Do BIG Cats Like Catnip? *PART 2 - The "Science"...

[@zibbitybibbitybop]

Before catnip: "Behold! I am majestic and fearsome!" After catnip: "HURRRRR DERP DERP DERP DERP"

[@chiron9536]

lol

[@NoU-jc4kq]

zibbity bibbity bop AWWWWWWWWW

[@kiranerysegordon5485]

zibbity bibbity bop: lol

[@megurineluka2767]

zibbity bibbity bop nice copy and paste

[@finkbunk]

lol XD

[@shadowdroid776]

I am so happy you named one of the tigers Shere Khan

[@jeremy-ws1rb]

Why

[@Nichtzukennen]

@@jeremy-ws1rb It's the tiger from the jungle book

[@fhdthefox4843]

@@Nichtzukennen lmao 😂😂

[@AntiMuslim]

Sher= Lion Khan= Leader In India

[@Anonymous_Identity246]

They should have named saber bagera

[@apharot]

My take on this: Most cats react to catnip in a calm, rub on it type of way...except Sabre. Sabre reacts as if it's meth and he's about to go on a rampage.

[@bigcatrescue]

Sundari has a pretty intense reaction, too.

[@trossk]

Rampaaaaaaaage!

[@vapormissile]

CATNIP - not even once

[@kamenridernephilim]

I suppose individual results will vary like any other chemical compound depending on health, weight, ect. I mean some people who are drunk react violently while others either get sad or happy or just end falling asleep. Logically the same standard would apply to cats.

[@IndyTheGreat]

apharot Sabre acts like he's about to go on a rampage even when he's not on catnip.

[@Shadow-Walker-13]

Lion before catnip: I am the king of all beast. Lion after catnip: Why do i have a large paint brush on my butt?

[@Quixotic5666]

😂😂

[@pennasylvania]

😊GRINS and GIGGLES😂

[@eluemina2366]

😅😂🤣

[@bibianaguadalupeislasherre9880]

😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@rockgaming3822]

Lmao 🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@crowsoto9612]

2:05 Nikita looks so done. "Sometimes I can't believe I haven't gone mad living with him."

[@modernprometheus99]

That's actually Sasha, it looks like. Nikita doesn't share her space well at all. She becomes stressed at just the sight of other big cats.

[@luciawilliams2504]

No, her name is Sasha.

[@maryjane9407]

"Chinga Minga Shack-a-lack-a boi ya ya" great now the song is going to be stuck in my head

[@grammarpolice2714]

Same...

[@kaitlinmaclean5660]

@@grammarpolice2714 do you know how i an get the song i can't find it

[@ilaiskir4811]

Boi

[@iamafloorguythe3rd]

@@kaitlinmaclean5660 Choco loco by David Wesley ayers

[@kaitlinmaclean5660]

@@iamafloorguythe3rd thank you I appreciate the help

[@metalgear5881]

So if I go into the jungle and I come across a tiger I can give him some catnip and we can be friends :D

[@Lunefuforu]

great idea I bet it'd love their meat with some spice

[@sugardaddy4714]

The tiger will enjoy his high and still eat you once the munchies hit...

[@klab2125]

Ha! That all depends. Some cats react by turning into puddles of lovable marshmallows while others react aggressively. But it's worth a shot I suppose :-)

[@RomrotMechanikos]

Just sit around smoking catweed with Tony the tiger.

[@NoU-jc4kq]

Nathan Freeman Probably

[@JoseRodriguez-eu5ez]

1:09 Apollo: "Dude, dude, dude....we need to make an app" Zeus: "Holy shit that sounds...pretty doooope" XD

[@emily6775]

It's ALMOST Rocket Science 🤣🤣🤣

[@katiethedoghd6614]

It's ALMOST Rocket Science that's lame

[@lupinb-par8010]

????

[@jefffowler7269]

the fact that this video runs for 4:20 cannot be a coincidence.

[@UncreativeCJ]

420 what ya smokin?

[@OKamiKAT]

Nice

[@purple6705]

Nice

[@charmanda3190]

Joseph was just DRUNK on that catnip. I love watching cat's and their reactions to things.

