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    • Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!

    • I put together some photos I took of lions, tigers, and bears in various locations around the country and set the whole thing to music. I hope you enjoy it!

    • Cougar vs. Bear

    • Bath Time

    • This is so sweet. There is such purity in the way they all frolick about!

    • Summertime

    • This one is just to make you smile. Fun music too. OOPS, shoulda had my glasses on for the credits <wink>

    • Change The World

    • It's up to us to change the way things are ....with the help of future generations!! I just love this song, that's why I chose it.

    • 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!

    • Help Florida to get a beastiality law!!!

    • Did you know that Florida is one of the 4 out of 50 states that does not have a beastiality law? Yes, it's true! This state has more reports than any other state involving this kind of activity.They even give the convicted person a misdemeaner which courts will give to people if someonewas taking illegel drugs. Please help them get a beastiality law! Click on one of these links and fill out the petition: http://www.capwiz.com/bigcatrescue/issues/alert/?alertid=13159506  http://www.capwiz.com/bigcatrescue/issues/alert/?alertid=13552586

    • 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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    • Joe taft Founder of EFRC saying goodnight to Tank and TJ.

    • Big Cat Summer Camp 2009

    • BIG CAT RESCUE proudly presents… SUMMER CAMP 2009 (for ages 8-15) And now introducing… YOUNG ADULT EXPEDITION (For ages 16-18) HERE BIG CAT RESCUE’S SUMMER CAMP 2009 !!! Have one wild time on your summer vacation! SUMMER CAMP for ages 8 to 15 - AN ADVENTURE TO REMEMBER! Children 8 to 15 years old are invited to explore the great outdoors with 130+ big cats of every size, color and purrsonality. While participating in educational activities campers enjoy meeting lions, tigers, leopards and many other felines. Join us for outdoor exploration on our 45 acre campus while learning about animal habitats, diets, adaptations and conservation. Interactive learning opportunities include diet preparation, scavenger hunts and keeper demonstrations of feedings and behavioral training with the cats. Campers need to wear tennis shoes and clothes that can get dirty. They need to bring suntan lotion, bug repellent, a rain poncho, drinking water, a snack and lunch. Class size is limited to ensure a quality experience for each camper, so don’t miss out! Each class is designed and overseen by a certified teacher, and staffed by two or more adults. The summer camp experience is only $190.00 per camper for each 4-day session. (Early Bird registration by 5/15/08 is $175.00 per session) Summer Camp Schedule - 9:30 am - 4:00 pm Daily For Ages 8-11 For Ages 12-15 June 15-18       July 20-23 June 15-18 June 22-25       July 27-30 June 22-25 July 13-16         Aug 3-6 July 13-16 To Register:  Contact Beth Kamhi, ED Director at (813) 323-3265 or kids@bigcatrescue.org THE BIG CAT OPPORTUNITY YOU’VE BEEN WAITING FOR!   Have you always dreamed of a career in animal care? Are you passionate about conservation? Have you wondered what it’s like to do research in the field? For the first time ever young adults ages 16-18 can explore their interests and learn from our Keepers, Staff and experts in person. Join us in small workshop formats designed to give a real taste of life in the animal care and conservation world. Three different session topics will be offered with “Big Cat Tracking Academy”, “So, You Want to Be An Animal Keeper?” and “Modern Conservationist” on the agenda for this summer season. Young Adult Expedition is offered for three day sessions, on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday with the bonus option to attend our Keeper and Feeding Tours (a $150 value at no additional cost). Tuition is only $300 a session per participant. Class size is limited so register now! “Tracking Academy” requires offsite transportation. Young Adult Schedule - 9:30 am - 4 pm Thurs & Fri, 8:30 am – 2 pm Sat Bonus Keeper Tour & Feeding Tour Sat 2 pm – 6 pm June 2009 July 2009 August 2009 11, 12, 13 9, 10, 11 6, 7, 8 25, 26, 27 16, 17, 18     23, 24, 25     30, 31, Aug 1     To Register: Contact Beth Kamhi, ED Director at (813) 323-3265, education@bigcatrescue.org     What Our Campers Parents Said...   We've had excellent feedback on summer camps so far.  I wanted to share with you a couple parent comments on the surveys.   "I felt the safety issue was a non-issue because of the reputation and certified staff"   "They loved it!  The children told us all about the individual animals and the DNA classes.  They said on a scale of 1 - 10 it was a 15!"

