wild animal they were treating like a cat cat. Also, today I learned how to spell serval. I've also never heard a Fisher called a Fisher Cat. Not that Fisher makes it easy to talk about. "no like a big weasel. not that big thats a wolverine. no not an otter.. " Biologist. I swear...

Fun fact! Vikings (in Norway i believe) used to give their newlywed daughters a cat for their house as the goddess of fertility Freya has a carriage pulled by cats:) also these cats are endemic to that region (can’t remember what they are called though oops)

It's like my grandfather always said: "It's okay, you can either agree with the expert or be wrong."

I have never had so much fun learning as I do with you! Keep up the great work.

I fuckin love cats.

I just want to know which friend decided to argue with you and thought they’d win this on this one.

There was once a baby bobcat hanging around my school when I was about nine years old. I got to pet that little man before he was taken to a wildlife rescue center. He was pretty chill, so he was probably too young to know what he was. Can I request more videos centered around felines? I mean, I know you've covered cheetahs before, but it seems like the panthers definitely get more screen time. Have a great new year, fam!

I love your videos, and this one is my absolute favorite! I'm a recovering crazy cat lady, and seeing all these cats and the way you talk about their histories and facts is just amazing. This is my second time watching, and I'll probably watch the next time it pops up on my screen again!

Cats of the world. Big and small. Defying gravity on a whim. Looking way to damn cute and adorable. Killing anything they can get their paws on. And finally, confusing the world with their antics 24/7. Whats not to love? 10 out of 10 video

Can we just take a moment to admire that triple wall jump?

4:03 - Ice Climbers theme from Super Smash Bros Melee 4:47 - Ropey Rampage from Donkey Kong Country 6:26 - Meta Ridley’s theme from Metroid Prime 1 and 3: Corruption

12:15 That looks EXACTLY like my old cat, Mamakat. She is about 18 or 19 as of now. Possibly senile, definitely deaf, but still lovable.

Best X-mas video ever. Gonna be a blast to know how crazy world of naming the cats, classifying and whatever complex mumbo jumbo this is.

9:06 I just burst out laughing I didn't expect that sound 🤣🤣

Apparently there's a reason I call my housecat a leopard & it's because he keeps flying out of nowhere to land on my shoulders like a leopard after prey. Although he seems satisfied with just making me scream & then to smugly ride around on my shoulders. I think he thinks I'm a walking cat tree.

Dude, I love your content. I think you are one of the most original people on RU-vid and you really do educate people in an interesting and entertaining way. By the way, I love cats too and Jaguars are my favorite as well. A few of those small cats I didn’t know about so it was fun learning about them. I had to pause the video just to get a better description afterwards. As much as I love your other videos, I had to say this has been one of my favorites, If not my favorite. I want your calendar just to support you and also cause I’m curious about it. keep doing what you’re doing. The world needs more people like you in it.🖤✌🏽

13:08 I LOVE IT WHEN YOU CALL ME BIG FLOPPA

14:26 My man got done dirty, he's absolutely TINY.

Cougars are easily enough to find after midnight at the hidden watering holes.

14:43 "Yeah looking real fierce buddy"😭😭

I’m a “ cat “ guy formerly a “ dog guy “ who was educated and entertained by your video. You’re a natural. Keep ‘em coming 🐈‍⬛

I sit here with my cat in my lap, and I am so grateful to whatever fool went to his wood pile, hundreds or thousands of years ago. And saw a few little fluff balls. With super pointy claws, and sharp teeth. Something they knew to be a very casually successful killing machine once it reached adulthood. And went “aww, so cute. :3 I think I’ll bring it inside, where my children sleep. What could go wrong.” 💜 So so grateful.

The cop noping out when the mountain lion screams never fails to get a laugh from me😂

The melanistic flamingo blew my mind….along with the hot pink grasshopper. I’ve had three encounters with cougars…one at 12 in Ft Huachuca, AZ when I snuck out of the back seat of our car to cuddle with one which belonged to a rancher who had rescued her as an abandoned cub. She purred, loved ear scratches and was so soft. When my mother looked up from the book she was reading and began screaming at me at the top of her lungs, the cougar gave me a “you poor child look.” I saw two when out walking in the foothills of Tucson during a drought.Both were looking for water from swimming pools. We were maybe 14 ft apart. They were very beautiful…their eyes were exquisite. My father taught me as a kid how to deal with wild animals. As both showed no sign of aggression, I stood very still and stayed relaxed. We looked at each other for a bit and went our separate ways. I’m nit embarrassed to say that decades later these are among my favorite memories.

This is it, folks. This is the best end of year wrap-up video. Pack it up, take the rest of the year off. It's done.

"Assault squirrel on asteroids" got me 😂😂😂

"assault squirrel on steroids" GODS I want to listen to you write a script someday!

Unidentified Feline Otter had me hooting and hollering! 😂

12:50 that's the best REEEEEEEEEEEEEE i ever heard

0:19 That cougar is SO well camouflaged, I had to pause the video to finally see him! 👀

This is such a great overview and explains to the point the differences and the incredible variety of big and small cats! I am so glad, that I found Your channel! Thanks, Isegrim ("the wolf" of german tales and fables)

Sh!t,missed it by 2 days.I hate it when this happens! 0:00 Beggining. 0:20 Intro + premise. 1:00 Colorful Cats. 2:25 Panthera Awesome. 3:08 Leaping Leopards. 4:05 Stay Frosty. 4:49 Terrific Tigers (they're GRRRRREAT). 5:47 Lion Legions. 6:26 Genuinely Giant Jaguars. 7:32 PLOT TWIST! 7:53 Hear me (try to ) roar. 8:33 Semantics + Clouded Leopard. 9:40 Cougars with Courage. 10:23 Cheetah Chumps. 11:28 Junior Jaguar. 11:50 Pleasant Pallas Cats (I've seen them so often from Zelenogorsk's footage!) 12:24 Lines between lynxes. 13:58 Fishing Felines (I'm running out of alliterations). 14:29 Miny Mittens. 14:54 There's jist a OceLOT of cats! 15:37 Naming it,Quits. 16:00 Outro. 16:25 Ending. Happy New Year y'all!

Omg, that was a great lesson! Our crew got white lions on camera, and it's interesting to see how they struggle to survive, even though they are extremely cute.

What a fascinating perspective on the cat world! It’s intriguing to navigate the complexities of the various species in the cat family. Your strategy of argument to inform is genuinely unique. It’s clear you’ve done your research meticulously.

8:26 That is literally Litten’s cry from Pokemon but pitched down😭

11:10 in the cheetas defense, those were a legion of like 20-30 vultures against two cheetas

When you break it down, the whole "cats domesticated themselves" becomes a whole lot more believable. Not saying I didn't believe it myself, I definitely do, but it's crazy to me that there's a good number of wild cats that look so much like house cats that they could show up to your door one day wanting food and you wouldn't know the difference.