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HALLO HAII HALLO

Can I ask. For some tiger funfacts please >:3

YES

all tigers have unique patterns (stripes)

they are NOT, in fact, the biggest species of cat (ligers are)

iirc, they have the strongest bite force of any other big cat

unlike lions, they usually and quite typically hunt alone

they're actually very intelligent, as in they can remember faces and scents well enough to be able to hunt you down if you so happen to harm them or their cubs (smart in other ways too, I just really really like that story)

they'e not tusually hostile towards humans, nor are humans an active source of prey for tigers, but since we're human and we have harmed tigers + their environment, we are on their list, but not normally for predatory attacks.

their roar is, quite literally, paralyzing and is hella strong. it can travel from up to Miles and still have you automatically frozen in places if you're close enough

theyre going extinct at rapid rates and is expected too be completely eradicated in just a few years from now :(

tigers do have muscle built up, and in most cases (due to this) they can be found still standing even after they're dead

they can jump vertical heights up to 30 feet or more if I'm not mistaken (due to their agility, muscle strength, and long bodies)

there can be more tigers found in the United States than anywhere else in the world now (hi Texas)

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another tbing abojt bears

if you're ever out and you see a baby bear cub

🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️ GET THE HELL OUT OF THERE ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️

you don't see her, but you are standing RIGHT in between a mama bear and her baby !!!! this is where an attack will come into play because she feels threatened, her baby might be in danger !!!!

if you're ever in an area and you're near a baby bear in any proximity or range, THAT IS A DANGER ZONE 🙅🏽🙅🏽🙅🏽🙅🏽🙅🏽❌❌❌❌❌❌ IT'S A SETUP SHE GON GET YOU 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

HELP THIS IS SO FUNNY 😭 whenever i see a small bear i freak out like i don’t know if ur independent yet bro 😨 i dont want ur mama all up on me….

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bears are like, fast — they can travel distances up to 20-25mph, and they're even faster tree climbers

you've probably already heard but there's a saying and it goes — "if it's black, fight back; if it's brown, get on the ground; if it's white, goodnight"

and that's mostly because

1. black bears are typically the most docile species of bear, and most of the time their diet while still consisting of the meat they need to eat, also consists of shit like plant, berries, nuts, etc... but you don't literally "fight back" PLEASE don't swing on a bear LMAO no just make urself look bigger than them, try to make a lot of noise yell at it something (can also work with some brown bears too!), and they'll leave you alone... they're a bear who constantly forgets it's a bear god bless

2. if you are actively being threatened by a brown bear, and in cases where making yourself bigger doesn't help you out, lay down !! play dead, don't move, especially if you're already in the middle of an attack, as the bear will nudge you a few times just to ensure you're a goner, because if you move, or give any sign that you're still, in fact, alive, the bear will still think it has something to be threatened by and you won't need to play pretend no more

but I also think this can work without a direct attack? by getting on the ground, you're posing as little as a threat as possible I'm comparison to the big bear and giving it less of a reason to attack you by doing so I believe

3. if ur ever caught in a scuffle with polar bears then I hope you have ur will written out. they're called "obligated carnivores," which means they constantly hunt, kill, eat, and that can be digested into their behaviors too. and with the sudden spike in them at risk of going extinct due to global warming and people, they'll really see us as a threat to them, meat on our bones or not tbh

they're also known for being able to stalk down prey for hours or days at a time, so if youre ever attacked by a polar bear, that shit was PREpremeditated

but it was said something like polar bears have ADHD??? I guess?? so if you throw something like a clothing article it'll distract them long enough for you to get away... and unless you have a car you can speed out of the Arctic with or have a jet already on standby then ur just giving it a frostbitten ass to bite 😭

bears are sooo cool imo, polar bears scare the absolute hell out of me though 😭 so beautiful but damn!!! how they hunt their prey is so)?/$2$ its cool but pls not me 🥺 this guy i knew was faced with TWO 😭 shot one and got inside away from the other but MAN horrifying to hear.

