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Founded in 2006, Panthera ensures a future for the 40+ species of wild cats & their landscapes. From tigers to pumas, from Gabon to Thailand, we save wild cats.
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You’ve likely seen a social media post of a person petting a wild cat at some enclosed vacation spot. Sadly, these places are likely part of the illegal wild cat trade — sometimes abusing, drugging and kidnapping cats. More on our
#WhatTheFeline
series:
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Learn more about
#GlobalTigerDay
and how you can help
#tigers
:
#TigersForever
#stoppoaching
#stopextinction
#savetigers
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Jaguars eat weird things! In Honduras, our camera traps caught a jaguar feasting on something truly unusual — a marine dolphin. Exactly how did a jaguar manage to get its paws on an ocean creature? Read our blog about this hearty and unexpected meal:
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It is with great sadness that we share news of the passing of
@DrRabinowitz
, Panthera co-founder and one of the world’s most visionary and admired wild cat scientists. Read our statement @
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And now for something completely different: Sand cats! These kittens were recently spotted in the Moroccan Sahara:
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This is one of the most incredible things you could ever see on camera trap! Watch this video of a
#jaguar
family running around and playing in the Brazil! In this country, we are studying how the Pantanal's big cats can coexist with livestock. What's your favorite Brazilian cat?
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Meet Dr. Imogene Cancellare, a pioneering woman in science. Dr. Cancellare is our newly hired Conservation Genetics Program Coordinator. Her research has focused on snow leopard phylogeography and genetics across High Asia, for which she received a Panthera grant.
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#TIL
: Snow leopard tails are proportionately the longest of any felid, being between 75-90% of the head-body length! It’s
#InternationalSnowLeopardDay
!
#SaveSnowLeopards
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Today’s
#SelfieSunday
is something unique; a “strawberry leopard” from the Kaingo Game Reserve in
#SouthAfrica
. This male
#leopard
was photographed last year and scientists believe that he may be the same individual captured on a camera trap nine years ago as a cub.
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Happy
#SelfieSunday
! Remember this camera trap footage of a
#puma
family from this year? It was just one piece of evidence that our conservation efforts are working! Give more hope for the holidays and ensure a future for all wild cats at .
#actforcats
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Winter is here so here’s an adorable
#puma
kitten playing in the
#snow
for today's
#FBF
. Pumas reach adulthood around 18 months of age, leaving their mothers around that time to strike out on their own. Join us to
#ActforCats
before the year is over:
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#NewsAlert
: In a tremendous turning point for a species on the brink of extinction, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (
@IUCN
) has just announced that global
#tiger
numbers have stabilized and are potentially increasing.
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Incredible sight: First-ever photos of a wild
#lioness
nursing a
#leopard
cub, courtesy of a Ndutu Lodge guest in Tanzania
@Kope_Lion
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It's the cutest cat in the world! It's the Pallas' cat. These furry creatures live in the mountains of Central Asia and have some of the most recognizable faces in the world. Also known as the Manul, Pallas' cats' dense fur protects them from the frigid climates of the mountains.
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Listen to that yowl from this baby
#leopard
! Animal conservationists are very lucky to have video like this. Thankfully, sites like Kafue National Park and Sabi Sands Game Reserve in Africa allow us to get an inside peek into the lives of big cats. What's your favorite baby cat?
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Sound Up! 🔊 Jaguars may roar, but ocelots in the same biosphere have a different language. These small cats communicate through a variety of sounds. Listen to this
#ocelot
in Belize calling out to her offspring. Think it's similar to how a human mother might call to her child?
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197F’s tale must be censored, but this
#tigress
trekked 120km from her birthplace, through a dangerous corridor, to find home in a new park. Problem? She’s the only
#tiger
there. Help us shore up her route and get males on the move for
#GlobalTigerDay
:
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“The Dark Knight of the Jungle!”
@bharathshreyas_
continue: “We were stunned to see this handsome melanistic
#leopard
in the morning, with sunrays sneaking through the teak trees. What a beautiful creation of Mother Nature!
#Blessed
to have sighted him.”