[@ItAGR-rv3dc]

2:07 her look on her face is priceless. seeing her husband act like a kitten instead of a king.

[@Autistic-Noice-British-Panda]

Lol yeh true

[@Danielle28796]

That tigers unimpressed face at 3:25, love it!!

[@nostalgicrecall5916]

+Danielle28796 also the lion at 0:42

[@treycavendish740]

@@nostalgicrecall5916 in my point its more like an igdanant look of like I'm the biggest why is my portion small and the lions more I'm my portion should be bigger than this

[@robertmartin8907]

We didn't domesticate cats, we just made them small enough to not kill us.

[@fabiana7157]

Humans didn't "make" cats lmaooo smaller cats exist in the wild naturally 😂 where do people get this stuff from

[@soylentgreenb]

​@@fabiana7157 You're one of those idiots who believe corn, strawberries, apples, carrots etc. just existed like that in nature, aren't you? Cats are one of the least tampered with domesticated animals; they are nevertheless man-made by artificial selection.

[@alphag4mer909]

@@soylentgreenb if you don't have any proofs just don't go and call people "idiots", if you're going to do that then at least provide any proofs, i can just say "i'm secretly the richest person in the world with over 1 trillion dollars", you can't really believe me without a proof can you?, that's the point!

[@JulieWallis1963]

soylentgreenb you are sadly ill informed. 🤦‍♀️ the domestic cat comes in at the same size as her predecessors.

[@ChickenFartx]

soylentgreenb here you go friend en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_wildcat

[@anatidaephobicduck3280]

Its so fun and interesting to see how all the cats do the head roll thing regardless of race lmao

[@MrKruger88]

The word you're looking for is species. Race is a human construct only.

[@WatercraftGames]

@@MrKruger88 or breed

[@mandycat1986]

It's just like humans. If you put a piece of cake in front of ten humans, some would eat it, and some would complain that there are GMO's in the cake.

[@TheodoreGrammar]

The cake may be untruthful

[@FerrariTeddy]

+Teddy Graham lmaooo the cake is not the truth

[@BuniSlug]

amanda stauffer The cake is a lie

[@guacamolezzz388]

Wicked Pussycat Or m friend would be there and not eat cake cause she doesn't like cake. Like what😂😂

[@eggsandwich8229]

Wicked Pussycat the cake is a lie

[@MsLacieable]

Joseph turned sexual, the female got disgusted lol

[@Keke_Poutri]

Lol I noticed XD

[@ricardoludwig4787]

Big cats have such a mesmerizing mix of adorable and absolutely terrifying

[@Blobby192]

Its called respect

[@MrTomaszLukasz]

I was chilling in the zoo and then I got high ...

[@green-wk5li]

Tom Lucas XD

[@trerc1]

Great story 👍

[@slappydickhappy1520]

I was gonna eat that cat nip too, until I got high

[@imbwildrd3693]

I thought I was the baddest cat in the land....but then I got high, then I got high, then I got high.

[@crashpal]

Because I got high Because I got high Because I got hiiiiiigh Tararatata

[@sushibu]

3:38 Joseph you are drunk, go home.

[@sabrinaa3758]

I love that huge paw over the catnip @ 1:51 😂

[@ColosoulCameron]

Joseph is hilarious with way too much personality. Now on the last video he was too proud to rip that catnip bag to shreds like the other cats. Now on this video he is rolling around in it like a big overgrown kid. LMAO

[@bigcatrescue]

Joseph has very definite moods and depending on his mood he will or will not participate in Enrichment. Funny thing is though, no matter what his mood he is always ready for vanilla ice cream.

[@Zeina107]

Big Cat Rescue I like french vanilla lol

[@ZenPunk]

Big Cat Rescue great minds, eh?

[@Coraki]

Big Cat Rescue Interesting that he really enjoys vanilla ice cream. It is said that house cats cannot taste sweet and now I wonder if it is same for big cats or not. Either way that's pretty amusing.

[@OriginalPinkbird]

***** We had a cat that liked corn and lima beans but it could have been for the butter on them. She also would put her paw in any unattended drink, tip it over and try to lap it up quickly before you could stop her. She was a stinker...I miss her sass though.

