#Big Cat Rescue

[nocturnal-stims]

A tiger has a nice day.

🐅 Big Cat Recue on IG

#tigers #big cats #cats #animals #big cat rescue #stim #owl post #animal stim #sorry for the meat #he's an obligate carnivore

[sick-sad-little-world]

📦BIG CATS like boxes, too!📦

#cats #lions #leopards #bobcats #tigers #caracals #servals #mountain lions #any animal that has feline genetics #has the instinct to play with a box #big cat rescue #my gifs

[bigcatrescue]

Manny Jaguar LOVES his hanging out in his cool refreshing pool on hot days in Florida.

His pool was made possible by tax-deductible donations from friends like you. THANK YOU!

#jaguar #big cats #bigcats #big cat rescue #pool #spots #exotic cats

[canidsanimalcorner]

It’s World Lion Day!

So let’s talk about the second largest cat in the world!!

[Image description: A close up image of a lioness looking at the camera.] 

(Image from Smithsonian)

Basic Stats These huge cats grow to lengths of 2.7 meters (9ft) (females) and 3 meters (10ft) (males). They weigh up to 179 kg (395 lbs) (females) and 250 kg (55 lbs) (males). 

Most lions live on the open savanna although they also have habitats in dry forests. Many live in Africa but there are Asiatic lions who make their homes in India. 

In zoos, lions may live on into their early 20s. In the wild, lionesses can live up to 16 years but it is rare that a male will live past 12 years of age.

Prides and Social Structure Lions are the most social felines in the world, residing in big family groups called prides. In Kruger National Park, there lives one of the largest prides in Africa, 26 lions-strong! 

Prides are made up of related females. There may be as many as 40 individuals (adults, sub-adults, and cubs) including one or more resident males. The more prey available, the larger these families grow.

Lionesses will typically remain in their mothers’ prides for life so long as food scarcity does not drive them out. Young males are forced to leave at around 2-4 years of age (when they are capable enough to compete with dominant males.) These wanderers will create coalitions, commonly with brothers and cousins, and search for a pride to take over. 

The first order of business during a take over is to kill all cubs from the previous male’s lineage. The males do not want to expend energy ensuring that another lion’s genes will be passed on. Another reason for infanticide is that female lions will not be receptive to mating while they are nursing a litter so killing the cubs enables procreation of the new bloodline. You can read more about infanticide by male and female lions (yes, there are cases where even a mother will kill her own child for evolutionary advantage/survival) here.

Males take up the defensive roles in the pride while females focus on hunting. Both lions and lionesses mark their territories by roaring and scent marking with urine. 

Hunting Tactics Lions have smaller hearts and lungs that are not built for running fast; they reach a maximum speed of 80 kph (50 mph) that they can only maintain for short bursts. This means that lions rely on ambush, camouflage, and tactics. They do their best work hunting as a team and going by the cover of darkness at night.

When they hunt, lions target the weak and sick--the slowest of the herd. They will circle the herd from different angles, splitting the group so they can get an animal alone.  

Take a look at this video to get an insight on how these big cats hunt together. Bear in mind that it is older (2011) so it looks a bit tacky, but the information is great!

Bite-sized Facts! 

A lion may eat 34 kg (75 lbs) of meat at once.

When cubs are about 5 weeks old, they leave the den and start learning how to hunt.

Lions sleep and rest about 20 hours a day, mainly during the hottest points of the day.

A lion’s roar can be heard up to 8 km (5 mi) away.

Without their coats, lion and tiger bodies are so similar that it takes an expert to tell them apart.

Lions primarily eat large animals that weigh from 45 to 453 kg (100-1,000 lbs)

Lions steal kills from hyenas, leopards, and other predators.

Conservation Status, Efforts, and What You Can Do!

Lions’ conservation status is vulnerable so we need to work hard to protect them from extinction! They are the top predators in their environment which means they play a crucial role in maintaining a healthy balance of population among animals. This balance even effects the wellbeing of the grasslands and forests themselves! 

