The Problem with Cheetahs

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[@scpagent086]

Cheetahs:we’re going extinct we need to do something fast Evolution: *grants cuteness* Cheetah: y tho? Evolution: trust me

[@deviousspawner3584]

"fast." i see what you did there

[@tansip1235]

Protection of top tier

[@skopos3501]

Lol

[@Velkan1396]

Good one.

[@CarpIXOYE]

*Panda: trust me

[@hooty6038]

“I have the fastest land speed” What did it cost you? “Everything.”

[@goldencoin681]

@@chakirbenali4069 DIVE

[@psssh.8514]

@@ChineduOpara i said that out loud as well lol

[@joethegreat1008]

@@chakirbenali4069 that because dive doesn’t need to spec as much into mobility as it’s assisted by gravity making the falcon simultaneously fast and hard hitting

[@mattc5647]

@@chakirbenali4069 LAND SPEED

[@donkeykong4983]

Bruh.

[@jakel8627]

"when the lion base is offline" It's statements like these that make me laugh. Learning about animals while genuinely pretending it's a video game

[@ymy1255]

Agreed

[@immortalcat3948]

@@javierpinas3714 go away

[@yapflipthegrunt4687]

@@immortalcat3948 no

[@CorYxKeNshun]

@@immortalcat3948 why u mad?

[@Morbidly_obese_crocodile]

@@javierpinas3714 nah bro there is also raptor Jesus

[@squares2282]

you gotta respect the cheetah mains for playing the game on hardcore mode

[@mileswright2706]

Cheetahs are the Soulsborne players of the Savannah.

[@giwrgoskatakouzinos5944]

what game???????????????????????

[@orange1890]

​@@giwrgoskatakouzinos5944 the game of life

[@maaikevreugdemaker9210]

Cheetahs play life like 360 noscope only in COD

[@-ZM_Gaming-]

​@@giwrgoskatakouzinos5944Realistic game of "Outside"

[@abe9818]

+10% cuteness buff which makes the human player base want to protect them in artificial habitats

[@nicorozner7417]

They're just the most adorable things! :D

[@kaical8273]

Meh depends. Technically most human mains don't care about them

[@MessyMein]

@@nicorozner7417 nah

[@CandyCornCorgi]

@@kaical8273 after human mains used their tools on them, they were endangered of going extinct. So other human mains started protecting them in artificial habitats.

[@kaical8273]

@@CandyCornCorgi cheetahs were at risk before humans mains started to affect them. Frankly speaking I think instead of blaming everything on human mains we just accept some species are just not that good for their environment

[@swapertxking]

they also suffer anxiety like us humans, and zoos will give them dogs as companions... man and cheetah's best friends.

[@00muinamir]

We don't appreciate dogs enough for just how well-attuned they are to the human world, far and above any other domesticated animal. For cheetahs they act as 'interpreters' of sorts: they know what humans are doing and when the cheetah sees that they're okay with what the humans are doing, then they can relax too.

[@imparanoiiid]

I’m assuming you saw the comic

[@swapertxking]

@@imparanoiiid comic? my local wildlife field zoo talked about it when we passed by the cheetah enclosure, how there was a dog name She-ra who was the service animal to a cheetah on the property because the cheetah was saved from poachers and it had ptsd. cutest pair.

[@TierZoo]

The dog's AoE morale boost is OP

[@sharp340]

truly the best support

[@titanium_viper5049]

Lions, Hyenas, etc: You can't save yourself from extinction. Cheetahs: I know, but he can! *Humanity*

[@exumbra1399]

PUNY PREDATORS

[@tusker9959]

It should be Panda

[@n31x]

@@tusker9959 and cheaters, Sorry, Cheetahs

[@AhmedBabiker-sr8fl]

Actually the humans are the reason Asian cheetahs extinct T-rex percentage of reaching level 1 is much lower than cheetah and yet they lived millions of years

[@manictiger]

​@@AhmedBabiker-sr8fl That's because of the Chinese server, which adds up to +50,000% decay rate to any endangered species with the nasty debuff "traditional medicine". Decay rate will spawn over-powered mobs of poachers in groups of 1 to 25, each with the dreaded human ranged attack, and sometimes even abilities like: helicopter, which makes them immune to all ground builds. Decay rate is usually really low, but in and around China, it can be as high as 50,000% of nominal. Brutal stuff. I don't know what the devs were thinking.

[@Kalenz1234]

The fact that cheetahs actually evolved to look like honey badgers as cubs is pretty nuts and very sad when you think about it. It's not like there is an intelligence behind evolution and it actively tries to do such things. It's driven by natural selection and that means that from all the random possible colourations these cubs over many generations were the only ones that didn't get killed.

[@butterflyandrose5547]

Cheetah are not related to honey badger not even cat is related

[@ihavenoidea2805]

@@butterflyandrose5547 ? We know they aren't

[@jrich436]

Provable if we could go back to alpha and see the meta be developed or if it was in the first build Since we dont have the patch notes because dev(s) didn’t leave documentation and there isn’t much development we’ll never know

[@micahhenry3846]

Ok but the dev scattered so many things like this. Plants that look like bugs in order to get pollinated. So many beneficial symbiotic relations. The existence of moss and how widespread it is. All these things point to the existence of an intelligent dev who has created the Outside

[@this_is_patrick]

@@butterflyandrose5547 Nobody said they were. The existence of mimicry in nature is indisputable and the mimic and model does not have to be related for it to occur. Some plants have flowers that mimic pollinating insects, and on the other hand, some insects mimic leaves to prevent predation; plants and insects are clearly unrelated, and nobody has ever said otherwise.

[@dragonickaiservermil]

Cheetah chasing prey The prey starts to fight back Cheetah : hey thats not how this works

[@fuju7871]

Prey fight back KILL PREY Prey gone. Think about prey. Regret.

