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Sharing facts, stories, and insights about big cats 🐯🦁 to inspire respect and protection for these magnificent predators.
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Our Big Cats
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· Dec 28
Whenever you feel alone in this world, remember that you have many (wild) companions that you can give your love to, even if they aren't right next to you. Don't let them disappear from this planet!
#wildlife #wildlifeonearth #biodiversity #endangeredspecies #conservation
📷 Justin de la Rey
#wildlife #wildlifeonearth #biodiversity #endangeredspecies #conservation
📷 Justin de la Rey
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Did you know about Sumatran tiger night vision? This epic superpower makes them exceptional hunters under the cover of darkness. They also have long, sensitive whiskers, which help them navigate through dense forests, even in the dark! #SumatranTiger #SaveTheTiger #Wildlife #Tiger
November 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Did you know about Sumatran tiger night vision? This epic superpower makes them exceptional hunters under the cover of darkness. They also have long, sensitive whiskers, which help them navigate through dense forests, even in the dark! #SumatranTiger #SaveTheTiger #Wildlife #Tiger
Ever wonder where our profile photo comes from?
It’s a still from 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙝 𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙥, one of our all-time favorite documentaries, featuring an incredibly intelligent cheetah raising her cubs in a tough landscape.
Video link: tubitv.com/series/30000...
#Cheetahs #NatureDocumentary
It’s a still from 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙝 𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙥, one of our all-time favorite documentaries, featuring an incredibly intelligent cheetah raising her cubs in a tough landscape.
Video link: tubitv.com/series/30000...
#Cheetahs #NatureDocumentary
November 9, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Ever wonder where our profile photo comes from?
It’s a still from 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙝 𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙥, one of our all-time favorite documentaries, featuring an incredibly intelligent cheetah raising her cubs in a tough landscape.
Video link: tubitv.com/series/30000...
#Cheetahs #NatureDocumentary
It’s a still from 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙝 𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙥, one of our all-time favorite documentaries, featuring an incredibly intelligent cheetah raising her cubs in a tough landscape.
Video link: tubitv.com/series/30000...
#Cheetahs #NatureDocumentary
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What makes the Lion Recovery Fund unique?
April 30, 2025 at 6:41 PM
What makes the Lion Recovery Fund unique?
In loving memory of Olimba – Queen of the Luangwa Valley 🐆
She lived 14 remarkable years, raising 3 cubs and inspiring countless hearts. Brave, beautiful, and resilient to the end. Her spirit lives on through her son Kupela and the wilds she called home 🌿💛
#OlimbaTheLeopard #OlimbaTheLeopardess
She lived 14 remarkable years, raising 3 cubs and inspiring countless hearts. Brave, beautiful, and resilient to the end. Her spirit lives on through her son Kupela and the wilds she called home 🌿💛
#OlimbaTheLeopard #OlimbaTheLeopardess
October 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
In loving memory of Olimba – Queen of the Luangwa Valley 🐆
She lived 14 remarkable years, raising 3 cubs and inspiring countless hearts. Brave, beautiful, and resilient to the end. Her spirit lives on through her son Kupela and the wilds she called home 🌿💛
#OlimbaTheLeopard #OlimbaTheLeopardess
She lived 14 remarkable years, raising 3 cubs and inspiring countless hearts. Brave, beautiful, and resilient to the end. Her spirit lives on through her son Kupela and the wilds she called home 🌿💛
#OlimbaTheLeopard #OlimbaTheLeopardess
🐾 FYI – check out @ourplanetearth.xyz if this series sparks your curiosity 🌿
🌿 Tomorrow I’m starting a new series: #WhatIStoppedForThePlanet
Each post shares one simple change I’ve made as an environmentalist that makes a big difference.
💛 Maybe it’ll spark ideas for what you might stop for the planet.
#EcoChoices #SustainableLiving
Each post shares one simple change I’ve made as an environmentalist that makes a big difference.
💛 Maybe it’ll spark ideas for what you might stop for the planet.
#EcoChoices #SustainableLiving
October 13, 2025 at 12:58 AM
🐾 FYI – check out @ourplanetearth.xyz if this series sparks your curiosity 🌿
Meet #NoraTheCheetah – the Masaai Mara 🇰🇪’s one-of-a-kind beauty.
