Girls like cute animals, guys like dangerous animals. True or false?

[TomGarand]

Here's the thing. As a kid growing up, I was into animals. Thanks to my grandmother and my old daycare's books, I would constantly be learning facts about animals. And a lot of them that I liked were either dangerous or aggressive and violent, especially carnivores. Examples of this include Spotted Hyenas, Komodo Dragons, Honey Badgers, African Crowned Eagles, Cassowaries, Nile Crocodiles, tigers (Siberan Tigers especially), et cetera. This isn't to say that I hate cute animals. On the contrary; I have a soft spot for domestic cats, baby crocodiles/alligators (they make a cute squeaking sound), some dog breeds, and hedgehogs. It's just that aggressive/violent animals are higher up on my list. And I'm 85-90% sure the average man or boy feels the same way.
On the flip side, a lot of women seem to prefer small/cute animals like certain cat/dog breeds, deer, rabbits, etc. At least, from what I've seen. If there's a photo/video of a small, cute little animal like a Pug (dog breed), piglet, or bunny, you best believe that many of the commenters on it will be women.

Obviously, I'm not judging anyone, and there are men who prefer cute animals. The inverse is also true; some women prefer dangerous and violent animals. But based on my observations growing up; men tend to like dangerous animals, and women tend to like cute animals. Do you think this is true, or false? Also, what type of animal do you personally prefer?

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[HungLikeAHorsefly]

lolz did you just say you like cats?

I like big dogs. I've always liked big dogs. My current dog is a pitbull-labrador mix - the smallest dog I've ever had - except the only lab part of him seems to be the floppy ears and perpetual puppy affectation. He's my best buddy and he'll fuck up anything that moves if he thinks I'm in danger. He's just a ball of muscle and teeth, ready to throw down with his boys, just so long as you can keep him awake long enough to notice something's going down.

I love him because he's my dog, and my buddy, but also because he's my wife's bud. He cuddles with her when she takes a nap or hangs out on the couch, but he also protects her when she takes a walk at night or goes hiking by herself, or when she's home alone. He's asleep under my feet right now but I know if anything happened, he'd go into instant mega killbot mode in a few seconds if it was necessary (and often when it's not necessary).

[TomGarand]

Well, my grandmother and I rescued a stray cat when I was a little boy, and we adopted him. Over the years, I grew to love him.

[DrunkAss]

I'm in the oddball camp that likes the super-smart ones, like gorillas and bonobos and dolphins. Some of these can be quite dangerous, but my fascination with them is like why do we have to dream of extraterrestrial life forms? We can do things like sign language with some species already here on earth. Also, I love the cute ones. Maybe I got a bit of the girly side. Well, I'm the dangerous stupid animal, idn't it? Don't need to add more to the mix. We need more cute stuff and smart stuff.

[DrunkAss]

I also love pugs and chihuawees for dogs. :-D

[Smoke-n-Growls]

I mean, I consider many dangerous animals cute.

Komodo dragons, tigers, lions, honey badgers, bears, etc.

I've found a lot of men love cute animals, too. Bunnies and cats most of all, honestly.

I think humans just love cute animals regardless of their dangerousness.

[TomGarand]

If you find a menacing animal like a tiger or a komodo dragon cute, then you and I have very different definitions of "cute."

[Everglow5]

I like wolves. A little cute, but mostle dangerous. My fem friends like pandas and cats and stuff so I guess so

[Shiver]

I like both. Besides, a lot of dangerous animals are quite cute. Like sharks. c:

[Dinosaursandanime65]

I do like dangerous but most of them aren’t animals.

[NorthwestRider]

I like any animal

Animals are soo cute!!

[TomGarand]

Even the violent ones like cassowaries?

Speaking of which, if you go to Australia, watch your back. They're pretty shy towards humans, but can easily kill one. They stand at around 6 feet and can easily disembowel a person with the 2-inch claw on their feet.

[Cleopatra333]

I dunno I like scary animals

[TomGarand]

Are you girly yourself? Because a lot of the women who prefer cute animals tend to be feminine.

[Cleopatra333]

I can be but I’m more rough

[TomGarand]

"More rough?" You mean, like tomboyish? Or are you just more assertive and do you get physical more easily?

[Cleopatra333]

Both really. I am very physical and can be quite tomboyish.