If you want to help monetarily, you can donate to African Parks. They focus on reintroduction of lions into habitats where they went locally extinct and increasing the lions’ range. They remove snares, fence parks for the animals’ safety, and monitor the wildlife to prevent poaching. 

You can also donate to Big Cat Rescue directly to save not only lions but other big cats!

Now let’s talk about what we can do in our every day lives to help!

Never purchase any souvenirs or products made from lion parts!

Use social media as a platform to reach others and inform them about why conservation is important!

Shop Amazon Smile for Big Cat Rescue and help their cause at no cost to you each time you make an amazon purchase (their site has instructions on how to utilize this amazing conservation tool!)

To help all the wildlife, and the planet, recycle, buy in bulk, try composting, and minimize your carbon footprint. You can also look into ecobricking! 

Explore! Here are some videos and documentaries that will allow you to learn more about lions (or just see some awesome moments!) This list includes a documentary from Curiosity Stream which requires a subscription (absolutely worth it if you love animals and nature), but everything else is free to watch! I have viewed all of these myself and believe them to be accurate and of good quality. Not to mention I had a blast watching them. So kick back with some snacks and watch these big cats!

1. Lions 101 - Nat Geo Wild 2. The Secret Lives of Big Cats - Curiosity Stream 3. Lion Fatally Cripples Hyena  4. Hyena Attacks Lion & Pays the Price 

sources (if not otherwise linked in this post):

-Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute

-Amazing Animals: Lions by Valerie Bodden

#lions #world lion day #lioness #animals #lion deep dive #animal deep dive #autistic special interest #animal special interest #big cats #wildlife #animal facts #animal conservation #lion conservation #nature #big cat rescue #african parks

[jegkunnegodtdinmor]

Meowing is over, its time to Roar

#lions #animals #animal awareness #dont kill him #Big cat rescue

[strangerthingsmamareblogs]

Look at this big boy! He's as large as a big German Shepard and a new daddy.

#big cats #jacksonville #big cat rescue #jaguar #jaguar breeding program #animals

[krissiefox]

Turpentine Creek is a big cat rescue organization on the outskirts of Eureka Springs. There's many ways to help support them - you can take a guided tour to learn about the animals living there, visit their gift shop, and they have on site lodging with  bungalows and "glamping" tents. These areas also include a nice hot tub. A great place to stay for a weekend getaway and a good cause to support. <3 They even have a tumblr page, as I just discovered! https://www.tumblr.com/turpentinecreek

#Turpentine Creek #big cats #tigers #big cat rescue #animal rescue #eureka springs #arkansas #tours #gift shop #bungalows #glamping #tents

[bonefall]

When Thunder stays with Clear Sky for a while, does Clear ever insist on referring to him as Thunder Sky?

Towards the end yes, as the final detail to Thunder Storm that Clear Sky doesn't love him. He wants to ERASE him.

If Clear Sky recognizes he's made a mistake in casting Bright Storm away with their child, he's incapable of seeing it was wrong because it was cruel. He wants what he realizes he threw away, because he now sees it has value. He wants to own his oldest son the way he wants to own the entire forest-- as a reflection of his greatness.

Anything that makes Clear Sky uncomfortable about Thunder Storm has to be sanded down. The assertiveness was the first thing, he feels insecure when he's challenged, the child must learn to follow before he may learn to lead.

The second is that leg, presenting a prosthetic as a gift (that he isnt allowed to refuse), because he can't have been wrong about the choice that killed his younger brother-- here is a SOLUTION that simply didn't exist before! Behold how resourceful and wealthy his cats are, compared to your old group. We've fixed you.

(This prosthetic is a clunky piece of shit that is annoying to strap on every day, gets in the way and makes a ton of noise, and itches like hell, but the change in Clear's demeanor is immediate if Thunder doesn't wear it.)

But somehow, Thunder Storm was willing to take all of that. In hindsight, it bothers him that the tipping point wasn't the other two things.

Bright Storm gave her son her own last name. When Clear Sky sent them away and the Mountain Cats permanently split, it was pointed. "My only survivor is named for myself." SHE would raise him, alone.