[@nylonthreadonmynek8838]

@@fuju7871 think prey gone, Wrong Prey alive Escapes And Think about self Why am I Like This

[@MrMopeium]

haha yes, you make funny joke, i laugh at joke haha see i laugh you, funny man,

[@serpent-x]

@@fuju7871 underrated

[@ezraagboghoroma7283]

💀💀💀

[@Srelde]

"Call an ambulance... but not for me" applies to like everything I've seen involving a wild boar

[@realo3503]

Give them bananas and run

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

Lmaooo

[@dynamicworlds1]

Let's put it this way, the human player base developed something called a "boar spear" which had "wings" or a cross bar near the tip because a boar _currently stabbed with a spear_ was still a lethal threat to the human _holding the safe end of the spear_

[@romeodavis1052]

I actually think that might have been a warthog and not a boar.

[@cockmaster314]

Girl alert

[@tom3and3jerry5]

The most saddest thing about cheetah is losing a prey to other animals even after a successful hunt

[@hokagejason4732]

Your mmo/game style presentation is unique and entertaining, got me watching something I normally wouldn't.

[@originalog6995]

It's for people too stupid to watch a normal documentary

[@HaniJIsmail]

Runescape!!!

[@Tazarah]

@@HaniJIsmail the RuneScape health bar and damage counter in the thumbnail is why I clicked the video lol

[@imthedanger9525]

@@Tazarah ye lol and the b0aty number 😀

[@zcharged8294]

@@Tazarah same 😅

[@830927mjki]

Alternate title: More evidence Honey Badgers are OP.

[@mikeoxlong5578]

am honey bader plz no hurt am very scary

[@reikolupus136]

Simply camufaging yourself as one makes predators think "Yeah, no, I'm not getting near that abomination" XD.

[@kaical8273]

Honey babdgers are just simply not worth the cost.

[@insertname4337]

Honey Badgers aren't that op, they just put up a better struggle than most animals

[@seionne85]

Lol or sadly cheetah build at risk of being deleted by devs

[@Argonwolfproject]

The problem with cheetahs is that they're a mid-tier build in a diamond-elite-tier server. They'd most likely see more success in less-competitive regions where their abilities could shine without having to bend to the meta at every turn. That's not to say they'd ever be a top-tier, but they definitely seem to be a victim of poor matchmaking algorithms.

[@thomasbrown2685]

The only way I see them becoming viable in such a hard server is slowing down the speed and instead going for the same type of tree mobility Jaguars tigers and other cats have

[@beardofknowledge3792]

You say that, but what other server could have possibly benefitted them enough to get them out of that low tier spot? Few places are as wide open as the African Savannah- only two I can think of is the North American Great Plains, and the Australian Outback. They might be alright in NA Great Plains, but considering the average size of the prey animals out there, they'd need a lot of kills to make up enough daily food- and the herd animals out there are used to coyotes and wolves, who're much better suited to the team play style and would definitely know how to stand their ground against a lone cheetah even on first contact. And AUS Outback, well, it's rocky and dry, and the best food source they'd really have access to would be small lizards and maybe the odd 'roo that got caught out of position. Their gameplay is just hard to put anywhere natural, and without a pretty serious rebuild, I wouldn't be surprised to see the player base completely die out, sad to say. They have little offense, no defense, poor team work and social skills, and their biggest strength- blistering speed- has hard counters common to most every mid to high tier build in the game.

[@Viciousotk1]

I dont know of they could survive in another server.

[@bolbyballinger]

@@beardofknowledge3792 The game's largest grassland is actually located in Eurasia. Cheetah mains do have a small playerbase in Asia itself so if they were to take some cold resistance traits and move up north they could enjoy a measure of success. Especially if the human mains complete their side quest of stabilizing Saiga populations.

[@Pengu69420]

@@bolbyballinger Also a colder climate would help them with the overheat debuff after hunting

[@jakel8627]

HOLY SHlT I didn't know that black tear on Cheetahs' faces helped reduce glare. It literally just looks like a cool tattoo design.

[@tankgirl2.158]

Same reason why football players do the dark line under their eyes.

[@omar619kamis]

@@tankgirl2.158 it doesn't make sense how would it reduce glare

[@pabloramos420]

​@@tankgirl2.158 i play football and I just do that to do it 😂😂

[@AkiyukiKitten]

@@omar619kamis Black dosn't reflect sunlight.

[@Frosty_V0]

@@AkiyukiKitten They never said it does.

[@hwehwehweh1443]

Just a note that the part at 4:00 about cheetahs heating up because of the chase could be wrong according to a 2013 study which "recorded the average temperature of cheetahs after hunts to be 38.6 °C (101.5 °F), suggesting high temperatures need not cause hunts to be abandoned." It seems that the heating up could be a response to awareness of other predators in the area instead. The original 1973 study put cheetahs in captivity on a treadmill and had them attempt long-distance, medium-speed running, and observed that these cheetahs stopped running after overheating at 40.5 °C. However, overheating during an actual short-distance, high-speed chase hasn't been observed for cheetahs in the wild. Nevertheless, the observations from the 1973 study have become so ingrained in popular culture and in documentaries that they prevail to this day.

[@bangerxshane2962]

It's not just about heat, they have to repay their oxygen debt.

[@mrthanos2404]

I always thought it was more oxygen than heat.

[@jordyrocks04]

“Signature move, the paw swipe.” *small cat boops seal*

[@jacobhoover1654]

It knocks it into the water in the full clip

[@jordyrocks04]

@@jacobhoover1654 damn. That cat can really slap-box.

[@ungnome408]

Boop

[@ismata3274]

there, there, a bit to the right, yes there. thank you bud, cant reach there with my flippers and the pool has nowhere to scratch ones back. its all smooth. anyways, lets eat todays fish share of mine together after a last swim. wait for me.