[@unconditionalmalice]

Damn I might carry catnip around as protection when in the woods. You never know in Montana there are big cats in the mountains... could save your life.

[@lynneperkins494]

Just don't rub it on your body...

[@unconditionalmalice]

Lynne Perkins LMAO!

[@Wrootplonk]

Lynne Perkins Probably not a proud epitaph. "Here lies a man cuddled to death by a mountain lion after an unfortunate catnip-accident".

[@hildcit]

+Fjordmonkey "here lies a man cuddled to death..." Ha ha, I couldn't stop laughing XD

[@petuniafuzz9083]

Might need bear nip or moose nip. That could be fun if only they had their own special herbal vice.

[@bigcatrescue]

The cats like a variety of spices. Some like Rosemary, some like cinnamon, some like thyme, some like basil, etc. They also like various smells like perfumes sprayed on bags, boxes, or sticks.

[@k.o.t.o.r.5119]

4:05 Lion goes: "WHERE MAH DRUGS AT?"

[@bigcatrescue]

Thank you so much for supporting the cats.

[@danielschmaderer]

Catnip sounds like a must if you’re ever stranded in the savanna 😂 it might save you.

[@julsrobertson5177]

Part 1~ Joseph is the 'King of the Jungle'. He has to be dignified. Part 2~ "What the hell, let's party!" And so they did, and all went TOTALLY BONKERS! Who knew 'BIG CATS' could GIGGLE? MEEOOOOOW!

[@marilynechenuet2035]

Apparently, they LOVE it, in majority !!! It's adorable to see them rub against it ! Caracals, Lions (maybe less than the others...), Lynx, Nebulas, Pumas, Servals, Tigers ! What beautifull representatives of the feline gente !

[@VoxTenebrae]

Joseph fell off the wagon

[@stephaniewhite7620]

Duh it was the catnip. How often does a big cat act like it's on ecstasy when given a paper bag?? ... Right onJospeh you came outta your shell!... or maybe that was a relapse. XD

[@birdtopaz5627]

Stephanie White ROFL!

[@manezijiya413]

that was def relapse

[@cryochick6736]

I mean The science side of yt are the biggest jerks you can ever meet Trust me on this

[@sashimiwhore]

I hate how some viewers who know nothing act like they know everything. Nice video proving them wrong :)

[@dazzlingdeb8427]

I saw the first video and loved watching the big cats react to the catnip. They acted just like my Callie did whenever I gave her catnip. My other kitties liked it, but Callie went wild. At the end, she looked stoned. Lol! So I was surprised that some people thought that maybe the big kitties were reacting to the paper bags and not the catnip. The ways that cats and big cats play with paper bags is quite different than the way they react to catnip. But I'm glad you did this "scientific retest." 🐾🐾❤❤

[@bigcatrescue]

Cheetahs are harder for private owners to get. That means there are fewer of them kept as private pets. That is a good thing because it means there are not very many suffering in tiny backyard cages.

[@iilikecereal]

"Science" don't give us that. You just wanted an excuse to give the cats catnip again XD

[@cuteincolour4289]

They looked like they enjoyed it.

[@bigcatrescue]

WATCH THE VIDEO TO FIND OUT !!

[@SilverLightningXV]

is catnip weed for cats?

[@katlycett8276]

3LightningBolt That is basically what it is.

[@twilightmarauder]

3LightningBolt I doubt it, judging by their reactions, it may be more accurate to compare it to ecstasy.

[@dragonmanfirebane5078]

twilightmarauder catnip is ecstasy for cats it always had been

[@OCDTraci]

HA! Take THAT, naysayers! :D Way to go Big Cat Rescue, that'll show 'em!

[@doremi5638]

1:55 >Then (last video) Joseph: I am the king i shall not fall for such petty stuff >Now Joseph: WHOOP WHOOP WHOOP WHOOOP Nikita: Really?

[@HupfDole87]

so if i ever end up against a big cat, i will just throw catnip at them :D freagging junkies

[@bernardstrauss1183]

yep, they would love your meat with some spice...

[@charleymartinez-rodriguez8358]

+Bernard Strauss Lol😂😂😂😂😂Basically.

