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    • Wildlife Direct are about saving endangered species. Go to their site and check out their media, blogs and other information. http://wildlifedirect.org/bloglist/?searchblogsspecie=3&searchblogtext=

    • Siberian Tiger Face Of Extinction

    • Go to the site Explore The Wild, Endangered TV for more videos and information of animals on the brink of extinction. http://www.endangeredtv.com/endangered/north_chinese_leopard/index.htm

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    • World's SCARIEST Cat?

    • Amazing Grace was reported to be a three-year-old female ocelot when she arrived on 9/27/96, but appears to be much older. Her ears were very tattered because the place where she lived before had cats with common walls; meaning that one wall of the cage was shared between adjoining cats. When Amazing Grace would rub against the wire, the cat next to her would bite off pieces of her ears trying to get a grip on her. She is safe from harm now and has her own large natural enclosure. She is affectionately called Gracie by the volunteers at Big Cat Rescue. Gracie has the boldest personality of all the ocelots. She makes her presence known with her guttural voice and greets everyone with enthusiasm. Gracie is also very high strung and loves attention of all sorts, especially operant training sessions. Gracie gets so excited during training sessions and does not want them to end or the keepers to leave. So when keepers end an operant session they must leave behind some enrichment for her to play with. This way Gracie can keep entertaining herself for as long as she wants.SPONSOR AMAZING GRACE HERE:http://www.bigcatrescue.org/adopt_a_c...THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

    • Snow Leopard vs Raccoon!

    • GOT A FACEBOOK ACCOUNT? Vote for Big Cat Rescue to win $1,000,000!http://apps.facebook.com/chasecommuni...THANK YOU!When a raccoon was spotted above one of our snow leopard enclosures, BCR staff and volunteers sprang into action! The raccoon had a plastic jar stuck on it's head and was very distressed, Scott managed to net the raccoon and the jar was dislodged. The raccoon was fine and was released far away from the big cat enclosures!If you text TIGER to 20222 *A one-time donation of $5 will be added to your mobile phone bill or deducted from your prepaid balance. Standard messaging/data rates may apply. All charges are billed by and payable to your mobile service provider. Service is available on most carriers. Donations are collected for the benefit of the Big Cat Rescue by the Mobile Giving Foundation and subject to the terms found athttp://www.mobilecommons.com/t/. You can unsubscribe at any time by texting STOP to short code 20222; HELP to 20222 for help.

    • Snow Leopard HELLO!

    • !!!WATCH THIS RARE FOOTAGE OF A SNOW LEOPARD "CHUFFING" HELLO TO BIG CAT KEEPERS!!!Even though Snow Leopards are classed as a greater cat just like the lion and tiger, it cannot roar like it's relatives!They can hiss, mew, growl, wail and chuff however, watch this rare footage of HERCULES our male Snow Leopard chuffing at his BCR friends!

    • Silly men are teasing Lion

    • Charles Starmer Smith gets more than he bargained for when stepping into a lion's den. "You'd better put on an old jumper as you might get some blood on it," said our driver, with a grin, as we clambered into the Land Rover to visit the lion sanctuary at Legends resort, deep in Limpopo Province, in the far north of South Africa. I laughed it off as casually as I could, before slipping on the most padded jacket I had. This was a date with a lion after all. Savaged ... travel writer Charles Starmer Smith is attacked. Photo: telegraph.co.uk Sitting alongside the camera crew and my fellow presenter, here with me to make tourism videos on South Africa, I took solace from the fact that the lion I was going to visit was called Mapimpan, which means “little baby” in Shangaan, and it was little more than a year old. The lion was just a few days old when Arrie, the sanctuary's resident lion expert, found it wandering the roadside, injured and malnourished. It had been raised with a view to being released back into the wild. It was made clear that if I wanted to go into the lion's enclosure it would be entirely at my own risk. It was a chance I was prepared to take. “You cannot show him any fear. And, above all, don't turn and run. He'll think you're prey,” said Arrie as we approached Mapimpan's enclosure. I gulped and nodded. Arrie entered the pen, as the cameras began to roll. Heart surging, I slipped inside and the gate locked behind me. I approached slowly and bent down to stroke Mapimpan's wiry underbelly. It pawed at my shoes, rolling on to its back. “He likes you,” said Arrie with a smile. I began to relax, chuckling with disbelief. Then Mapimpan emitted a low growl as it circled around me. “Remember it just wants to play,” said Arrie, sensing my fear. That was when the lion clamped its jaws around my calf, its teeth sinking into my flesh. It rose on to its haunches, towering above me and I was spun into a waltz with a 300lb predator – as I pushed desperately at its throat to keep away its jaws. This did not feel like playing. With a series of fierce clips to Mapimpan's nose Arrie managed to get it to release me. I had to fight the overwhelming urge to run. But I remembered Arrie's warning. So I stood there motionless, my heart thudding, my lungs gasping for air. Mapimpan seemed to be more docile now. I exhaled with relief. But then it slipped back through Arrie's legs, and was on me again, its teeth bared as it lunged towards my neck. I raised my forearm to divert its jaws from my face, then felt razor-sharp teeth ripping into my shoulder. The next few seconds were a blur of claws, teeth and shouts as I stumbled around, helpless against the power of this animal. Not a moment too soon, Arrie managed to free me from Mapimpan's clutches, cornering it on the far side of the enclosure. It was my cue to leave. A week has passed since my encounter and people ask whether I blame Arrie for putting me in that predicament, and my answer is still no. It was my choice to go in and it is an experience I will never forget, despite the stitches I needed after “playing” with Mapimpan. In fact, I look forward to the day I can return to see it in the wild, although this time from the safety of a Land Rover. For that is the lesson I will take from this: too often on safari, tourists dismiss rangers' warnings and get out of vehicles for a closer look. “They assume it's safe because the ranger has a gun nearby,” said Arrie. “But they're wrong. The speed and power of the lion is quite phenomenal – they wouldn't stand a chance.” As Frank Bruno, the British boxer, would say when he left the ring to be interviewed after yet another bruising defeat: I know what you mean Arrie. The Telegraph, London  