[@erika.7462]

That clip was adorable

[@dabeastfromdaweast9788]

A little note on the cheetah team strats, it's been found in this age of desperation that teams of cheetahs are starting to grow considerably. Cheetahs have been recently seen trying to coordinate attacks against prey as large as giraffes with teams of 5 or even 6 cats, so this does give some hope to the graceful speed demon. Large prides could essentially negate all the drawbacks of playing a cheetah (low defense, low attack, killstealing hyenas, etc.) and be the saving grace for the build. Here's hoping they see the strategy's benefits and actually pull it off, I'd hate to see the build get banned.

[@taralamlam1961]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/op6vi6p7ZpV2q5I.......

[@HxH2011DRA]

Here's hoping

[@Chrono_Mitsurugi]

i find it hilarious that the saving grace for a cat build is a dog tactic. but if it saves the cheetah i'm all for it.

[@arthurheine5631]

@@Chrono_Mitsurugi lions already do that tho

[@constantinethecataphract5949]

@@Chrono_Mitsurugi either that or we domesticate it

[@-krod98]

The cheetah users should work together more when planning an attack on an enemy player. I think if they fought together as a squad and communicated well, we would see an increase in numbers.

[@peachesandcream8753]

This is exactly what they should be doing. They should be living in prides in order to have better defense, both against predators and scavengers, and to also protect their cubs from other attackers. One commenter above said that some cheetah packs are actually starting to do this so we may have hope yet for this build.

[@op4lnah527]

Problem is only males join into coalitions... the female build would have to speck into that strategy

[@AnhNguyen-hn9vj]

i think they build to hunt smaller prey. not be able to compete with lions on large prey. their frame is too frail to handle big prey anyway.

[@whywhowhatwhere]

Male cheetahs kill cheetah cubs all the time so females would never stick around.

[@AhmedBabiker-sr8fl]

​​@@AnhNguyen-hn9vjmale cheetahs mostly hunt big preys what are you talking about They should do the opposite what lions prides do males hunts females defend

[@AndyZach]

As a cheetah player, I speced into a companion animal for humans. They use me to catch game, share kills with me, and protect my kills and young from other predators. This is a big win-win.

[@sassas1487]

literally never happened, i would more believe that a seal main teamed up with humans

[@mehornyasfk]

@@sassas1487 He is one of those early players who spawned near some human faction leaders in the Indian and African servers.

[@Blitz1Blacktail1]

Yeah in the Egyptian update Cheetah's was a pretty viable pick, even if niche and you had to have some luck involved. Thankfully in the current meta its somewhat less RNG because its easier to spec into human companion. Moreover, even if slightly, its becoming slightly more common to see cheetah players nowadays.

[@dickon728]

"speced ?"

[@DnoFM]

@@dickon728 spec = specialize. It's a common RPG\MMO term.

[@PlagueOfGripes]

Cheetahs are cute and friendly. Humans wish to protect them, which has to bring up their value a little.

[@Finnboy-ml5jv]

Did not expect you here, furry women artwork man.

[@d.olivergutierrez8690]

Yoo, I didn't expect to see you here, good to see that this channel is gaining attention from my favorite dragon ball reviewer 😋

[@RainAngel111]

Yeah they're pretty much the only large cat that you can turn your back on.

[@DED_MEEM]

Cheetahs need to be looking into the pet subclass.

[@Ape_Man_Trent]

Plague why is super trash

[@Shamil11]

I like how he included the "Call An Ambulance" meme lol

[@taralamlam1825]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/op6vi6p7ZpV2q5I..

[@AegixDrakan]

It's such a funny reversal too! The Warthog literally just slows down, the cheetah overshoot it...And then suddenly, the hunter has become the hunted! XD

[@Hamerato]

Yes

[@Plastikhalo]

Meme? Wtf dude thats a meta

[@Ashtari]

The hog and pig family are not to be messed with. Yes they can be domesticated but it does not take much for them to go feral once released.

[@lukeismael4218]

Cheetahs are my favorite wildlife cat as well. I was so disappointed as a kid when I found out they are so fragile.

[@AhmedBabiker-sr8fl]

It's pretty to male adult cheetah to get killed tho

[@baahubali3213]

Gods this hurts to watch😭😭 Not because it’s a bad video!! It’s because ever since I was small, cheetahs were my favourite. I was the cross country winner many times so I felt a sense of familiarity with them. It hurts to see my favourite pokemon taking Ls and I really hope that they start forming prides or some other adaption.

[@Z4NKA1]

yeah they are so close to s tier but they just have some weaknesses. they can make a comeback though

[@n31x]

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA MOMMY IM SAAAAAD 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😂

[@gigantomastiaCuddler]

nah the video is just a noob fanfic

[@hypertekextinction7886]

A group of cheetahs is called a coalition, not a pride

[@baahubali3213]

@@hypertekextinction7886 ahh, thanks for the correction 😁

[@JackieOwl94]

See, if they could be bred easily, they might be able to be domesticated into a support class.

[@joshgreen194]

Imagine a cheetah on the police force🔥😅

[@krankarvolund7771]

Instead, being unable to be breed in captivity they were captured in mass and that caused their disparitions in Middle-East....

[@JackieOwl94]

@Fabb Labbacab I mean for companions. I resonate with the cheetah. Being nervous creatures, as am I, it would be nice to just cuddle with one.

[@krankarvolund7771]

@Fabb Labbacab Well, yeah, they're not as effective as dogs, if humans kept them, it was for prestige XD And, as I said, humans did not stop to use them because they realized they were trash, but because they hunted them to extinction in Middle-East ^^

[@itzakhywell7668]

They were used by some human factions in Sumer to pursue antelope classes such as the blackbuck build. They are very sociable, but the fundamental problem is they are lazy. Cheetah mains (wisely) prefer to avoid the vast expenditure of energy unless a kill is very possible, and getting them to run in most other circumstances has proved futile

[@alvinip9128]

I mean the first clip is kinda unfair almost everything would've been destroyed by that crocodile

[@molybdaen11]

True, crocodile players only respect hippos and elephants.

[@peperoni_pepino]

@@molybdaen11 And orcas, but that is certainly a less standard matchup.