#BlackCatAppreciationDay
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⚠️ You may not realize it, but this
#SelfieSundaySpecies
is one of the most endangered cats on the planet. The Andean cat, a small cat found in South America, is one of the handful of cat species listed as Endangered by the IUCN Red List.
Learn more:
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Today’s
#SelfieSunday
is of a
#puma
in the Central Belize Corridor. Panthera uses camera traps to monitor
#jaguars
,
#pumas
and their prey species and works with farmers experiencing human-jaguar conflict. Read more about our efforts:
#Belize
#cameratrap
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"There are probably no more than 3,900 tigers left in the wild. People are stalking them, people are hunting them, people are taking down the last remnants of their habitat. We can’t let this species go extinct." -Dr. Alan Rabinowitz, Panthera Co-Founder, 1953-2018.
#TigerTuesday
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Today’s
#SelfieSunday
comes from the
#MayaForestCorridor
in Belize. Panthera is part of a coalition dedicated to preserving these 10,000 acres of crucial
#jaguar
habitat. We applaud the government of
#Belize
for taking steps to protect this important area:
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A
#snowleopard
in Tajikistan was trapped after attacking sheep & goats--but instead of killing the cat, the farmer called Panthera, and we secured its safe release. Your
#EarthDay
donation can build a predator-proof corral to keep livestock,
#bigcats
safe:
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🧵Pumas may utilize a sly hunting strategy known as “garden to hunt,” according to a new study from Panthera. Published by Springer Nature this week, the study reveals that carcasses of
#puma
prey leave increased levels of nutrients in the soil... (1/4)
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.
@PantheraFrance
Director Gregory Breton & team believe they captured first-ever documentation of wild sand cat kittens in African range.
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#ICYMI
,
#Nepal
had a big announcement this week:
#tiger
population estimates are up by 19%. We’re
#honored
that our camera traps, PoacherCams & expertise contributed to this exciting research & caught fun
#TigerTuesday
moments like this! Want more?
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How was your winter? Watch these
#otters
enjoy theirs sliding in the snow. In Canada, where Panthera studies pumas and lynx, one of our camera traps captured this amazing behavior on film. When we protect wild cats, we protect biodiversity, too.
Make sure to share with a friend!
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#SnowLeopards
are news fodder right now, with the recent launch of an epic population survey, but this
#Tajik
beauty’s
#SelifeSunday
pose seems a bit coy, as if it’s not quite sure it wants to be in the media flurry!
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They say
#snowleopards
are some of the world's most elusive cats, but this one certainly isn't. Apparently, it didn't realize you don't have to be right next to the lens on this camera trap in China to get a
#selfie
for
#SelfieSunday
.
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The elusive Borneo bay cat, which only lives on the island of Borneo, is listed as Endangered by the IUCN Red List.
Panthera is on the bay cat's side, supporting the Sabah Forestry Department efforts to ensure protection at a key site for the species in Malaysian Borneo.
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As I sprung through the years, you guided my way.
Taught me to be fierce, taught me to play.
I know as I grew, it was sometimes a trial.
So I hope that today, this makes you smile.
#HappyMothersDay
#MothersDay
#snowleopard
Send a Panthera e-card to Mom:
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This footage of
#pumas
bedding down is not only fun to watch, but gathering more data on these cryptic cats goes a long way toward prescribing
#conservation
measures for their protection.
#WorldSleepDay
#bigcats
#sleepycats
#puma
#cougar
#mountainlion
#catamount
#panther
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A cat swimming? Can you believe your eyes? Jaguars like this one in the Brazilian Pantanal are actually fond of water, making them the most aquatic of all the big cats. Does it surprise you that some cats like to swim?
Credit: Rafael Hoogesteijn/Panthera
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🧵/6 In devastating news for the leopard, a new study from Panthera and Oxford University's Wildlife Conservation Research Unit has found that the Critically Endangered Indochinese leopard is now functionally extinct in Cambodia,...
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SOUND UP FOR A LION ROAR! Yesterday, we showed you that cheetahs make a churr, a high-intensity gurgle used to communicate with other cheetahs. But
#lions
, tigers, jaguars — these cats let out a mighty roar! What do you think this male lion is saying?
