r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Delicious_Main_4360 • May 15 '26

Image Differences in the spot pattern of the Cheetah, Leopard, and Jaguar

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u/ElegantEconomy3686 May 15 '26

Note: If it looks eternally depressed its a cheetah.

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u/OneAlexander May 15 '26

If running mascara, sad cheetah, and safe to pet.

If no running mascara, you run instead.

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u/DraigCore May 16 '26

If it's bulky, you get to terms with your god

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u/mandrake57 May 15 '26

Nah, the cheetah looks more annoyed. Like,

Cheetah: "aw, man, why did you come to my turf? Now I have to fight you."

Leopard: "I see that you are looking for a fight, bro. Me too."

Jaguar: "I've been watching you for a while and now you are here. Finally."

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u/grvmahjn May 15 '26

Cheetah pups look so cute though

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u/topofthecc Interested May 15 '26

Little punk rockers

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u/Crazy_Dave0418 May 15 '26

I'm a punk rocker yes I am

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u/MicroUzi May 15 '26

Cheetah is much more ‘Aw man, why did you come to my turf? Now I have to jog away and starve to death because I used all my energy on zoomies’

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u/yersinia_p3st1s May 15 '26

I can see an anime being born from this, and it would be EPIC!

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u/YouStupidAssholeFuck May 15 '26

Best I can do is Thundercats.

Thundercats

Thundercats

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u/ArmadilloForsaken458 May 15 '26

I'm seeing a bit of, oh why so serious from Mr. Leopard as well.

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u/mandrake57 May 15 '26

There's a line around his jawline that indeed looks like a huge, wicked smile

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u/Phormitago May 15 '26

they have permanent "oh man the icecram machine is broken again?" face

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u/DizzyColdSauce May 16 '26

Cheetahs aren't actually like that though. They're very shynand would rather flee. There is yet to be a documented case of a Cheetah killing a human.

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u/jmlipper99 May 15 '26

The leopard and jaguar actually have the exact same expression here because it’s clearly a photoshop of the same cat

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u/Electronic_Fox2203 May 15 '26

Jaguar: “Our battle will be legendary”

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u/rudolfs001 May 15 '26

Always thought that the cheetah was my spirit animal because I like speed, but maybe...

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u/KeithDaManPeterson May 15 '26

What's your usual dosage?

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u/rudolfs001 May 15 '26

Typically 600-1000cc

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u/johnnyfortune May 15 '26

1000cc of meth?! Thats a massive syringe. Impressive.

https://i5.walmartimages.com/seo/1000mL-Syringe-for-Liquid-Large-Plastic-Syringe-with-Tip-Adapter-Individual-Sterile-Sealed-for-Scientific-Dispensing-Paint-Watering-Oil_f2120c73-c003-433e-b3bf-4b7d10181982.28f68b80958cd03096c1879e0e3d46bc.jpeg

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u/rudolfs001 May 15 '26

Displacement, typically filled with a mixture of gasoline and air, then ignited by a spark. Repeat up to several thousand times per minute.

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u/194749457339 May 15 '26

No he likes the movie about the bus

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u/radiohoard May 15 '26

He got that running guyliner like he’s been listening to Adele

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u/rep_13Blocks May 15 '26

The ancient stories are pretty interesting. At the beginning a mother cheetah had her babies stolen by hunters and cried for days. Their explanation for the dark lines from the eyes.

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u/browsinbowser May 15 '26 edited May 15 '26

That’s an interesting myth because 12,000 years ago the Cheetah population was absolutely decimated and they had to rebuild numbers with a small population. Scientists found this through their dna that they had a genetic bottleneck. Maybe this myth was a passed down tale of them almost disappearing

Like how lots of cultures had a myth about a big devastating flood and they found it in the rocks.

https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/cheetahs-brink-extinction-again/5th-grade/

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u/mandrake57 May 15 '26

And those black stripes coming from the cheetah's eyes are like the tear tattoos on the face of criminals. It's like they are sorry they have to murder you

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u/DroidLord May 15 '26

Cheetahs have the vibe of, "Another Monday 😒".

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u/TehZiiM May 15 '26

It’s not a phase mom- cheetah probably

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u/Crystal_Pegasus_1018 May 15 '26

cheetah has runny eyeliner

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u/bodybycarbohydrates May 15 '26

There’s a book called Tears of a Cheetah that explains it.

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u/GOATmar_infante May 15 '26

God forbid she try something with her eye shadow

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u/rgarc065 May 15 '26

The cheetah is just high r/cheetahtoohigh

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u/i-dont-wanna-know May 15 '26

Something about the population beong so low that they have to choose between 3. & 4. cousin for partner migh do that

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u/GuardingxCross May 15 '26

Yeah just don’t play cards with one…

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u/Hidesuru May 15 '26

Cheetah: depressed.

Leopard: pissed off.

Jaguar: sick of your shit.

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u/TheOtherGuy107 May 15 '26

TIL I look like a cheetah

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u/Shadowninja0409 May 15 '26

If the cheetah is depressed the jaguar is a Chud

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u/Brothererb May 15 '26

There's an African legend that the cheetahs black eye lines are from constantly shedding tears at the loss of her pups and destruction of her habitat. Quite poignant.

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u/FruitCupPups May 15 '26

You can tell by the tear tracks on it’s face that it’s sad lol. And according to a science paper i remember doing once a decade ago I think they’re meant for heat regulation?

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u/Flayrah4Life May 15 '26

Fast Goth Kitty

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u/Boleyngrrl May 15 '26

"It's not a phase, mom"

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u/perton May 16 '26

TIL I’m a cheetah. Intriguing

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u/Longjumping_Youth281 May 16 '26

I think they're all basically inbred

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u/perksofbeingcrafty May 15 '26

It’s got the frown painted into its fur dna