Pickles by Brian Crane for February 25, 2022

What about middle sized cats such as lynxes?

The big cats can’t purr. The smaller cats hiss, spit, fluff and arch their backs.Never seen a big cat do all that.

where does Hobbes fit in by the way? between medium-large and medium-small?

I’ve seen persuasive video of the fact that both categories love catnip!

Opal needs more rocking chairs

Who cares, Muffin? You know what they say about the ones talking the louder…

We can’t all be Pavarotti and Callas. :-D

You tell ’em Muffin !

Arnold The Pig watches westerns and can turn the set on and off.

Why get katty about it?

As long as you have claws Muffin, you have the power!

And then there are the medium-sized cats: ocelots, margays, jaguarundis. They roar, after a fashion, but because of their shorter vocal cords it’s not quite the same.

I wonder if lions and tigers get hairballs?

In a house, is a roar really necessary?

Small cats purr, large cats roar.

Love this kitty!

You could put claws in your contract, Muffin.

If cats could roar, who would want them? The roar means I am going to eat you, the purr means open the damn can and feed me!!!!

You’re forgetting about cheetahs. They are the only big cat that doesn’t roar. They bark!

Hisssing and spitting, is a defense thingy

I love my cat, but am very glad he can not roar..

You can roar but you can’t shred a curtain like me!

House cats can growl pretty loudly if they choose. I had one of those. She was my protection cat, and totally an indoors cat, too.

… and Hep Cats Ska

I read the ‘:’ in the first panel as a ‘!’. I thought Muffin was watching news, and someone at the station, for reasons unknown to me, thought that was an important breaking story.

I have video of my cat Kirby (pictured in avatar) roaring during our walks in the redwoods. (It does come out a little squeaky)

Oh hiss!

I’m not a cat lover (allergic), but I wouldn’t mind driving a Jaguar.

Then what’s that cry when two toms meet?

Nothing wrong with domesticated cats.

A good hiss and spit has scared a many a dog.

bobcats are lynxes, species name: Lynx Rufus

“None of which can truly roar”?? HAH! They haven’t heard my tuxedo cat when the next door cat comes strutting by the patio door, mocking her.

The big cats aren’t able to purr

…..and let’s not forget: Watching TV and understanding human speech – That’s quite an accomplishment..!!!

Cats “spit”? I thought it was camels and llamas!

A tube TV? Earl and Opal are so behind the times.

Those of you not klutzy enough to have accidently stepped on a cats tail(when they are standing/sitting immediately behind you) have never heard a housecat roar, they really do!

I read a study some time back. It analyzed the behavior of all cats big and small. Conclusion was that all cats essentially act the same…except for one thing. Only housecats curl up their front paws. Big cats don’t.

I agree with Muffin. Not to mention the really pissed yowl they sometimes do.