Video Credit:
@NickKleer
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These two snow leopards look pretty cozy. Learn more about this footage @ .
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Join
@Pantheracats
&
@ShaniaTwain
: save the
#leopards
’ spots & show yours. Details:
http://t.co/Glq8EI9lSc
#ifakeit
http://t.co/OOAxAkoz4x
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Clouded leopards are the third-most trafficked wild
#cat
in Southeast Asia. To end this, Panthera partners with the Sabah Forestry and Wildlife Department to train forest patrols and use innovative reporting tools to mitigate poaching.
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This week’s
#SelfieSunday
is none other than our
#MarchCatness
runner-up: the
#PallasCat
! These floofy felines, also known as
#manuls
, are about the size of domestic
#cats
and found in mountainous areas of
#CentralAsia
including
#China
,
#Mongolia
and
#Iran
.
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Check out this breathtaking image of a
#snowleopard
in Kyrgyzstan by Sebastian Kennerknecht
@pumapix
. How he got it:
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Show us your habitat this
#SelfieSunday
! This jaguar’s got the right idea. Did you know that more than half their range extends beyond protected areas? Our newest blog investigates agricultural lands to find out if and where
#wildcats
can survive:
#jaguars
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This
#WindowtotheWild
video from Sabah in Malaysian
#Borneo
features a Sunda
#cloudedleopard
, Bornean
#orangutan
,
#sunbear
, great argus
#pheasant
and
#beardedpig
. Panthera works with the Park to patrol and protect these iconic species from
#poaching
.
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Extremely cute
#selfiesunday
baby leopard alert! As far as animal conservation goes, this is probably the cutest thing you can find: in Gabon, we are working in Plateaux Batéké National Park to better understand and protect lions and
#leopards
, like this little one.
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Snow leopards playing in the highlands? What could be better? Watch these
#snowleopards
in China frolicking around without a care in the world. Do you see any similarities between them and your house
#cat
?
Video Credit: WCS China/Panthera
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Happy Arabian Leopard Day! Today, we celebrate the critically endangered Arabian leopard. Panthera and the Royal Commission for AlUla (
@RCU_SA
) have entered into a historic partnership to recover the Arabian leopard and other leopard populations around the globe.
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Today’s
#SelfieSunday
features an
#ocelot
! Luckily, we captured this adult up close. If it had been a
#kitten
, we may have gotten it confused with a
#margay
or an
#oncilla
. For more
#smallcats
, look out for our
#MarchCatness
competition beginning tomorrow on Facebook!
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Amazing vid of
#snowleopard
family playing hide-and-seek in Tibetan Plateau. How Panthera,
@TheWCS
capture visuals: .
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Ever wonder what a
#leopard
’s album cover would look like? Probably cool & alternative, like this
#SelfieSunday
saunter past our
#cameratrap
in southern
#Africa
. As for that track list, be prepared for lots of roars, grunts, and chuffs. More on
#leopards
:
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For
#SelfieSunday
we're presenting you with some of the best selfies of all seven
#bigcat
species! Can you name them all? (1/2)
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This
#puma
from
#Honduras
is all of us when we accidentally turn on the front-facing camera.
#SelfieSunday
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What if we told you that the deadliest wild cat in the world is also the second smallest? While weighing only 1-2 kg (2-4 lbs), black-footed cats have a hunting rate success of a shocking 60 percent. That's far higher than lions! Learn more:
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Puma mom F61 got lucky when a hunter let her go after seeing our collar. Dr. Mark Elbroch says delaying hunting seasons could prevent the annual orphaning of many kittens. The surprisingly simple solution: (blog) (paper)
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These
#pumas
were caught on camera in their den in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming, United States. Did you know puma kittens are spotted and looked so different from their mothers? Read more about puma conservation:
Credit: Mark Elbroch/Panthera
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An important part of
#jaguar
conservation is reducing cat-cattle conflict. This night enclosure in
#Brazil
shows just how effective our efforts are, highlighting how electric fences keep
#predators
from livestock. With a jaguar only leaps away, newly-weaned calves are protected.