[@bkjeong4302]

@@peperoni_pepino Large sharks like great whites can also wreck a croc, but again, not a common matchup for crocs in the first place.

[@monkeyboy275bobo8]

@@molybdaen11 They definitely do respect high level male lion players, they usually avoid that matchup too. They may still try the waterhole oneshot grief on them but as far as i know if possible they prefer easier targets with lower combat stats.

[@a-10warthog51]

Crocodiles are a bunch camping cowards

[@lululenox]

5:38 is actually heart breaking lol, the poor cub

[@Vik1919]

"heart breaking" and "lol" doesn't go well together

[@Lifes_g00d]

“Call the ambulance But not for me” Is the best twist i have come across

[@figurativeride2258]

Imagine being so fast while cashing your prey that you out run your prey then your prey begins to chase you

[@quantranminh4553]

Your comment reminded me of a clip where a cheetah while chasing a boar accidentally being ahead of its prey then got fucked up really bad by the same boar.

[@figurativeride2258]

@@quantranminh4553 that same clip made me write this

[@quantranminh4553]

@@figurativeride2258 lmao 😂

[@Thetarget1]

cartoon logic

[@LucyWest370]

@@quantranminh4553 can someone send link?

[@OmegaFalcon]

I now feel confident enough to take on a cheetah solo.

[@JudgeDredd_]

I have decided not to do this.

[@hantenguuppermoon4730]

Rest in Peace

[@blairassani7595]

I was really thinking “oh wow cheetahs aren’t even a threat to me” but then I remembered they’re still cheetahs

[@normalbird1139]

A high level military class Human can easily take on a cheetah.

[@drifter2391]

@@normalbird1139 The stereotypical gamer type human has enough improvements to the eye, brain, and reflexes to successfully beat the shit out of a cheetah build as long as they don't let their fear overwhelm them or let the cheetah swipe them. Because of their low defense stat, a tackle and a punch rush should do the trick.

[@Kabbaway]

Cheetahs are my favourite big cat - they may not be equipped to survive their environment very well, but that just makes me all the more passionate to help protect and preserve their wild populations 💚

[@critics_den]

That cheetah trying to scare a lion is like a grasshopper trying to attack a lizard.

[@sbird8675]

Since the cheetah followed the dog player base by giving up its retractable claws in order to gain traction, I feel its best option for survival is to put its evolution points into even more dog traits, particularly pack living. Having a pack lifestyle would be especially helpful for protecting young, as it would prevent smaller predators like jackals from taking advantage.

[@cheetahofthewind13]

That is actually what alot of male cheetah's tend to do, they normally form packs on average of 3 to 5 max. The problem is the females never join packs with other cheetahs and will live alone once they're adults

[@aquate9637]

The play here would be to put all skillpoints into fur, big eyes, and cuteness in general. Humans will do the rest.

[@user-oy2zg3bt6n]

i would suggest making one claw on the paw be placed on the top half of the paw it will stop it from be used for traction and more for attack and defense they will be able to slash enemies which try to approach

[@r.j.penfold]

Unfortunately I don't think it'll matter much, considering how inbred cheetahs are... Yikes...

[@alargeredlizard3003]

Just lower your speed from 75 mph to 65 and then use those evolution points into 10% more cuteness and 10% more durability so the humans would care for domesticated and injured cheetahs and for wild competitive cheetahs they could actually put up a fight.

[@slomonoaware]

The Devs: So what would you like to spec into, cheetahs? Cheetahs: I'll take SPEED and eyeliner pls

[@reaperkillall2391]

"And DONT forget the eyeliner"

[@greatlyreducedgameplay9939]

Tbh they spec into mobility with all their designs but they should give up some mob for power

[@statesminds]

Cheetah cubs are soooo cute. We just need to domesticate all cheetahs so that they dont die out lol

[@KealGG]

Video got me thinkin I could take a cheetah in a fight😭💀

[@ElInextricable]

Ok but cheetas still have a card up their sleeves: they are slowly gaining ground in the human support meta

[@LucasDarkGiygas]

How exactly?

[@thomasjetzer2823]

Not support, pet. Like the housecat, domestic cheetas aren't a support class but a parasitic playstyle. If this becomes the dominant playstyle of the cheeta players, then their survival as a species will be forever dependend on the human playerbase. As soon as the next balance patch hits and nerfs humans, the cheeta will be doomed.

[@ElInextricable]

@@thomasjetzer2823 Correct!

[@S1deshowRob]

Housecats are effective support mains though, not parasitic. They provide area denial against vermin mains and have historically been very useful in mitigating rat mains’ ability to cast the plague debuff on humans. The reason there’s so many cat mains in the North American server is because of how good they are at griefing rats

[@ElInextricable]

@@S1deshowRob i have 2 cats and idk if they are a bit parasitic or actually useful but i love them anyway no matter what.

[@rahjeel]

Really Fun Fact: Cheetas in captivity have doggo besties partnered up with them so they won't be lonely and anxious. I really love knowing that fact.

[@horvathbenedek3596]

Makes sense. Cheetahs are as close as you can get to dogs if they are a cats. Blunt claws, good runner, decent endurance when trotting due to a skinny body frame. Cheetahs made one big mistake during their evolution - the thing that makes dogs viable is team work, and cheetahs work alone.

[@nick-playercharacter8583]

@@horvathbenedek3596 Imagine if cheetahs became a support class for humans the way wolves did early in the meta. Oh, how things would've changed.

[@horvathbenedek3596]

@Shades Of V "even in the video the pack-hunting strategy of the cheetah is mentioned." Cheetahs are solitary, with rare exceptions. Pack mentality is much less ingrained in their species than in canines. "Wolves' real superiority comes from their lack of competition in their environment" Hard disagree. Animals that share the same niche and the same hunting strategy as wolves (hyenas) are perfectly fine in Africa. They even share the same adaptation of cracking bones to get at the marrow.