[@ChocolateChick1000]

I fucking hate your profile pic

[@grammarpolice2714]

I wonder what happens if you actually do that

[@trivkypeak-eye3557]

@@ChocolateChick1000 you fool,you fell victim to one of the classic blunders

[@justinalexandre3756]

3:37 I've forgotten how to lion

[@alejandroelluxray5298]

Don't worry, I think you're doing just fine

[@Eris-_]

"You're not high from catnip until you're clawing the earth to keep from fallling off."

[@CashCowz962]

Drunk roar

[@silkaverage]

3:50 tigers snort like a boss.....

[@tonybello4445]

lmao 0:53-0:55 it looks like Saber thought he saw something, realized it was just him tripping. shook his head. then commenced to tweek

[@bigcatrescue]

I'll have to ask the Enrichment team. canyon is pretty shy. He does not always come out and play with his goodies until everyone leaves.

[@allieuw6899]

Big Cat Rescue introverted i guess haha

[@CupidFeathers]

Maybe you should have pinned this comment at the top so people could see this 😅

[@arupian666]

2:08... the loiness "I'm SOOOO high..."

[@Slepepe]

Joseph didn't respond to catnip on the first video, because he's a king, he doesn't open his own goddamned paper bags

[@shadowprince4482]

Nice science! Also it's nice to see Joseph react and enjoy himself.

[@emmanmojica3642]

Ohohohohoho....watching big kitties roll around the ground whilst high on catnip.......I have nothing better to do in my life

[@LumosVeil]

The music in this background just adds to how much you make large cats act like a kitty.

[@glassdragonmedia]

Watching them roll around like my house cats makes me smile. 😀

[@凛凛-m9l]

This video made me so happy.

[@TheMightyX]

I'm not surprised you had some cats who didn't react; 25% (ish) of all (house)cats don't react to catnip. Your experiment seems to confirm this (72% of your cats liked catnip) My last kitten, Abby, didn't react to it at all. It's sad when they don't care for it, they're so adorable when they're rolling around, gnawing your hand...oh, that would be really scary with a big cat. Hehe. Keep up the good work, and let me know if I can donate a nickel bag or two!

[@azimochaa]

It's interesting how it also links to us as humans, a small percentage of people cannot tolerate marijuana either making them sick or just having no effect

[@lesliecaudill725]

These big kitties are definitely liking the catnip!! Too cute.

[@Frello2]

The lion (soory don´t know the name) at 0:41 seems to say "Are you kidding me?" LOL

[@allyb9713]

Bri Novem Her name is Sasha.

[@tomdevol6035]

catnip (also known as catwort) is a natural insect repellent, effective against fleas, ticks, mosquitoes and other pests. Plant it around your house as a natural barrier against pests (including cockroaches).

[@hannahdrude3085]

It also attracts cats. So, win.

[@bigcatrescue]

It needs to be put on more playlists, more Facebook walls, etc.

[@Going2Snap]

Thank you for adding some laughter to my day, My regular ol house cat is no doubt addicted to the nip. He can sniff it out, No matter where I hide it. And has even learned how to open cabinets and retrieve his own nip of the day.

[@bigcatrescue]

Thank you for watching!

[@Kitnighty]

GETTING GIANT CATS HIGH FOR SCIENCE :D

[@CashCowz962]

Giant cats..🤣🤣...hey you think if all humans were Shaq sized...could we domesticate lions for house pets?

[@luciawilliams2504]

Nikita - "I don't need a catnip, I'm fine! Luckily, this queen's got her yellow boomer ball, & I gotta go marking my territory. Haha!" [3:41]

[@sunlitweb]

The music is perfect! Sometimes my domestic kitty likes catnip, sometimes he doesn't. A lot of times he eats it first. Then acts goofy. He refused to watch the big cat videos today. Maybe his short kitty cat syndrome is kicking in.

[@macnutz4206]

Anyone who has ever watched a house cat in ecstasy with cat nip, knows these cats are having the same reaction. Rolling around, grabbing at their own back feet, rubbing themselves on fences or whatever is available, swatting at each other before falling down and stretching and rolling some more. Like a dog on fish guts, except slower and stoned looking.