At 13 years young, she’s still hunting, exploring, and captivating all who cross her path. 🐾✨
#BeautifulNora #BigCatsOfAfrica #Cheetahs #Wildlife
At 13 years young, she’s still hunting, exploring, and captivating all who cross her path. 🐾✨
#BeautifulNora #BigCatsOfAfrica #Cheetahs #Wildlife
October 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Meet #NoraTheCheetah – the Masaai Mara 🇰🇪’s one-of-a-kind beauty.
At 13 years young, she’s still hunting, exploring, and captivating all who cross her path. 🐾✨
#BeautifulNora #BigCatsOfAfrica #Cheetahs #Wildlife
At 13 years young, she’s still hunting, exploring, and captivating all who cross her path. 🐾✨
#BeautifulNora #BigCatsOfAfrica #Cheetahs #Wildlife
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From the tiny Black-footed Cat to the mighty Amur tiger, the cat family spans the globe.
Fierce, fragile, and fascinating – each species tells a story of survival.
Inspired by #WildCatsOfTheWorld by Luke Hunter. Stay tuned for more! 🐾
Fierce, fragile, and fascinating – each species tells a story of survival.
Inspired by #WildCatsOfTheWorld by Luke Hunter. Stay tuned for more! 🐾
October 5, 2025 at 2:28 PM
From the tiny Black-footed Cat to the mighty Amur tiger, the cat family spans the globe.
Fierce, fragile, and fascinating – each species tells a story of survival.
Inspired by #WildCatsOfTheWorld by Luke Hunter. Stay tuned for more! 🐾
Fierce, fragile, and fascinating – each species tells a story of survival.
Inspired by #WildCatsOfTheWorld by Luke Hunter. Stay tuned for more! 🐾
𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗙𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘀𝗮 – wounded by a buffalo and left behind by her pride, she fought to survive and protect her cubs in the Okavango swamps.
Her story is one of resilience, motherhood, and survival in the wild. 🦁🌍
#FekeetsaTheLion #FekeetsaTheLioness #Lions #BigCats #WildlifeStories #NatureDocumentary
Her story is one of resilience, motherhood, and survival in the wild. 🦁🌍
#FekeetsaTheLion #FekeetsaTheLioness #Lions #BigCats #WildlifeStories #NatureDocumentary
September 28, 2025 at 1:53 PM
𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗙𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘀𝗮 – wounded by a buffalo and left behind by her pride, she fought to survive and protect her cubs in the Okavango swamps.
Her story is one of resilience, motherhood, and survival in the wild. 🦁🌍
#FekeetsaTheLion #FekeetsaTheLioness #Lions #BigCats #WildlifeStories #NatureDocumentary
Her story is one of resilience, motherhood, and survival in the wild. 🦁🌍
#FekeetsaTheLion #FekeetsaTheLioness #Lions #BigCats #WildlifeStories #NatureDocumentary
Do wild animals like lions get skin cancer? 🤔
Surprisingly, it’s rare! Thick fur, pigmented skin, and clever adaptations – like evolution’s built-in sunscreen – keep even the king of the jungle safe under the sun. 🌞🦁
#WildlifeFacts #NatureProtection #Lions #BigCats
Surprisingly, it’s rare! Thick fur, pigmented skin, and clever adaptations – like evolution’s built-in sunscreen – keep even the king of the jungle safe under the sun. 🌞🦁
#WildlifeFacts #NatureProtection #Lions #BigCats
September 20, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Do wild animals like lions get skin cancer? 🤔
Surprisingly, it’s rare! Thick fur, pigmented skin, and clever adaptations – like evolution’s built-in sunscreen – keep even the king of the jungle safe under the sun. 🌞🦁
#WildlifeFacts #NatureProtection #Lions #BigCats
Surprisingly, it’s rare! Thick fur, pigmented skin, and clever adaptations – like evolution’s built-in sunscreen – keep even the king of the jungle safe under the sun. 🌞🦁
#WildlifeFacts #NatureProtection #Lions #BigCats
Looking for a meaningful gift that gives back?