[@horvathbenedek3596]

@@nick-playercharacter8583 " Imagine if cheetahs became a support class for humans the way wolves did early in the meta. Oh, how things would've changed." That's not only possible, but logical. Cheetas are famously easy to domesticate, and make about as good companions as wolves (as in, non-domestic dogs). They's probably fill a similar niche to birds of prey used by steppe people, due to their insane speed, and need for help to maintain control over the carcass. Now that I think about it, the total domestication of cheetas would probably be very easy.

[@horvathbenedek3596]

@Shades Of V 1. Hyenas are actually VERY MUCH viable. I never sair superior, YOU said that. Superior compared to whom? Lion? Leopards? They share a different niche. The hyenas are very effective in their own, quite broad niche. Getting an "escalation of commitment" fallacy from a three comment chain is quite premature, and you insulting me makes you look like a massive dick. Not to mention you were already wrong about cheetas being pack hunters... Maybe tone down the narcissism, and be less rude!

[@minisnakali]

Honestly I learned so much from this I adore the gamer mmo metaphors it was what kept me engaged 😂

[@starrybutterfly3176]

Intelligence: Half Power: Little less than half Defense: Low Health: Low Stealth: More than half Speed: Off the charts- Cheetahs have a rough life 😭

[@loadeddiaper4216]

They actually do not, there is a reason they were able to survive that long in the wild. They are not a poor species by any standards... Their hunts are way more successful than lions, and the only reason why their numbers are depleting is eco tourism

[@hiimryan2388]

Cheetah: *chases prey* Prey: *looks back* Cheetah: *running away* frik u and see u tomarrow

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

Exactly, cheethas get scared real quick XD

[@user-tv3ik9qi9x]

Tigers are figuring out the fact that they can chase us even if we have masks on the back of our heads

[@-OsterJP-]

I'm Brian

[@nabil5134]

Cringe

[@tigran010]

@@nabil5134 true

[@thigh.enjoyer.]

Imagine being one of the fastest, coolest cat builds to only be good at feeding kills most of the time.....

[@aprinnyonbreak1290]

High movement speed means you can serve yourself to the enemy faster. They need to spec into faster respawn times to maximize the process.

[@aster1760]

Sounds like the average moba to me

[@benzen5190]

So... sheik in smash ultimate.

[@Mrryn]

@@aprinnyonbreak1290 Running it down at top speed

[@nooneinparticular5673]

Knifers in call of duty

[@woody500z]

Aw man, I felt so bad for that poor cheetah in the beginning of the video! 😢 Hope he/she had a lot of babies to carry on his/her name!

[@kaydienyoung3432]

water lizard go nom nom 😋

[@trubblemann]

But what if Cheetah mains switched servers? What if they were moved outta the highly competitive African Savannah server to Canadian Prairie or Australian Outback biomes? They might get a second lease on life without necessarily needing a longevity patch.

[@jaguarlegoanimations9826]

Putting any african build in any other ecosystem would absolutely destroy said ecosystem.

[@Adam-ec5qj]

“What did you study?” “Zoology” “Oh so you’re a zoologist?” “It’s complicated”

[@andy-kg5fb]

Lol

[@commandergree]

I don't get it... 😭 I'm not a native speaker, sry

[@andy-kg5fb]

He also studied micro biology apparently.

[@commandergree]

@@andy-kg5fb So... If you study Zoology you're studiing micro biology as well?

[@commandergree]

@@andy-kg5fb I always wanted to became a Zoology st as a child, or a Paleontologist.... But now I'm gonna start studying Biology and History 😊

[@btep3515]

Tierzoo needs to get a team of devs and make this a real game

[@the_lmac]

Make this happen

[@Egerit100]

Yes. I would totally get this. Like being able to make your own animal and testing it against others. I already have the ultimate tank

[@Kokorocodon]

You are playing it right now

[@Egerit100]

@lasyagna i like italian food yeah like that

[@darkwisp7434]

@@Kokorocodon shut up bro I hear this every time I know we are but a computer game or console or mobile game

[@hserwah8842]

Cheetahs evolved so fast they literally have to run to see another day.

[@crtinde]

LOL ... first time I've seen one of these. Love the integration of video game effects & memes into the documentary !

[@drakmaaaaa2729]

"I expect them to disappear" Holy shit you're really calling out the cheetah community. I'm sure the cheetah subreddit will be on fire atm

[@tiny5851]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/f37am6OsZ559iac

[@Killer-zb6bt]

Wow 😳 kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4HSq4Wwrqpkhdk

[@bbqbunger2350]

Cheetah mains, RISE UP

[@dawae6236]

Yeah i think they would be like sabre tooth tigers that will extinct

[@wallacewinston5551]

Check out some of my related content as well

[@autocratytirar]

"cheetahs are my favorite" procedes to roast cheetah mains for ten minutes

[@cirnosnumberfan6449]

Yeah it's obvious they aren't his favorite. He's just saying that to not make himself seem like an ass or something.

[@peachypaws9664]

@@cirnosnumberfan6449 you can like something while also acknowledging how sucky it is. Think of some people's favorite football teams. "yeah, they havent won a major game in years but I am still a loyal fan"

[@XiELEd4377]

@@cirnosnumberfan6449 that's rich coming from a Cirno fan

[@cirnosnumberfan6449]

@@XiELEd4377 I don't see what that has to do with anything but okay, you should probably go look for more furry goats NSFW.

[@taterds7858]

@@cirnosnumberfan6449 cringe

[@pb602]

The Yoshi elimination sounds get me everytime 😂

[@SerFondue]

I love the RuneScape health bar and damage icons on this

[@thatchillasian8924]

Sonic the Hedgehog: "If a predator tries to touch in a way that makes you uncomfortable, that's no good."

[@aritra2116]

just go fast

[@xXBDawkinsXx]

Lmaoo is that legit ?