we have a lot of black bears, majority of the bear species here are black. some brown ones are up closer to vancouver. i can’t add much because i didn’t learn anything above bear safety but these all are super right on the threat meter lmao 😭

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well it's moreso a compilation of animal experts correcting facts about the animals they specialize in research from attacks in movies n stuff

and I've known this for a while now but THAT BEING SAID if you ever go camping and you have bear spray with you

and you're within range of a bear

DONT wait for it to get close, bear spray is COMPLETELY ineffective if it's sprayed at like eye-to-eye contact, as it'll harm you and just agitate the bear more

so it's important to note that bear spray actually shoots long distances, and works similar to the pepper spray we use

so if you feel like you need to, spray it while you still have distance between yourself and the bear otherwise you're putting yourself in way more danger than you already are

IF its a territory attack (I think), since bears don't necessarily prey or actively hunt humans, so predatory attacks are really rare actually, especially from black bears 👍🏽

there'd have to be some sort of repeated behavior learned for bears to actively want to hunt out humans, but they're otherwise very docile creatures unless they feel like they're threatened

oh! i’ve seen stuff about that with sharks :) but omg that is really useful! i always thought it was surprising people use weapons on predators as if it wouldn’t just make them more inclined to kill you? in my outdoor ed we learned bear bangers which seem a lot more useful lmao.

i love these kind of facts a lot because a lot of main predators don’t have anything but curiosity or fear for humans, which really is interesting to me considering how we portray it when an attack does happen. bears are so interesting to me, especially cause’ we have them up in our mountain and backyard 🤍

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2008-04-04

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Different mutations found in panthera (color-centric):

melanism

causes the overproduction of melanin, thus why "black panthers" (which, don't have to be entirely black) exist

leucism

the more "bleached" version of melanism (in simple words), resulting in white panthers (like that maltese tiger, who would, technically, be considered blue (maltesting) panthers) ; (partial albinism/cream have been reported)

albinism

complete opposite of melanism, causing a big cat to be pure white, rather than black, or its otherwise natural color!

chincilla

a mutation causing panthers to be almost complete white, but with pale markings! unlike albinism, where the animal is pure white

erythrism

a more red mutation that can result in pink-ish colored cat (leopard, in this case)... so we can call this one a pink panther! literally!

there's more, obviously, but these ones are inherently more common 🤗

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binging ur blog rq

have fun 🤭

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May I perhaps a a little post about my favorite reptile, the Alligator♡?

yes you CAN

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omg. you don't have this blog @lexisism

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Black Panthers don't exist! melanism is basically a genetic mutation that causes the gene for melanin to overwork itself. the gene can be dominant in one cat, and recessive in the other

if you see a "black panther," it's really just another panther with its color pallet painted over, hence why they still give birth to regular panthers

so no, it's not a standalone animal, it's just a description — a panther that's just black

it's also more complicated that that, though, but that's for another post! one that entails the existence of blue panthers haha

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Lynx in the Harz National Park

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FUCK YOU STILL KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT ME

tell me about snakes 😈

GAAAAASP.

1. They're solar powered, which is why you can't use regular lamps, but heat lamps!

2. Not ALL snakes lay eggs

3. Snakes don't have eyelids!!!

4. Snakes have five forms of locomotion

5. Due to snakes not having eyelids, they sleep with their eyes open. (Pretty creepy; but yeah!) While they still have their eyes open, their brains still shut down when sleeping, like other animals. So a snake may look like it's giving you an absolute death stare, but it's really just sleeping!

6. Snakes are incredibly important for the balance of ecosystems. Without them, their prey species could increase to problematic levels. Snake venom has served as a valuable medicinal ingredient for centuries, utilised in a wide array of pharmaceuticals.

7. Unlike usual house pets or other animals, snakes live up to 20-30 years!!

7. They can hear – just not as well as humans. Snakes can only hear low frequencies, roughly below the 600Hz mark; where as most of us can hear a much wider range. Snakes probably hear muffled versions of what we do.

8. They don't drink water; they mostly rely on mist.

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📷 Andrew RW Maggs

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Snow Leopard - Wildlife