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Today is
#InternationalPumaDay
! Celebrate with us by checking out our latest
#FieldNotes
piece that lists ten of our best blogs about these
#bigcats
: and tell us in the comments why you love
#pumas
like this
#SelfieSunday
subject!
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New hope for the Arabian Leopard population! We're excited to share the success story of seven adorable cubs born this year as part of the
@RCU_SA
effort to protect these majestic creatures from the brink of extinction.
#ArabianLeopardCubs
#AlUla
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🧵According to a new study from Panthera, sand cats may have larger home ranges than previously thought and exhibit little territoriality. Panthera France Director Grégory Breton set out into the deserts of North Africa to track this elusive cat and study its dispersal patterns.
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Is that a rock? No, it's one of Panthera's camera traps! This snow leopard had quite a quizzical encounter with this camera trap in the mountains of Asia. Perhaps it wanted to see where other
#snowleopards
are in the area?
Credit: Panthera/Burgut Conservancy
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You may have a cat's curiosity, but would you inspect a camera trap? This
#leopard
did along a wildlife corridor in the jungles of Gabon. Protection of these wildlife corridors is critical to the long-term survival and conservation of the country's diverse fauna.
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Before you watch
#TigerKing
Season 2, we've put together some
#QandAs
from our
#tiger
experts on the exploitation of these
#bigcats
and how we can protect them in the wild.
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A jaguar is approaching a camera trap in the Pantanal, curious about what this device is.
For jaguars, camera traps around Pantanal ranches measure in part the effectiveness of carnivore-resistant livestock enclosures.
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Panthera CEO and President, Dr. Fred Launay, stated, “This uniquely embracive piece of legislation is a win for countless wild cats and other wildlife, as much as for ourselves.” Read Panthera’s full press release:
#wildcats
#wildlife
#conservation
(2/2)
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Today’s
#SelfieSunday
of a
#EurasianLynx
in the
#TianShan
mountain range comes from Panthera researcher Shannon Kachel. The largest of all
#lynx
species, the Eurasian Lynx is big enough to specialize in killing ungulates such as red deer.
#BigonSmallCats
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Happy
#SelfieSunday
and
#WorldSnowLeopardDay
. Snow leopards are some of the world's most iconic creatures. We work with communities in Central Asia to protect this
#cat
species from human-cat conflict over livestock by offering innovative solutions and educational programs.
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This rare Andean cat is one of the five wild cat species listed as Endangered by the IUCN Red List. Like pumas, they face the threat of human-cat conflict in the highlands of Patagonia. Panthera currently supports partners in preserving this
#SelfieSundaySpecies
.
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Panthera uses camera traps to study wild cats and inform their conversation. Sometimes, curious animals get up close to see what's going on. Check out this inquisitive snow leopard in Central Asia.
Which wild cat do you most want to see on a camera trap? Let us know below!
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Today we celebrate
#InternationalDayforBiologicalDiversity
by remembering the important role that
#wildcats
play as predators in their natural habitats. We are thankful for our people who are working around the globe to protect these species.
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This
#EarthDay
, stand with
#wildcats
by promising to speak up for conservation initiatives, speak out against habitat destruction and trade in wild cat parts, and stand up for protections for cats and all wildlife. Take the pledge:
#ProtectOurSpecies
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Happy
#NationalCatDay
! We're celebrating all cats today, both our furry companions at home and the fascinating wild cats that we're dedicated to protecting. What species or companion are you celebrating today? Show and tell in the comments!
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In Gabon's Batéké Plateau National Park,
#leopards
, elephants and gorillas roam. In addition to Panthera and partners, this wildlife has an important force for good on its side: the Indigenous Téké people, who revere the lions and leopards that once lived here in healthy numbers.
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Coming soon! Our new blog series Small Cat Spotlight will highlight the 33 species of
#smallcats
. These
#wildcats
tend to fly under the radar compared to their larger relatives despite facing similar conservation threats. More on our Small Cats Program:
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#MesDelJaguar
— One of many ways to get involved with
#jaguar
conservation is through ecotourism. In the Brazilian Pantanal, possibly the best jaguar ecotourism destination in the world, sights like this are an everyday occurrence: a jaguar and her cub.