Bright Storm herself slowly seemed to lose sight of the meaning, encouraging him to understand his father's good aspects, but in the meanwhile it took on a new meaning to Thunder. His mother raised him. He found a father in Shaded Flower. He grew up next to Lightning Cry and Acorn Swoop. Thunder Storm means this. It's the person he made himself, and the love they've all put into him.

Thunder SKY is just another monument to Clear Sky, stripping away the life he lived without him. And WHY? For ego? For comfort?

"What am I letting him DO to me?!"

It wasn't the final STRAW, but it was the tipping point. Once Thunder Storm had this realization, the minute he was not going to budge on something, that confrontation was inevitable. The blowout fight was making reservations.

Sunlit Frost is still the breaking point, the injury from his burn going sour, but I'm going to emphasize the way that Clear Sky only called that meeting in the first place as an abuse game. Thunder Storm knew it was coming-- but it still sickens him that it was something THIS monstrous.

#And then he had to rescue bumble just a day or two later #That event is shuffled. In canon it's often forgotten that Bumble's murder and the fantastic lie come before the Frost scene #In fact he's like visibly agitated because Turts didn't buy his shitty lie and gray didn't obey an egotistical order #Gray is completely capable of being wise when he realizes the patrol is going to kill him if he doesn't shut up #Guywho was TOTALLY going to get help because uhh it was a fox actually and i didnt beat some woman to death: #''Anyway spongeboy me son kill this man'' #Bb!dotc #Better bones au #Tw ableism #Cw ableism #Ableism #Also if anyone went thru something similar with the prosthetics feel free to share annoying quirks #Due to the nature of them being four legged it's kind of backwards that it's a leg prosthetic that he's dissatisfied with #From what I read leg prosthetics are usually better built and have a higher satisfaction rate #But in a cat it would be very different because being a tripod is not as big of a deal #Especially the back leg #It really would do nothing but get in the way

[burythecarnival]

this is important: cicero is super handsome.

he is a thug from the streets of dallas (hence his beat-up face & cauliflower ear) but, he was flown out to PDX to live happily with me forever 🥰 he is fiv+ but is nothing but gentle with my five other kitties. just remember, even if an animal looks broken, it only takes a loving home to make them whole 🖤❤

#cicero #rescue cat #skyrim #my big sweet boy #black cat #giant boi #muscular as fuck #beefcake #mine #mama's boy #he protecc

[nostalgicfun]

Lumpy! 💜

#tumblr offer: offer $10 and put the word ''tumblr'' in the offer box and I will take $10! #this is from that big haul of plush I got a month or two ago for the cat rescue shop! :) #disney #lumpy #winnie the pooh #stuffed animals #toys #plushes #plushies #stuffies #kidcore #kiddiecore #mine #original #toycore #nostalgia #nostalgic

[brighteyedspitz]

since everyone loved the last guy with bonkers whiskers, thought I'd post this little dude with his absurdly long whiskers too

#whiskers for days #whiskers #cat #cats #cute cat #cute #work stuff #shelter cat #rescue cat #cats for adoption #cat whiskers #adorable cat #kitten #kittens #shelter kitten #rescue kitten #big whisker gang

[bisexualhobgadling]

realized that Hob is the calming dog to Dream’s anxious cheetah 😭

#was thinking about a Dreamling Big Cat Rescue au and then I realized #the sandman #dreamling #hob gadling #dream of the endless #morpheus #dani says things

[sick-sad-little-world]

🍂🎃 Big Cats VS Spice 🎃🍂

#cats #bobcats #tigers #leopards #servals #big cat rescue #who's ready for pumpkin spice season? #😸😸😻 #my gifs

[bigcatrescue]

Aria Tiger and her Pumpkin

THANK YOU, to everyone who donated to purchase pumpkins for the cats.

#tigers #pumpkins #bigcats #big cats #big cat rescue #playtime

[girlwiththealligatortattoo]

Critically endangered Florida panther - rescued and rehabilitated.