[@boxed_in4357]

@@xXBDawkinsXx it is Mr.”xXBDawkinsXx” A.K.A 9 year old

[@preachist8274]

@@boxed_in4357 lol what

[@destrongaming956]

“The only problem being faster than light is living in darkness” -sonic kid

[@liketrainslol420funni]

True dat

[@shoemeow]

one punch man's sonic?

[@Agent-57]

@@shoemeow nope . Just a kid dressed as sonic

[@Agent-57]

@Rudolf Hotler either way

[@orangy8549]

Cringe

[@WikiPeoples]

TierZoo thank you for making this topic interesting. You have a unique skill, and have clearly spec'd heavily into intelligence. Kudos to you good sir.

[@bsanders9106]

The OSRS combat edits has me coming back every time. Also informational. Thanks bro.

[@gnbman]

That antelope splatting cartoonishly onto that tree was hilarious.

[@RealCGH]

Rip his ribs

[@sheb5961]

It also had the not very effective sound to it lmao

[@dbrokensoul]

I lol'd very hard

[@mariosblago94]

@@RealCGH RIP all of him. He became food immediately.

[@theannoyingdahg]

6:27

[@nileshkumaraswamy2711]

A lot of the problems cheetah's face can be boiled down to being a highly specialized build in an increasingly generalist-favored meta.

[@taralamlam1961]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/op6vi6p7ZpV2q5I......

[@victorbarbosa9701]

I think the problem with cheetah is the server If she was in other server could be a top tier

[@paracame8162]

@@victorbarbosa9701 on other servers, the grasslands still have many disadvantages for the cheetah. on the steppes, the the landscape isn't as flat so it would be slowed by a lot. plus, the bisons, Foxes, and wolves would pose a threat. the only other server they would do well in would be the North American server where the prairies are. there aren't as many threats to the cheetah there Edit: grammar

[@wolfofdiscord7092]

@@paracame8162 im pretty sure there used to be an American cheetah as the pronghorn of North America is weird as its speed is way faster than what is needed to outrun any predators alive there today, a speed comparable to the prey cheetah hut today. also we have found its bones/fossils

[@latrodectusmactans7592]

Unfortunately, North America’s open landscapes have been increasingly destroyed by European colonization. Native Americans actually helped create, expand, and maintain open grasslands in North America through techniques like controlled burnings. While grasslands existed long before humans here, it was human intervention that created the vibrant grassland environments European colonizers initially stole. I live in Iowa, and the tallgrass prairie has been almost entirely lost in the last few hundred years. Efforts at restoration are now aping the same practices people here were doing for thousands of years.

[@cachalotreal]

Wow.. the editing is really good! I mean i was fine with the older editings but its good to see its improved

[@Firnienarya]

This is by far one of the best videos that were recomme ded tl me lol. Love this docu style. Or narration style? Idk. I just know it was pretty cool video

[@Temudhun]

The moment when the wildebeest suddenly thinks "Wait... Why are WE the ones running away?"

[@taralamlam1825]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/op6vi6p7ZpV2q5I........

[@sweatyachievement984]

This is the same as seeing someone doing a crazy combo but then you realize they are spaming random buttons. Then you of course kick their ass.

[@yuuji3795]

cheetahs when the prey slows down and turns around: “hehehehehehehe woah woah woah woah woah hey hey hey hey hey hey hey”

[@adrianpaul1985]

cheetah: *chasing prey* impala: YOU PICKED THE WRONG HOUSE FOOL! cheetah: Ay ay ay big smoke it's me, Carl. Chill CHILL!

[@Man-lw5ik]

“It was just a prank bro. the camera’s right there”

[@hankhill9032]

"Damn nature you scary"

[@Mugen_YG]

I visualized that clip perfectly lmao

[@boonkgang1536]

Rip Flight

[@lavasharkandboygirl9716]

When the buffalo did the “call an ambulance… but not for me!” Bit… I’m still laughing

[@seaweather]

There's huge remark though. Looking to all of cheetah disadvantages (fragile body type, solitary lifestyle, low attack), the question is: "how they didn't went extinct?" The answer is - they're really good at hunting. Their hunt success rate is one of the highest among the solitary predators (about 40-50%). So that's balances it out hence how they're still are there

[@concept5631]

*extinct

[@BigUriel]

They nearly went extinct, their problem is the very low spawn rate. Lots of other animals get killed in Africa but there's plenty more to take their place, not the case with cheetahs.

[@seaweather]

@@BigUriel I don't know about about it but if it's true then it's plus 1 disadvantage but that hunt success rate is still keeps them alive. And also they threatened but not that close to being extinct

[@BigUriel]

@@seaweather A few years ago they estimated there were only around 7000 cheetahs left in the wild. And that's with massive conservation programs like the enormous cheetah reserve in Botswana which houses around a quarter of all of them. They're not extinct but they got pretty damn close.

[@travis2845]

He doesn’t post much but when he does, it’s always a banger

[@taralamlam1961]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/op6vi6p7ZpV2q5I....

[@megaball-ps8tq]

that's because he takes his time creating these videos in the first place

[@temukaxd2037]

Facts

[@moneyman4894]

Kind of like ahoy

[@kegtuwa]

You’re goddamn right

[@jimjo1997]

You gotta do “are otters op?” They eat literally everything and beat up on alligators all the time

[@emilygordbort7300]

yes

[@joseluisprada2565]

Their teamwork is extremely powerful

[@sunpraiser5745]

Terrible Fact: They also rape seal pups

[@matthewserna5386]

@@sunpraiser5745 0_0

[@Human_man_man]

0_0

[@amittyagiat80]

Excellent explanation of strength and weakness of cheetah. Insertion of audio clips like tom cat crying mixed with narration makes it entertaining 😂

[@luciddreamworks]

Just stumbled on this channel...I love the gaming vocabulary in categorizing animals!!

[@Elongated_Muskrat]

Problem with cheetahs: their performance is spotty.

[@taralamlam1961]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/op6vi6p7ZpV2q5I.....