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Hey, is this thing on? We’ll have to be more than just tech savvy to ensure
#lions
are part of
#SelfieSunday
forever. They’re already extinct in 26
#African
countries. Start by learning everything you can about lions and their threats here:
#LetLionsLive
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#10yearchallenge
(1/2): Trapézio is named for his uniquely shaped rosette and was first captured on camera trap ten years ago when he was 9 years old. Now he’s still a dominant
#jaguar
, which speaks well of the habitat and prey quality available in the Pantanal region of
#Brazil
.
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Cats like this
#leopard
have a reflective layer of cells over their eyes that redirects light and gives them their signature
#eyeshine
. Most species use this to their advantage by hunting at night, dawn, or dusk.
#SelfieSunday
Learn more:
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It's
#WorldOtterDay
! Is there any
#otter
way to celebrate than to salute these feisty
#giantotters
who took on a
#jaguar
sniffing around their den in the Brazilian Pantanal?
@pantanaltweets
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We are deeply saddened to share that our dear colleague and friend, Dr. Howard Quigley, passed away on Sunday. A profound wildlife biologist, Dr. Quigley dedicated more than 5 decades to the conservation of jaguars and pumas. Read more:
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Can you spot the
#jaguar
? This week we celebrate World Wildlife Day: Life Below Water and that includes the jaguars, like the one photographed here by
@kvannelli89
, who have adapted to live in Brazil’s
#Pantanal
wetlands. Learn more about Pantanal jaguars:
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“She came as close as 5 meters away from my tree before she stopped again and looked up, our eyes meeting for what seemed like an eternity.”
#Honduras
Country Director Franklin Castañeda describes his first
#jaguar
encounter:
#jaguars
#journeyofthejaguar
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One of the Pantanal jaguar's favorite foods is the caiman! Jaguars spring into the water to catch these large reptiles. Waiting for an ambush, they can grab one with a powerful bite. It's not so simple, though. Watch this jaguar struggle with a caiman!
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👀 Spotted: the deadliest wild cat on Earth.
This black-footed cat, a small wild cat from Africa, is actually the most successful feline hunter, with a success rate of 60 percent! That's about:
12x a tiger's success rate
6x a polar bear's success rate
3x a wolf's success rate
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Margays are one of three spotted small cat species in Costa Rica, along with ocelots and oncillas — which are often mistaken for one another. One way to tell them apart is their size: on average, margays are noticeably smaller than ocelots but larger than oncillas.
#SelfieSunday
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The Valley of the Cats is a haven for studying
#snowleopards
on the
#TibetanPlateau
. We know that a lack of poaching due to local
#Buddhist
beliefs combined with responsible
#ecotourism
contributes to the healthy population of these elusive
#bigcats
. (1/2)
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Adorable vid of a tigress & 2 cubs playing in Parsa, Nepal--a sight not seen there in nearly a decade! RT for
#GlobalTigerDay
tomorrow!
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What's just around the corner?
#EarthDay
! And a hiding
#snowleopard
cub, ready to pounce on its siblings. See more big cat videos to celebrate their contributions to our precious planet:
#EarthDay2018
#bigcats
#istandwithbigcats
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Can’t get enough momma cats? Neither can we! Here are some more photos of awesome
#mommoments
that’re sure to make you say “awww!”
#jaguar
#lion
#tiger
#wildcat
#cubs
#babyanimals
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For
#SelfieSunday
, this rarely seen
#Pallascat
is making a guest appearance. Pallas' cats live in the highlands of Central
#Asia
and
#China
. They may look cute, but if you're a small rodent or insect, you're on the menu!
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Enjoy this
#serval
mama and kitten sweetness in today’s
#MothersDay
edition of
#selfiesunday
! As any good, protective
#mother
does, this female inspected Panthera’s camera trap to confirm it wasn’t a threat, while its little one unknowingly trotted by.
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#Snowleopard
new status: "Vulnerable." Improvement over "Endangered," but species still faces high extinction risk.
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