#florida #florida panther #endangered species #big cats #nature #animals #wildlife #wildlifephotography #conservation #naturephotography #animallovers #mammals #rescue #photographer #animal planet

[boxwinebaddie]

what is the CD pet? i remember it being mentioned, but is it a dog?

how very funny you ask, lovie! because...someone a while ago asked me about a cd pet and i said, something like of 'maybe, who knows?'

me. ;)

i know.

skdhslkds

and shortly, you all will too, my darlings! for the sake of surprise and spoilers, i was just keeping the identity of the cd pet in the shadows.

which, speaking of shadows, it is the very first time that the citizens of a now very flooded and fucked up blondie's apartment ( minus marj ) arrive in the foyer of the crimson dawn manwhoresion, which again is this MASSIVE very gloomy and ominous sick-torian mansion with lots of cool glass skull door handles, old creaky floors and creepy portraits on the wall -- art of the dearly, or not so dearly, departed...dep(art) if you will -- except the interior has new electrical running through it so that the boys can still make pizza bagels in the air fryer and play legendary smash tournaments on their uber lux, big bucks, emphasis on big 98" flat screen tv...8k, ofc. ;)

anyways, they make it inside with what little luggage/personal shit they could salvage out of the wreckage of their Literal falling apartment, regrettably like half of kyle's really cool clothes are missing...i wonder if someone has things he can borrow...but ANWAYS AGAIN! when they walk in, jersey kyle sets down curb's carrier and suzie on sort of side table and is like 'holy fuck, i do naught like the feel of this place at all. this shit feels like something out of a horror movie, like i swear to gahd if some shit attacks m--"

aND RIGHT AT THAT MOMENT SOMETHING BODY SLAMS KYLE. like this herculean mass of energy, this strong, dark force runs at him at light speed, and is all over him. kyle is freaking the fuck out like oh my god this is actually a horror movie i am going to die, he screaming very girlish screams smh and then right when he thinks this supernatural monster beast from hell is going to gut him, somewhere off to the side, out of sight, the most threatening, frightening, authoritative and booming voice commands...

"sparky, sientate."

...and who is it, ofc...

but raven of crimson freakin' dawn. <3

who rushes over -- also this is irrelevant but i think he is in this sick colorful emo boy sweater and some ripped skinny jeans, you know, whore couture winter addition, he can be modest, you guys! -- and at the sight of him, this very large dog is immediately placated and ravenstan drops the scary dog training voice and is like "helllooo, sweet boy, mwahmwahmwah. besito besito besiiiiitoooo~ <33 :*"

i love ravenstan so bad, he's litrally so cute and an emo disney prince.

so sparky is just licking stan's face and being so sweet and we realize that sparky did not attack jersey to be vicious he just literally upon first glance liked him so much he wanted to say hi ksadhlsakd. amazing. kyle, however, hates most animals and drool and is a cat person and is like wiping his face with a hankerchief like fml.

and after a second, ravenstan rememeber, oh fuck, Kyle!!! so he immediately looks very worried and is like "i am SO sorry, jersey. he is super sweet, he just gets a little excited, y'know? are you--are you hurt at all? </3 here, take my hand, i'll help you up." all wide eyed

and jersey kyle aka crush era jersey my favorite period of time, is just looking up at raven of crimson dawn like he is a beautiful fake blonde eyeliner wearing apple cinnamon scented angel of death and...do yo know how badly kyle wants to take his hand? literally SO BAD. gay! down horrendous!!! but you know, he is a cold unfeeling husk and he does not like raven of crimson dawn! no way! i'm not dropping my mask in front of all these people, i am a loaded gun, i'm a weapon.

so kyle lifts his hand up like he's gonna take raven's hand and then at the last second, flips him off, rolls his eyes and is like "i've got it, ayshole." to which stan is like visibly disappointed for a second before Switching and shrugging doing the raven voice like 'suit yourself. you know, i like a man that's independent and can take care of himself." ;)

smhhhhh stan stop FLIRTING WITH KYLE IN FRONT OF EVERYONE LITERALLY NOT JERSEY TRYING NOT TO BLUSH LIKE!!! FOULLL!!