[@AxxLAfriku]

I am being humble when I am telling you that I am the most powerful strongest coolest smartest most famous greatest funniest Y*uTub3r of all time! That's the reason I have multiple girlfriends and I show them off on my ch*nnel all the time! Bye bye mr

[@Significantpower]

Take your like, and then go to hell.

[@Taqruinnius]

Was the pun intended

[@kassiawagner1747]

@@taralamlam1961 y u keep spamming

[@polishsmolish19]

The problem with cheetahs is that they’re a specialist build. The basic design of the feline charter type is to be generalists.

[@thegoldengamer9315]

Exactly their build is focused on one aspect of combat while other felines have a jack of all trades build.

[@bannedwagoner69]

Could say the same exact thing about polar bears to other bears

[@michalsmutny9291]

problem is only human

[@bkjeong4302]

Uh…cats really aren’t generalists. They’re ambush specialists and the larger ones in particular are dependent on large prey.

[@hititdj]

Just how the gharial is a specialist while most other crocodilians are generalists, i think generalists are a better design

[@elijahwallis956]

I think a buff to cheetahs mobility traits in water terrain could be enough to bring them up to viability in the current meta. Adding enhanced water traverse speed to builds tends to be strangely viable.

[@kaydienyoung3432]

water lizard eat cheetah

[@upisntdownsilly]

you aint outspeeding the croc build's propeller tails unless you really commit evolution points to it, and that would make the cheetah lose some of its other stats and abilities

[@blero9089]

The video game comparision got me loving it so much !! X)

[@Haminations]

I love the combo breaker at 2:50

[@richardfranciscoiiicupin1262]

Haminations pog I knew turning newest comments was a blessing

[@gavitron0610]

The baby was following

[@FluxFreeman]

That Cheeeter got rekt

[@jonny_studios7013]

holy crap hii

[@PickledPeterPicksPrettyPickles]

Wow haminations actually commented on this.

[@Christian-dk5uo]

Cats: Dude im strong, wanna mess with me? Cheetahs: *gas gas gas*

[@theuselessteammate2097]

This has me laughing irrationally loud and I cannot contemplate why

[@Guardsmen4]

@@theuselessteammate2097 prob becuase of the meme based on this song kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6XYd4asZ8d_l5o

[@bagyongpablo761]

🎵Im gonna step on the gas🎤🎶

[@HeadlessSpectator]

I really appreciated the Runescape elements added to this video, especially the castle wars theme lol took me back

[@Zharkan16]

your content is too funny, I love it

[@mark-o-man6603]

Cheetahs can only survive if they start living up to their name.

[@hircineshunter5896]

Cheetahs neva prospar 😠

[@CIO-Anims]

“What the hell is that...” **cheetah floating in sky as halo theme plays**

[@killertigergaming6762]

@@hircineshunter5896 your lion

[@loturzelrestaurant]

What about Pokemon though? Will this Channel ever cover them in some Form? As 'supercharged Animals'? It would fit so well with their Tier-System!!

[@raziasultana5222]

@@hircineshunter5896 lol

[@doxbowl9788]

The mammal tier list gonna be like: the human is in SS+ tier as in any situation, it can simply use G L O C K

[@vontosmagicmurderbag2611]

uses G L O C K on elephant. skull goes *glock*

[@adolfschicklgruber4858]

Uses RPG on elephant

[@token2471]

Emu: I am 4 parralel universes ahead of you

[@epauletshark3793]

Eh, personally prefer shotguns. Useful against flying builds, and devastating at close range.

[@copeenthuisiast5453]

@@epauletshark3793 shot guns aint as penetrative tho. Imma go w rifles. Okay fuck it let me take an ak47 lol

[@lotusfrucht111]

Tier means animal in German, so the channel name is even better! This has probably been pointed out a billion times, but I just found this channel 😅

[@Artikulate-fd3eo]

Holy shit lmao, I’m subscribing for the sole fact that you edited in the RuneScape health damage/music animations

[@Semightus]

TZ: The original cat tierlist video *a few years back* Me: It's been that long huh. Feels like last year or something

[@TierZoo]

Tell me about it. I'm a few months away from wrapping my third year on youtube. Soon I'll have been doing youtube for longer than I was in college for. Life comes at you fast.

[@anupampeter3456]

@@TierZoo Wish you the best bud. We'll support you through all thick and thins

[@dont9790]

DON'T READ MY PROFILÈ PICTURE :)

[@KhanMann66]

@@TierZoo Whale tier list.

[@Carewolf]

@@TierZoo Life is a real time waster of a game.

[@hobosorcerer]

Hot take: cheetahs are specialized for a match up spread that no longer exists in the African server. It's not necessarily their fault that the genetic diversity is so low, either. Humans nearly wiped out their playerbase.

[@potaterjim]

Like Pandas and koalas, it's just further proof that specialist builds are terrible. Int builds will always hard counter a build going for an extremely specific playstyle, you're just too predictable and too reliant on resources staying the same market value. Generalist builds the way to go: Just look at house cats. They can reasonably rely on group XP as a support build, but have enough of their talents remain in tact that they can survive solo too, and because they put a few points in Neoteny, they can even trick humans into saving their ass and giving them free boosts if the wilderness is proving too dangerous Dogs made a similar case over in Australia: they hung around for the group xp, and then disbanded the group and dominated a totally unprepared playerbase. They somehow evolved from a support build to apex predator _in australia_

[@ZestyJarvis]

They also were at very low populations a few thousand years ago causing them to be inbred and losing diversity and humans don’t help it

[@Invisifly2]

@@potaterjim A generalist build may be more powerful but being able to just cruise through the game with relatively little effort is boring. If I wanted an easy time, I'd just play a plant.

[@jomo2483]

I live in the African server. And you're absolutely wrong. Impallas and gazelles, their preferred prey are roaming everywhere. Cheetahs prefer antelopes, problem with cheetahs is not humans, but diseases and high spawn death ratio at the hands of lions and hyenas. There is some human conflict of course, but not to an extent lions, wild dogs or leopards face.