    • Ban Tiger Farming in Curlers

    • The suffering exotic cats must endure in private hands is no laughing matter, but I wanted you to see that it really is easy to do something about it.  If I am willing to embarrass myself publicly like this, is it asking too much for you to make a quick call even if the idea is uncomfortable to you?  It really is easy and once you do it you will see how important it is for your lawmakers to hear from you. Sign a petition to end Tiger Farming HERE Call your Senator and Representatives now.  You can find their contact info HERE

    • Ban Big Cats in Curlers

    • The suffering exotic cats must endure in private hands is no laughing matter, but I wanted you to see that it really is easy to do something about it.  If I am willing to embarrass myself publicly like this, is it asking too much for you to make a quick call even if the idea is uncomfortable to you?  It really is easy and once you do it you will see how important it is for your lawmakers to hear from you. Sign a petition to end Tiger Farming HERE Call your Senator and Representatives now.  You can find their contact info HERE

    • Hope the Bobcat Episode 12

    • Hope says goodbye to her foster family.

    • Wild Kingdom; Man eating Tigers

    • This episode is from Animal Planet, about a man eating tiger, in Bangledesh, and the villagersget their dogs trained to be a tiger hound to keep tigers away.

    • Wildlife Music Video

    • I decided I'll create a wildlife music video as a tribute to animals.  

    • Tiger Shed Bobcat Box Music Version

    • Tiger Shed Bobcat Box Music Version in Ocala, FL

    • Tiger Shed Bobcat Box Music Version

    • Help end cruelty like this by speaking up for better laws.  Visit http://www.bigcatrescue.org/laws/fwc.htm to send a sample letter now.

    • Hope the Bobcat Episode 11

    • Hope and her family spend their first night outdoors in the rehab enclosure.  The video has been filmed in night vision so that viewers can see what goes on once the sun goes down.

    • People's Choice Award

    • Big Cat Rescue wins the People's Choice Award for the 3rd year in a row!  The People's Choice Award was likened to the American Idol of the Non Profit World by host Jack Harris at the WEDU event on Jan. 15, 2009.  This was an online voting contest that resulted in more than 50,000 votes cast for 90 non profits in a 16 county viewing area.  Thanks to all of our wonderful supporters, Big Cat Rescue was voted the People's Choice in 2006, 2007 and 2008! You can vote for Big Cat Rescue in our current contest at VoteCats.com

    • Geoffroy Cat Species Spotlight

    • This Species Spotlight is on the tiny Geoffroy Cat of South America. Big Cat Rescue 12802 Easy Street Tampa, FL 33625 813.920.4130 BigCatRescue.org

    • Tunas MO Tigers

    • This news piece was a result of LaWanna's under cover work on the Tunas Tigers.  Tunas, Missouri - two tigers are housed in a three sided barn in a backyard. They have no outside play yard, they have dirty water, a barren cage with only a small ball. The cage doors do not even have locks. This is unsafe for the community and very sad for the tigers. Go to www.CatLaws.com and tell Missouri Law makers this in not acceptable and ask them for new laws.
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    • Lioness

    • I took this picture recently at the St. Louis Zoo. I had not seen a lion in a tree before. I just love her body position!

    • to caress a shark

    • a process that creates a state called "tonic immobility", shark expert Mike Rutzen has studied this state in which a shark goes completly limp and relaxes, immobile. the old thought was that the only way to acheive this was to flip a shark over on its back and by overloading its senses the brain releases massive amounts of seratonin which renders it motionless. but this method is created through stress, so sharkman, as he has become known, is promoting this new alternative method of reaching tonic immobility: "tickling" or rubbing the nose gently. the sesnsory imput in a shark's face is very sensitive, and gentle strokes seem almost anthropomorphically... plesurable. sharks that are familiar with this method will come right up and place their faces at belly level to have their snouts massaged and slip away into an unconscious state. they are witnessed frequently to push one shark in this tonic state out of the way to take their place and have their turn. the state allows scientific research and analyzing to take place and can help assess the health of a shark becaue of the close quaters. fishing hooks caught in their mouths are easily removed without a revolt and a loss of fingers. here, he has subdued a lemon shark eager for his touch, and in a motion never before attempted, as the shark sinks to the bottom of the shallow sea as usual, he gently grasps the dorsal fin and pulls it up to test its trust. he flips the shark verticle and, still rubbing the sensory equipment on the face, he stands for nearly a minute with the shark vertically balancing on his hand. the animal could move away at any moment, but unphased, she remained voluntarily in his control. he has acheived this state with many smaller sharks, tiger sharks, and a great white for a short preiod. Mike Rutzen is trying to express to the public that these animals are not mechanical, blood-thirsty killers, but rather on the contrary, are sensitive and intelligent. he has me convinced- discovery channel aired a two hour show on this prusuit of tonic immobility. he is known for swimming without a shark cage, as seen here, even with tiger sharks and great whtie sharks- he is unphased, just as they. his understanding of their behavior and their intentions is remarkable, to say the least.  