so important side note is that sparky is wearing...a pink bandana, ofc. which ofc, also means that he came from big gay al's animal rescue where curb also came from. and...sigh...so this is a small continuity error because i had al pretend not to know who the three people who paid blondie's rent were, but really all he said was that they didn't leave their names and ravenstan's voice sounded like heaven, which doesn't imply he....Doesn't know who he is.

and idk, was perhaps just keeping a secret for him...because raven actually does a fuck ton of volunteer work over there! hot boy shit! he is ofc, dressed like busted ass stan, but alas still v beautiful indeed. i think as a toolshed reference maybe spark got struck or nearly struck by lightning, he also has all that energy haha. stan basically foster failed him and he is ravenstan's emotional support dog and cd house pet, we love you sparky. that also means...drum roll pleaaaasee...

ravenstan knows curb! which is why curb got extremely excited to see him because ravenstan used to take care of him when he was in the animal santuary and stuff. so he quite literally heard stan's voice and was like!!!! aaaa!!! i missed you!!!! so cute omg reunited.

but yeah, they talk about that for a little...small world you know even for a big celebrity...kyle has sort of cute down horrendous gay daydream-y thoughts about how often stan must have come and go unbeknownst to all of them

( which he thinks is impossible because raven of crimson dawn's outfits are so shiny and tiny and scandalous that he has no idea how he could walk down the street without being noticed...but then, he's never actually seen stan look Normal and also...yeah kyle i bet you would be able to spot ravenstan a mile away and not be able to look away you gay ass bitch Stand Up!!!! )

and how cute he probably looks feeding all the lil critters in the pink shirt and like introducing little kids to them...also whether or not he rolls his sleeves up and how good his arms look...GO TO JAAAAAAIL.

but yeah! sparky! <3333 in my unpublished first draft boards i actually made a little section just for sparky.

final note: curb and sparky do hate eachother. they have shelter beef.

enemies to lovers, anyone?

-uncle nina, instigator of drama

#i'm gonna proof read this later i am lazy #but basically curb really liks raven and sparky immdiately really likes kyle but kyle is such a hater he's like control ur beast #i do think ravenstan looks cute in his big sweater and the jeans putting down his nightmare before christmas mug petting his big scary dog #he is my hero he is very cute to me #also after ravenstan did the scary command voice as a joke kenny raised their hand & said Is Anyone Else Bricked Up Right Now #and literally everyone raised their hands including jimmy like he risked falling over...ravenstan do not be raising his voice ever #but that was how he was taught to train most animals like someones mean scary mexican mom and it totally works #anyways NOT KYLE NOT TAKING STANS BEAUTIFUL HELPFUL HAND HES SUCH A FUCKING HATER #he wanted to so bad he was staring at it w such wide eyes for a second like omg he was worried abt me thats so cute hes so pretty and nice #aND THEN WAS LIKE EWEWEW YOU DISGUST ME GET A GRIP YOU FUCKING IDIOT YOU ARE PATHETIC STAND UP #goddamnit kyle will u be vulnerable for one second like he actually was bc hes actually pretty scared of big dogs he was very shaken #a small rm plot line is stan helping kyle get over his fear of big dogs bc sparky is so nice and kyle is wincing #and petting him with two fingers and is like...oh god it licked me...and stans like that means he likes you! he has good taste #raven stop rizzing kyle holy shit he cant take it #stan working at the shelter is so cute he totally does roll his sleeves up and his tattoos and biceps do look good #and he puts his hair back in the pink big als rescue standana and totally talks to all the cats and is like excuse me miss blossom #that was very rude to loki :( i think you owe him an apology!!! #and she meows back and loki scowls and hes like...now loki there's no need for that descaro papi!! >:O lets try that again #loki meows softly back and stan scratches both them behind the ears and is like amazing see all better <333 #something abt ravenstan knowing the same cats that jerseykyle does and them both just not knowing despite being so close together #and probably just barely missing each other everytime...the beautiful waft of cinnamon or a stan laugh sometimes... #maybe he wasn't being so crazy after all #SPARKKYYYY