haha cool, ok, we’re friends now, big guy. no problems

March 19, 2016 5:38 AM

so anyway that is the best thing: bobcats are not equipped to make friends, but luckily for this bobcat this homeless lady did not give any shits and made friends anyway. and now they are both happy.
posted by moody cow (29 comments total)

Delightful! And not at all what I was expecting!
posted by Nanukthedog at 5:57 AM on March 19, 2016 [1 favorite]

Kitties!
posted by Artw at 5:59 AM on March 19, 2016

I read this three times in a row because it made me so happy.
posted by spindrifter at 6:05 AM on March 19, 2016 [16 favorites]

Yes, I am so pleased that this wasn't a human projecting.
posted by ambrosen at 6:19 AM on March 19, 2016

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posted by taz (staff) at 6:42 AM on March 19, 2016 [1 favorite]

This was not only adorable, but it taught me things about cat feelings. A+++
posted by a fiendish thingy at 6:42 AM on March 19, 2016 [6 favorites]

You definitely improved my mood ! Thanks for this.
posted by nicolin at 6:49 AM on March 19, 2016

I thought for sure it was going to be a bobcat dressed up in OshGoshB'Gosh overalls and riding a Vespa.
posted by ian1977 at 6:55 AM on March 19, 2016 [3 favorites]

i don't have to be that friendly, do i?
posted by pyramid termite at 7:03 AM on March 19, 2016 [3 favorites]

I too would be happy to make friends with a bobcat. Or a calico. Really any feline. Call me, kittens, I am a modern lady with a big bag of frisky bits.
posted by jeather at 7:49 AM on March 19, 2016 [26 favorites]

"Oh, you're a cat? I also, am a cat. Let's cat."
posted by the uncomplicated soups of my childhood at 7:54 AM on March 19, 2016 [50 favorites]

For more cat facts on tumblr, see this post, which is all about why cats cat with science and history.

(Said post successfully taught one of my former roommates that my cat is, in fact, not a dog and will not do dog things)
posted by dinty_moore at 8:00 AM on March 19, 2016 [37 favorites]

Another page on these good buddies, with a bit more info and a video link of big kitty/small kitty mutual grooming.
posted by rmd1023 at 8:25 AM on March 19, 2016 [22 favorites]

Now I want a bobcat expansion in Neko Atsume.
posted by tilde at 9:18 AM on March 19, 2016 [20 favorites]

This is very cool and you should feel cool.
posted by Too-Ticky at 9:40 AM on March 19, 2016

Since domestication involves retention of juvenile traits into adulthood,among other things, Big Cat probably sees Little Cat as a young kitten.
posted by ambulocetus at 11:39 AM on March 19, 2016 [5 favorites]

I'm not surprised the cat is a calico. They are crazy. Of course a calico would befriend a wildcat. ( yes, I live with a calico )
posted by biggreenplant at 2:43 PM on March 19, 2016 [6 favorites]

A+ catting, good work cat.

I have also seen certain special cats have much the same effect on people who were (previously) not equipped to make friends, with similarly excellent results.
posted by karayel at 3:32 PM on March 19, 2016 [15 favorites]

So, now I've learned that domestic cats are less intelligent than their wild ancestors, and I imagine this relationship being like the classic feel-good comedy trope where Bobcat is snooty and cerebral but secretly lonely and needs to learn how to love, and Calico is daffy and frankly a bit dim but has a heart of gold and teaches Bobcat to open up.
posted by i_am_joe's_spleen at 3:40 PM on March 19, 2016 [30 favorites]

I find it odd that wild cats are not equpped to make friends but are equipped to appreciate friendship. Wouldn't they get lonely?
Or is it like...they only realise what they've been missing once they experience it?
Or are they just not bothered either way, whatever, a warm body is nice?
posted by Omnomnom at 3:50 PM on March 19, 2016

Or are they just not bothered either way, whatever, a warm body snack at hand is nice? FTFY

But yes, calicoes are insane. I had a sister pair growing up and they were awesome.
posted by tilde at 4:50 PM on March 19, 2016 [2 favorites]

My squee-meter is off the scale.
posted by InsertNiftyNameHere at 6:15 PM on March 19, 2016 [1 favorite]

Go ahead and admit it. If you could, you really would like to have a bobcat.

(In no way do I advocate keeping wild animals as pets. But you know, a BOBCAT!)
posted by BlueHorse at 7:09 PM on March 19, 2016 [5 favorites]

Thanks for sharing this, it improved my morning!
posted by reedcourtneyj at 7:12 PM on March 19, 2016

I want a bobcat and also a Pallas cat and also a Kodkod.
posted by jeather at 7:22 PM on March 19, 2016 [2 favorites]

Wild animals as pets is often not a great idea for another, practical reason...most wild animals, especially predators, stink. I don't mean unbathed stink, but some-gland-that-secretes-yuck stink.

I love when zoo animals get buddies like this.

[sniffs] I guess I would make a poor pet.
posted by maxwelton at 7:29 PM on March 19, 2016 [2 favorites]

Cute, thanks for posting!

(Also, let the text accompanying the adorable photos remind us that sentences are a lot easier to read if you start them with an uppercase character.)
posted by Triplanetary at 10:00 PM on March 19, 2016

I keep coming back to this over and over. Thank you for posting it.
posted by janey47 at 12:26 PM on March 21, 2016

Someone named Bob The Cat just visited my Neko Atsume yard!!!!
posted by tilde at 11:57 AM on March 23, 2016 [1 favorite]