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Posted on: October 17, 2009 11:16 AM, by Greg Laden
Dogs:
Cats:
Bonus Cat (below the fold because it also involves mean humans):
And no, I can't explain that.
And now, from the famous Animal Face off series, Wolf vs. Cougar Remix...
(original wolf vs. cougar is here, embedding disallowed)
This is what is wrong with science education in America!!!!
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Comments
Having seen really angry dogs before, that first one looks more like someone tied some string to Rex's jowls. Dogs bearing their teeth in my experience start from the sides of the mouth.
I'm happy that lion got to take a swipe at those safari guys... they deserve it. They appear to be worse shots than stormtroopers.
Posted by: Jason Thibeault | October 17, 2009 12:14 PM
Whoever made that first video needs to learn how to operate a camcorder.
Posted by: The Science Pundit | October 17, 2009 12:19 PM
That might partially explain the bad camera work: holding the camera with one hand and the string with the other can be somewhat tricky.
Posted by: The Science Pundit | October 17, 2009 12:27 PM
Which is part of the reason that I have two watchkitties.
Posted by: D. C. Sessions | October 17, 2009 12:33 PM
The first dog is not actually growling or bearing his teeth aggressively. This looks to me like a "submissive grin" to me. The rest of his body language looks very non-aggressive to me. His eyes are "soft", and squinty. His ears are relaxed and he is doing his best to avoid prolonged eye contact. All of this says that he is very sorry that the camera is on him and he wants to make you happy so you stop messing with him.
Posted by: REd Dragon | October 17, 2009 1:00 PM
i think the question is wrong. It doesn't matter, because angry dog will just stand there and bark at you, while angry cats will go poison you in your sleep.
Posted by: Alcari | October 17, 2009 3:15 PM
Humans are meaner... by a long shot. Followed by psychotic kitties.
Posted by: Dave in Texas | October 17, 2009 5:12 PM
I'm well aware that these videos are meant to be funny, but it seems to me there is a strong prejudice against cats operating here. And I'm getting extremely tired of it. The cats(and members of the cat family), especially the one in the cage, had something to be upset about; no wonder that cat in a cage was angry! These pictures are being taken completely out of context and prove nothing about the "essential" nature of dogs, or cats! Please sotp this! It's getting really irritating and is, quite frankly not contributing to anything educational. Greg ought to know better than that.
Anne G
Posted by: Anne Gilbert | October 18, 2009 6:34 PM
OK, I promise the cats will win next time.
Posted by: Greg Laden | October 18, 2009 6:37 PM
Cats always win Greg - they are pure evil and utterly un-tamable - never let that sweet purr and lovely fur fool you. Underneath there's nothing but pure malice and selfishness brewing away. Cats always do exactly what they want. Piss a dog off and you'll get snapped at then they love you again. Piss a cat off and it will plot revenge for months if necessary.
/me has 3 cats and 2 dogs ;)
Posted by: Doug Alder | October 19, 2009 12:17 AM
I have a video that you might like for the next dogs and cats?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0Ir3y_jUP4
Posted by: Erin R | October 19, 2009 10:32 PM