[@tekobari]

Jassica Thant: Catnip is a mint, like basil, peppermint, etc., called Nepeta cataria. You can tell a mint by their stems, which aren't round, but four-sided, like a square. There is also catmint, a different Nepeta. Some cats react to both, but catnip is MUCH more powerful--that is, for those cats who respond to it. In domestic kitties, only about 70% do. Moreover, kittens don't respond at all until they're older. Response tends to "grow" as they get to be around 8 months old. If they aren't responding by one year old, they probably never will. Start giving your cat catnip when s/he's about seven months old, then once a week from then on until you see a response. All they need is about a teaspoon to get high, but I like to gather fresh from outside and throw down a huge pile of it. They eat it, roll in it, lick it, flop over, rub their backs all over in it, then run around the house for a while. Finally, they're all tuckered out and sleep. Good luck!

[@AshrafAnam]

Joseph the lion is saying "Gimme more! Not fair! I didn't get it the last time!"

[@jessicabellandy5687]

That one guy: "maybe they were reacting to the sunshine and not the catnip. Experiment failed, do it it properly."

[@777hathor]

This should be tested every Saturday from now on. Constant research is necessary. 😻😻😻

[@lubainatankiwala6739]

Here I am, at 3 AM in the morning, watching big cats get high

[@cassandraelliot7878]

This was so enlightening. Thank you for making the Big Cats' day more interesting.

[@AuddityHipHop]

4 minutes 20 seconds long eh?

[@patu8010]

Oh, I see what they did there.

[@doraluffy]

patu8010 What is it?

[@patu8010]

doraluffy 420 blaze it.

[@UncreativeCJ]

420 whatcha smokin?

[@qwirt909]

3:37 Joseph looks like an old man struggling to wake up LOL

[@najahsyed4668]

Pls help lol too much laughing

[@IndyTheGreat]

Saber's so freakin cute.

[@tigerqueen400]

They were like " I love you soo much" "give me more" "come pet me" lol funny seeing them go crazy!

[@MrUsoutlaw]

this is so cool to watch these great kings and queens of there respective "jungles" just go silly for a simple plant

[@tornadodee148]

Same with humans I guess🤣🤷‍♀️

[@bunifu7474]

Reno and Saber are just so precious!

[@SilverScaleMA]

They are totally high! 😂 But it seems to be the same with domestic cats, some like catnip and others don't, some like fresh over dried or visa versa. One of my cats totally ignores dry catnip but goes crazy for fresh leaves.

[@macnutz4206]

I must admit that I am glad people complained and questioned, as it inspired another cat np vids. I watch them over and over.

[@bigcatrescue]

Thank you for watching!

[@Alephbeth17]

if you bring catnip and meat at the same time, what would they do?

[@cole9777]

Eat it all up bc when you high your appetite is crazy fam

[@pyrs201]

They needed an excuse to make a second video which we still appreciate

[@bigcatrescue]

I have never studied hyenas.

[@romyjoy1418]

Big Cat Rescue I love your YT channel I'm gonna subscribe right now!

[@abbybenfield737]

i would never be able to work in a place like this because it would take about 8 people to hold me back from petting one of the big cats when they rub their faces along the enclosure’s fence

[@deewatson873]

nikita is a big girl!! love that you guys keep these cats busy with things to do :-)

[@bigcatrescue]

Dee Watson , Nikita lion is a very big girl.

[@MinuzToo]

I'm going to subscribe :D

[@tanialee4137]

This is just a video about them being soooooooooo adorable!

[@CT-pt4ro]

I wish ancient humans knew about cat nip so we could probably have domesticated big cats

[@PierreDennis]

Lesson learned. When I go to a country that has Big cats. I'm bringing bags of catnip for my protection, also to see those cute big cats roll around.

[@linazlatin1285]

Just bring catnip in its original packaging...

[@CupcakesAreYummy667]

all of those people who thought that they only liked the bags, sorry you were wrong, LOVED THE VIDEO THOUGH!

[@budhababy4745]

try giving the whole branches of nip. the ground up stuff you gave was not as good as fresh branches. I used to work at a Zoo and always took the cats nip, they all loved it.I grow it at home for my cat.

[@AnNguyen-oz6qw]

Made the right choice of choosing la cha cha for the background music. Now i cant get it outta mah head.