    • "Geoffrey's cat"

    • [Leopardus geoffroyi] or [Felis geoffroyi] tribe: felis conservations status: near threatened range: argentina, chile, uruguay, paraguay, bolivia diet: rodents, insects, hares, lizards, frogs, fish weight: 4.4lbs to 11lbs this small south american cat has adopted a style of surveying its enviroment in a way unique amung the species of cats: standing on its hinds legs, it uses its tail as a balance, a style used by meercats and prarie dogs, but no cats with regularity. hunted for its pelt as were many small cats in south america, legislations in the 1980's prevented it from being hunted and killed and deemed it a protected species. much like ocelots and margays, they scent mark their territories with an especially pungent scent. they roam a range of .77 to 2.3 square miles their entire life and their average litter is two. photo by Charles Barilleaux from the Cincinnati Zoo, Ohio, United States

    • Siberian musk deer

    • These deer have a scent gland. That is used to make perfume and other products. The scent gland is very expensive. The males of the species are the targets of poachers worldwide.

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    • Baby tigers

    • Chipmunk

    • I took this picture a couple days ago.

    • Jaguar

    • Jaguar in the jungle

    • Snow leopard

    • Sand Cat

    • Sand cats are amazing hunters for their size able to kill sand and horned vipers and then eat them whole without harm. They are also good diggers often digging rodents out of their holes.

    • Leopard

    • The Leopard (Panthera pardus) is one of the four "big cats" of the genus Panthera. Originally, it was thought that a leopard was a hybrid between a lion and a panther, and the leopard's common name derives from this belief; leo is the Greek and Latin word for lion (Greek leon, λέων) and pard is an old term meaning panther. In fact, a "panther" can be any of several species of large felid. In North America, panther means cougar and in South America a panther is a jaguar. Elsewhere in the world a panther is a leopard. Early naturalists distinguished between leopards and panthers not by colour (a common misconception), but by the length of the tail — panthers having longer tails than leopards. Although it is not unusual for a leopard to be mistaken for a cheetah due to their frequently overlapping ranges, they can actually be easily distinguished. The leopard is heavier, stockier, has a larger head in proportion to its body, and has rosettes rather than spots. It also lacks the ring pattern that marks the end of the cheetah's tail and the black, "tear-drop" markings that run from the inner corners of the cheetah's eyes to the corners of its mouth. Additionally, cheetahs run much faster than leopards do and do not climb trees, except while they are cubs, whereas leopards are excellent climbers. Also, leopards are more active at night (nocturnal), whereas cheetahs are usually diurnal. Leopards are infamous for their ability to go undetected. They sometimes live practically among humans and are usually still tough to spot. They are graceful and stealthy. Amongst the big cats they are probably the most accomplished stalkers. They are good, agile climbers and can descend from a tree headfirst. Along with climbing, they are strong swimmers but not as fond of water as tigers; for example, leopards will not normally lie in water. They are mainly nocturnal but can be seen at any time of day and will even hunt during daytime on overcast days. In regions where they are hunted, nocturnal behavior is more common. These cats are solitary, avoiding one another. However, 3 or 4 are sometimes seen together. Hearing and eyesight are the strongest of these cats' senses and are extremely acute. Olfaction is relied upon as well, but not for hunting. When making a threat, leopards stretch their backs, depress their ribcages between their shoulder blades so they stick out, and lower their heads (similar to domestic cats). During the day they may lie in bush, on rocks, or in a tree with their tails hanging below the treetops and giving them away. Fun Leopard Facts - A "black panther" is a melanistic leopard (or melanistic jaguar). These have mutations that cause them to produce more black pigment (eumelanin) than orange-tan pigment (pheomelanin). - It is estimated that there are as many as 50,000 leopards worldwide. - Leopards hunt about 90 different species of animals.  Diet consists of mostly monkeys, rodents, reptiles, amphibians, birds, fish, wild pigs, and ungulates (hoofed mammals). - Although most leopards will tend to avoid humans, people are occasionally targeted as prey.  

    • Unknown Felines

    • Does anyone know what kind of cats these are?

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    • Big Cat Enrichment

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  • Wildlife conservation is the challenging task everywhere in the world. Some people are using endangered wildlife as raw material of their industry. Poachers mainly exported the products of Nepalese wildlife mainly big cats to China. So that the population of big cats in Nepal is decreasing rapidly. Chinese people are also bringing disastrous condition in gene pool of endangered big cats.
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