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Warpy

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13. When I grow up, I'll be able to get you down in two gulps

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Mon Jun 9, 2025, 11:33 PM

Jun 9

New, that kitty is cute, really cute.

True story: in one of my old neighborhoods, a panel truck illegally transporting a full grown Bengal tiger to a show in Las Vegas stopped at motel overnight. Some local thugs broke into the van and let the kittyt out.

People opening a Taco Bell the next day got a surprise, big tiger lounging in front of one of the doors. They went into the other one and called animal control...who didn't seem all that surprised. The fast food people said the tiger seemed pretty tame but they bet he was hungry.

Having no one get particularly excited by a Bengal tiger out loose in the neighborhood is one of the reasons I love this town.

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Cutest smiling tiger cub: [View all] tblue37 Jun 9 OP

O..how I love this..I'm gonna keep it, if that's ok 😻 Deuxcents Jun 9 #1

Looks like an adorable teddy bear. sinkingfeeling Jun 9 #2

Absolutely adorable!! But, this guy wants his attention too LOL hlthe2b Jun 9 #3

How adorable! Thanks! tblue37 Jun 9 #4

Heard her on the hill above m house last night. Lookin' for love. mjvpi Jun 9 #5

My dog and I came within the length of a fooball field from one on a walk on a Golden, CO trail one year... hlthe2b Jun 9 #6

100%. I attended a Unitarian Church service where the "sermon" was a mountain lion researcher. mjvpi Jun 10 #21

That might be the cutest kitty I've ever seen JMCKUSICK Jun 9 #7

OMG! How could anything be THAT cute!!! slightlv Jun 9 #8

He doesn't exist. That's AI. See my other replies here. highplainsdem Jun 10 #19

Can one imagine how that photographer felt when he/she captured it? ReRe Jun 9 #9

No photographer. AI trickery. Generated by a YouTube account apparently posting only AI, but not highplainsdem Jun 10 #18

Well, that takes all the cuteness away! :( ReRe Jun 11 #22

It's still a cute image. I can understand anyone seeing it thinking it's cute. But I hate the deception by the YouTube highplainsdem Jun 11 #24

Awww. Everybody should see this. Kicked, kicked, kicked. KPN Jun 9 #10

Definitely the best thing TBF Jun 9 #11

Yes he is the cutest...nt Figarosmom Jun 9 #12

When I grow up, I'll be able to get you down in two gulps Warpy Jun 9 #13

Not that it matters, but that's A.I. generated. Cne99999 Jun 9 #14

It's very cute. It's also AI-generated, from this YouTube account: highplainsdem Jun 10 #15

Gawd more ai slop. SheltieLover Jun 10 #16

It's a cute image, but unfortunately it does become more AI slop when mislabeled as a photo, and highplainsdem Jun 10 #17

I agree it is very cute. I just don't like wondering whether something is ai. SheltieLover Jun 10 #20

Wow, beautiful cat. Emile Jun 11 #23