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    • Everyday - Animal Wake Up Call

    • The sad, sad truth must be heard. Made to make people more aware of animal cruelty in the world. Full Credit to Carly Comando for her song 'Everyday' used in this video.

    • Big Cat Rescue Tribute

    • My tribute to the best Big Cat Sanctuary in all of the world, Big Cat Rescue.

    • Big Cat Rescue, Tampa FL

    • Big Cat Rescue is a nonprofit 501(c)3 charity dedicated to the care of exotic cats. We provide a permanent home for unwanted wildcats and we educate the public in order to eliminate the causes of abandonment and abuse. Your voice for better laws and your tax deductible donations will make it possible to end the abuse. With your help we can end the suffering and give these great cats a home for life.Thank you for watching if you would like to find out more please visit:http://www.bigcatrescue.orgif you would like to make a donation please visit:http://www.bigcatrescue.org/donate.htmIf you text TIGER to 20222 *A one-time charge of $5 will be added to your mobile phone bill. Standard messaging rates and additional fees may apply. All charges are billed by and payable to your mobile service provider.Full disclosure at: http://mcommons.com/t US Subscribers only. Text STOP to opt out any time.

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    • Quest of two men to save lions in Africa

    • Help free Tony!

    • PLEASE Help us free Tony from this prison! Tony has been in that small cage for a very long time (8 years) and he needs a better home! Visit www.everything4u.org/freetony for information. And www.freetony.com for a lot more information!

    • Buffalo-Lion stand off

    • Wildlife Issues- End Tiger Trade

    • Part of the story behind the photo "We Live Behind Wires". This is the most conserversial issue with China in means of wildlife conservation. Infamously known for their slaughter of tigers, China once had one of the largest populations of tigers in the world... before the hunt for their body parts became dire. For thousands of years, the Chinese have been killing wild tigers and taking what they wanted from the kill. Some might ask why conservationalists are so worried now. What's different? Well, for one thing, the Chinese poplulation has incresed so rapidly after "modern" civilization began to be practiced that there are no longer enuogh tigers to support the hunting. And because of this, there are nearly no more tigers in China. So, still with their ancient hunger for tiger body parts, illegal practice of traditional Chinese medicine is getting supplies from neighboring countries, like India and Nepal. So why kill? The commonly known saying "you are what you eat" is beleived, in traditional Chinese medicine, to be almost literal. The poachers take the testicals of the tigers as a kind of viagra, though it had been proven a compleatly false belief that it improves sexual attraction and abilities. The meat is eaten in the thought that it helps to make the consumer stronger, more able to protect his family. Skins are not eaten, but worn, as a sign to say that one is as strong and powerful as a tiger. Dried claws and other small trinkets are hung in a house for good luck. And the bones of tigers are ground into  pouder and made into wine, and, as with eating the meat, is thuoght to giving one the strength of the most powerful of all animals in the region. Nearly all medicines (not just from tigers, but snakes, leopards, bears, turtles, and hundreds of others) are proven to do nothing in any way for the human body or mind, and those that do show such weak signs that they, too, are not worth the extinction of all the species that are at this great risk. Please help join the fight to make this stop!  

    • ASPCA

    • Every 10 Seconds, an animal is beaten or abused. Left suffered, and terrified.Log on to www.MyASPCA.org and for 18.00/mo. You can help rescue an animal from theirabusers and provide them food, shelter, and love.You will get a picture of an animal and a nice t-shirt.Let the animals know you care. Help an abused or beaten animal now.

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    • Odin, the water loving Tiger

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  • <3 Big cats
    Black_Panther25, 7 months ago| Flag
  • Happy New Year to everyone and I hope the big cats have a grand new year as well.
    ~Tigersangel~
    Tigersangel, 8 months ago| Flag
  • Hey just found out that Scott won Animal Planets Hero of the Year award....Congratulations Scott!! Wooo-Hoooo!!
    roseware, 9 months ago| Flag
  • I just have a question that I am hoping someone could answer. I am a student teacher wanting to do a lesson on tigers, but in that I want to discuss what the vets do, how they do it with big cats, etc. Yet I can't find any information online about it anywhere. Can anyone help?
    charlesangel86, 1 year ago| Flag
  • To BbsMaddie: I didn't get to see that show, can you give me more details?
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