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[–] idkwhatimdoing@sh.itjust.works 65 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Cheetahs are not actually dangerous to humans. Their skulls/jaws are pretty small and they are slender to be aerodynamic, and they need to be uninjured to hunt, so they avoid confrontation at all costs, especially with something the size of a human.

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 26 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Also there's never been a lethal attack on humans from a wild cheetah

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Woah, is that true!? Never, not even from one with rabies or something!?

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago

Wild yes, in captivity there are fatal maulings.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

I was gonna say, nobody is calling cheetahs dangerous. 🙄