Big Cats Gone Wild. Tigers Love Catnip Too (Video)
Written by Vegetarian Star on December 23rd, 2010 in Animal Issues, Humor, Videos.
Big Cat Rescue is a non-profit sanctuary for rescued exotic felines. It’s home to 14 of the 35 species of wild cats, housing over 100 residents of tigers, lions, leopards, cougars, bobcats, lynx, ocelots and more, rescued from abused and abandonment situations where they were held as pets, performing animals or being hunted for their fur.
The organization has a YouTube channel with several videos showing its tenants in action.
Apparently, tigers and other giant kitties like catnip just like housecats do. All but one lion named Joseph went absolutely nuts when given the catnip. Knowing he’d make a fool of himself all over the Internet, Joseph refrained. He must be the smart kind of guy who never puts embarrassing drunk photos of himself on Facebook.
The active ingredient in catnip, nepatalactone, is very close to a chemical found in the urine of female cats and some experts believe this is why unneutered males may react more strongly to it than females and sterilized males.
Besides gender, genetics and environmental factors are also thought to be responsible for the difference in reaction.
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