New yawning kitty?

[Ikult]

So, I was playing around on a little Goblin Shaman in beta, and I was running by one of the many black panthers than are on the Isle, and I heard something. A panther yawned!

The panther had the yawn sound when he emoted his yawn! It's the sound that the Mounts make; not the riding tiger skin models sound like.

I was immediately very interested, so I got on my premade Goblin huntress and flew down to STV. I didn't think the normal panther models make yawn noises- so I went to check it out, but I kept crashing.

Could anyone go check the "normal" panthers that are not in the goblin starting area? I'm highly curious to know if that model now yawns as well!

I love yawning kitties!

[Golden]

As far as I know, all the previously silent cats have been given the Riding Tiger yawn on the beta.

Personally I'd prefer them silent over this, as I've always hated the slobbery yawn. <.<

1111th post! \o/

[Vephriel]

I've never seemed to hear this 'slobbery' part of the saber cat yawns. They sound completely natural to me, I love that sound. ^^

[Golden]

I've never seemed to hear this 'slobbery' part of the saber cat yawns. :) They sound completely natural to me, I love that sound. ^^

Heh, I didn't either until I started playing in headphones... They do an icky slobbery headshake after every yawn. -.- What has been heard cannot be unheard.

[Lisaara]

I've never seemed to hear this 'slobbery' part of the saber cat yawns. They sound completely natural to me, I love that sound. ^^

Me too. I love it!

[Ikult]

That's totally awesome!!

And never fear, as I stated, the "normal" skin for the panther did not have the riding tiger yawn. He had the normal yawn like the night elf's mounts, and the lion skins have.

Personally I love both kinds, and I'm sooooo excited!! I love kitties that yawn! *bounces*

[Worba]

I've never seemed to hear this 'slobbery' part of the saber cat yawns. They sound completely natural to me, I love that sound. ^^

Heh, I didn't either until I started playing in headphones... They do an icky slobbery headshake after every yawn. -.- What has been heard cannot be unheard.

This. It's quite disturbing to say the least, and I'm not sure where the devs got the idea for it either as it's not a sound that great cats actually make - maybe wow sabertooths are meant to be part saint bernard?

[Razzy]

With the way the WoW sabers' jowls hang down, it doesn't surprise me that slobber flies everywhere when they shake their head. xP

[Worba]

Here we go:

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[Lisaara]

Do want!

[Zarola]

absolutely perfect.

[Vephriel]

Hmm, I went and listened closely again and I still don't really hear a major slobbery sound. I suppose it kind of could, but overall it just sounds like the end stretch of a big yawn. Oh well. ^^

[Ikult]

I do hear the "slobbery" part people mention, but I've always thought of it as a result of the sabre licking his nose at the end of his yawn (I've seen my own kitties do that IRL). It doesn't sound slobbery to me personally, I really like it- and I like that we have two different sound files for yawns. Diversity is great!

[Worba]

Cats do lick their chops irl but it's silent.

They are fastidious little creatures.

[Victorelle]

*gasp!*

[Wassa]

Ugh, the slobbery cat yawn is the only pet noise that annoys me. I don't mind crocs growling, stomping of bigger pets, and birds screeching, but that RAWYAAAWWWNNSLOBSLOBLAH. e.e

[Lisaara]

Cats do lick their chops irl but it's silent.

They are fastidious little creatures.

they're also a lot smaller than the sabers in the game. XD

[Novikova]

I'm ... not a fan of the yawn, but it is nice to see more options for the peeps who like it.

[Anyia]

Cats do lick their chops irl but it's silent.

they're also a lot smaller than the sabers in the game. XD

Quick! Someone fetch me a house cat, a leopard and a bengal tiger so that we may have a proper comparison irl!

[Worba]

Cats do lick their chops irl but it's silent.

They are fastidious little creatures.

they're also a lot smaller than the sabers in the game. XD

Not great cats (whose choplicking is just as quiet as their smaller cousins - the only thing that gets louder is... you guessed it! Their roar). XD