[@HenryChinaski614]

I’m in support of anything that gives these beautiful animals a pleasant time😻😻😻

[@KristenM1030]

It’s actually kind of strange to me that people wonder about the similarities of big cats and regular domesticated small cats. They are pretty much exactly the same, just smaller. Your domesticated cat still has every wild instinct and behavior a tiger or lion has. There is a reason they are called “big cats”, because it’s just that simple, they are merely just bigger cats. You basically just have tiny lions running around your house, lol.

[@boysarerapedbywomen1728]

Kristen Miller Hi baby You are beautiful

[@ryanj7517]

I had read somewhere that when ingested the Catnip acts as a sedative and when inhaled it acts more as a stimulant. The study claimed the Catnip May mimic Feline pheromones.

[@gummybear5004]

so even this video is 6 years old.. still nobody gonna talk about the song and what is the title?

[@meganretallick2353]

I'm doing a project on lions tigers and lynx testing catnip, to see if some species have stronger reactions and if it improves welfare.

[@Rubywing4]

I thought only male lions marked their territory by spraying. Didn't know lionesses did the same...

[@bigcatrescue]

All wild cats mark their territory by using their scent glands, peeing, and defecating regardless of gender. All big cat species are solitary animals with the exception to lions, and spraying is one of the most common ways of marking.

[@willaville]

Rubywing4 I thought only males mark too lol

[@ymarietorres4604]

Big Cat Rescue oh.ok i never knew that all kind of big cats can mark there teritory and now i know that it doesnt matter what gender.

[@iGenesisXlivia]

A big male lion rolling around in catnip is quality entertainment

[@KizaruB]

I really like these videos, but I wish they lowered the volume on the music a bit. It’s quite distracting and I want to hear the noises of the animals.

[@tomstevenson161]

My brother-in-law did his own try at this. He saw wild catnip growing next to the mountain lion enclosure and tossed it in. They were most appreciative

[@kpopmypoosi7918]

Alex the tiger huh....shouldn't it be a lion though?....

[@bigcatrescue]

+rocket queen kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4vIqn6Xqd6Gfck

[@romannumeraIII]

alex, or Alexander, is a very common name. And while Sher khan and a few other cats are named after cartoons, not all of them are.

[@green-wk5li]

notice me oppa This took me way too long to get.😂😂😂 (Alex the Lion from Madgastgar)

[@prowthegamer]

Moosh Lol (7/18/19)

[@Mohammedaagh]

Lion: Where did you get the good stuff from fam? 0:42

[@playa2957]

What's the name of the music? I like it

[@bigcatrescue]

Caleb Q Unfortunately our music logging spreadsheet only dates back to 2014. This video was made in 2013.

[@kseniagalina4290]

choco loco by david wesley ayers

[@iqraaziz9212]

Caleb Q I love ❤️ the music 🎶 to

[@sherryvaughn3525]

I freaking love that the tiger os called shere kahn!!! Jungle book lover ❣️

[@tephie159]

After being clean for three years, Joseph relapsed. Nikita is just about fed up with his addiction. She's going to leave him now.....

[@bigcatrescue]

That was not Nikita with Joseph. He had a companion names Sasha, but she passed away a few years ago.

[@tephie159]

Big Cat Rescue oh thank you for the clarification. keep up the good work! :D

[@scottrackley4457]

I think the wilder they are the more they react. I've have had many cats over my lifetime and loved them all till they went over the bridge. But I'd say only a third reacted to it. The hardest reaction was my current one, Pixel, and he get loopy stoned on it, so much so I only allow him a bit every two weeks.

[@dreyhawk]

Sometime try giving them Valerian root. Stinks to high heaven but has a similar effect on cats.

[@kimp2678]

Ha! My husband said "what could possibly go wrong?" Thank you for sharing!

[@shafiranasution1013]

Is he the cole and marmalade guy?

[@bigcatrescue]

Cole and Marmalade's owner used to be our media producer for several years. He is no longer with the company.

[@Szanth]

Aw, that's a shame.

[@vincentflores7234]

I must complement you. You have many beautiful animals. I understand it is difficult to take care of all of them. But the rewards are awesome. I love the tigers. Big little kittens.