Mom pretends to be startled to build her cub’s confidence

It’s like when my dad used to let me beat him in a race, when he was a marathoner 😂

And like a real parent she quickly goes “oh boy…you got me!!” Aaaaaand then keeps walking away, ignoring the kid until the next time they demand attention. Relatable.

Boiiinnggg

The wonderful thing about Tiggers…

She oversold that.

When me and my dad were out fishing when I was small I used to never catch anything.
One time I catched 4 fish while he got nothing, proudest day of my life.
A few months ago I found out that he had no bait on his hook in order for me to catch the fish.
It makes me love him so much more. Miss you dad.

How do we know she was pretending? She was just genuinely startled.

This is so cute. You can tell the mom saw her cub coming from a mile away but still humored her cub.

I do this with my cat because I read about how momma big cats do that with their cubs, and I want to be a good cat momma too. I can tell it makes my cat feel so good about herself and that’s why I’ll never stop humoring her.

Good Mamma

That jump tho

Cool as a cucumber with her runway walk the moment she’s on the other side of that rock.

Omg the jump

cat parents are best parents

Just this solves most of my problems. If only for today.

Idk. It looks like she’s avoiding the cub to me. Could have been the uumpteenth time today the cub had done this. Lol..

Awwww so cute but that bounce was high lol

I meant to do that!

Cute

I feel like it would be better for the cub if she took him down so he learns how to hide and actually stalk prey

A hop, skip and a jump…

Animals are way smarter than most people think

And then there’s my mom who gets angry at me for throwing out the trash .2 seconds before she wanted me to

“luckily” for the cub he lives in a cage so he won’t need any of those skills.

That’s not a tail, it’s a log.

I think she really did get startled!🤭

Are these leopards?

r/startledcats

Awww this is so sweet 💜 animals are the bestest ever🧡

Awesome