[@ghidorah4695]

Humans fucked up every single meta in the game when they come about. It's likely the currently fractured matchup spread and the sheer quantity of low tiers is simply because they relied on a strategy that is no longer viable thanks to Humans.

[@ryanhoskins458]

🐆🐊🌊 *Props for showing the thumbnail image at the very beginning, I immediately became more interested in the full vid. Felt bad for that Cheetah though, what a bummer man. At least the edit made the dæth seem more epic* ☠

[@mikeokk]

1:34 love the call off duty theme song 😂🔥

[@amadeus6987]

bruh why dont cheetahs spec into team strats and smaller size, then they can get burrows where they'll be safe from most higher weight class predators like lions, they also wouldn't have to worry about their loot being stolen if they have multiple cheetahs defending

[@tutorxyz8720]

The worst quality of cheetah's high speed is its poor energy economy. Like your Ferrari runs fast, but most people drive sedans to work.

[@Jkev24]

They're starting to spec into team strats. There's apparently a group of siblings (I believe 4-5) that are all hunting together in coordinated attacks. They're success rate has been substantially better as well. If they continue to do well and all find mates, we might be looking at a species behavioral change in real time.

[@iplayboiinikko8558]

@@Jkev24 that’s so cool how long have they been doing that and how long do you think it would take to shift the meta for them?

[@DoubleBourbonBaconCheeseBurger]

@@Jkev24 thats really cool, however the size of that group is really small and it would take a relatively long time.

[@meerdougramachi5367]

A lower weight class would prevent them taking down their larger prey

[@tmimansn]

When the world needed him most, TierZoo guided us through the darkness with his builds

[@taralamlam1961]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/op6vi6p7ZpV2q5I....

[@megaball-ps8tq]

pretty much

[@boniour3883]

Indeed

[@jonathanjimmyshearman2500]

In real life their no such thing as builds, this TierZoo is obviously stupider than the ace of shit in fairy tale land.

[@krishanudhar3872]

@@jonathanjimmyshearman2500 He knows, he just wants to make learning interesting

[@louisebanks6085]

Absolutely love your videos but couldn't get out of my head that one of the tracks you used is also Jim Sterling's "Bethesda is Bethetic" theme.

[@dukegreer1915]

I could watch him for hours lol 😂😂 it’s learning and comedy love this channel

[@jeanjacquesrousseau1955]

Plot twist: It is not a coincidence "cheetah" sounds like "cheater". Once they developed the speed other species thought they were actually cheating until they discovered the negative effects of it and learned how to exploit the speed only build. They kept the name though.

[@schmingusss]

lame

[@xiaoweishi5873]

Lame

[@MarcoWizKid188]

Not lame

[@jeanjacquesrousseau1955]

@@xiaoweishi5873 Lame.

[@xiaoweishi5873]

@@jeanjacquesrousseau1955 lame

[@ninjaman815]

They need a buff. They effectively made themselves into glass cannons. This is why I prefer playing human mains, fuck the outside.

[@bondunkulus7648]

Just get good at dodging smh, my evasive stat is high and I never have an issue with low defence

[@MtnDew4828]

@@bondunkulus7648 yeah

[@Kendricklamarglazer17]

Birb mains can unlock the ability to become god but human mains force us to be secretive about it

[@dogedoge8269]

I stay as tortoise for that long life.

[@kami6151]

Main the Honey Badger in African servers, they’re just plain better.

[@RayFanful]

Where has this channel been all my life? Its so great.

[@akaony]

Lmao sudden SF music I love what you're doing

[@vivalabad6]

I once saw a documentary on Discovery or BBC or something that followed a cheetah mother and her cub named Toto. By the end of it I was crying hysterically, they have a very hard life.

[@nadeemperera9170]

The Big Cat Diary

[@paulmann5328]

That HAS to be Big Cat Diaries...I used to binge watch it back in the day.

[@undertakerfire7810]

I’ll never forget that show, scar the male lion, Amber the cheetah, Bella the Leopard:).... miss seeing Johnathan Scott and Simon king.

[@larshofler8298]

Poor kitties

[@kevintunaley5079]

@@undertakerfire7810 Amber won my heart, Brave mother indeed with everything against her, in the end killed by the people who only wanted to help her as she had also gained their respect.

[@carelessdreamer]

Last time I was here this early, the saber tooth wasn’t banned

[@arandomcomic2993]

Haha funy

[@megaball-ps8tq]

nice

[@plusxz821]

Wait... they banned SABERTOOTHS?!!1!1!1!

[@splasheyy2192]

I thought there guild was killed and assanatied

[@BoRickersonMcFoosters]

Yea they got caught using exploits and hacking.

[@kyledabearsfan]

Ive adored cheerahs since i was a child, they are so unique. Great vid! Always love the comment section on these sometimes too with the creative video game responses lol

[@cafemanager1114]

This video made me subscribe your channel. Loved the Cheetah build though XD

[@JAGzilla-ur3lh]

"...when the lion player base is offline." I love this channel.

[@tiny5851]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/f37am6OsZ559iac

[@xdtrollface5721]

Imagine having no HP -This post was made by the whale gang

[@megan00b8]

Imagine having to resurface for breathing - This post was made by the gills gang

[@meettheinmans7175]

Imagine having to stay in the water -this post was made by the interior crocodile alligator gang

[@apatheticdeity6030]

Imagin imagining... -This post was made by the sponge gang

[@moontruther7519]

Imagine having no attack. -this post was made by the every other build in outside gang

[@Grgrqr]

-imagine having parasites eat circles out of you regularly

[@calbum7078]

As a croc/alligator dual main the opening clip brings me great joy

[@placeoflaughter7669]

Its my first time watching your videos and i love how u think about the world like a game, its kinda funny too "When lion players are logged off"