𝘙𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘛𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴 is a stunning #photography book that supports tiger conservation 🐅
Beautiful enough for any coffee table – and it’s on sale! 📖
#WildlifeConservation #Tigers #PhotographyBook #NatureLovers #RememberingTigers #RememberingWildlife
𝘙𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘛𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴 is a stunning #photography book that supports tiger conservation 🐅
Beautiful enough for any coffee table – and it’s on sale! 📖
#WildlifeConservation #Tigers #PhotographyBook #NatureLovers #RememberingTigers #RememberingWildlife
September 16, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Looking for a meaningful gift that gives back?
𝘙𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘛𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴 is a stunning #photography book that supports tiger conservation 🐅
Beautiful enough for any coffee table – and it’s on sale! 📖
#WildlifeConservation #Tigers #PhotographyBook #NatureLovers #RememberingTigers #RememberingWildlife
𝘙𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘛𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴 is a stunning #photography book that supports tiger conservation 🐅
Beautiful enough for any coffee table – and it’s on sale! 📖
#WildlifeConservation #Tigers #PhotographyBook #NatureLovers #RememberingTigers #RememberingWildlife
𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆?
By protecting wild families like this lion pride, you help ensure they’re still here for generations to come.
That’s a legacy worth leaving. 🦁🌍
Learn more or support @lionrecoveryfund.bsky.social
#WildLegacy #Conservation
By protecting wild families like this lion pride, you help ensure they’re still here for generations to come.
That’s a legacy worth leaving. 🦁🌍
Learn more or support @lionrecoveryfund.bsky.social
#WildLegacy #Conservation
September 13, 2025 at 11:13 PM
𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆?
By protecting wild families like this lion pride, you help ensure they’re still here for generations to come.
That’s a legacy worth leaving. 🦁🌍
Learn more or support @lionrecoveryfund.bsky.social
#WildLegacy #Conservation
By protecting wild families like this lion pride, you help ensure they’re still here for generations to come.
That’s a legacy worth leaving. 🦁🌍
Learn more or support @lionrecoveryfund.bsky.social
#WildLegacy #Conservation
If you believe in God,
protecting His creations is a sacred calling.
Whether in Christianity, Islam, or Judaism,
we are entrusted to care for the Earth.
Every creature is part of His world.
Let’s cherish and protect it. 🌍💚
#CreationCare #Khalifah #TikkunOlam
📸 Prakash Ramakrishnan
protecting His creations is a sacred calling.
Whether in Christianity, Islam, or Judaism,
we are entrusted to care for the Earth.
Every creature is part of His world.
Let’s cherish and protect it. 🌍💚
#CreationCare #Khalifah #TikkunOlam
📸 Prakash Ramakrishnan
September 7, 2025 at 10:47 PM
If you believe in God,
protecting His creations is a sacred calling.
Whether in Christianity, Islam, or Judaism,
we are entrusted to care for the Earth.
Every creature is part of His world.
Let’s cherish and protect it. 🌍💚
#CreationCare #Khalifah #TikkunOlam
📸 Prakash Ramakrishnan
protecting His creations is a sacred calling.
Whether in Christianity, Islam, or Judaism,
we are entrusted to care for the Earth.
Every creature is part of His world.
Let’s cherish and protect it. 🌍💚
#CreationCare #Khalifah #TikkunOlam
📸 Prakash Ramakrishnan
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Once our basic needs are met – food, shelter, and freedom – what more do we need to live well?
Just two things:
🧠 Curiosity – to keep learning and growing
🧡 Love – for wildlife, our planet, people, and ourselves
📸 by Inyati Game Lodge, Sabi Sands
Just two things:
🧠 Curiosity – to keep learning and growing
🧡 Love – for wildlife, our planet, people, and ourselves
📸 by Inyati Game Lodge, Sabi Sands
July 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Once our basic needs are met – food, shelter, and freedom – what more do we need to live well?
Just two things:
🧠 Curiosity – to keep learning and growing
🧡 Love – for wildlife, our planet, people, and ourselves
📸 by Inyati Game Lodge, Sabi Sands
Just two things:
🧠 Curiosity – to keep learning and growing
🧡 Love – for wildlife, our planet, people, and ourselves
📸 by Inyati Game Lodge, Sabi Sands
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The way this puma cub looks at mom. 🥺
That little face says it all - mom is their whole world: teacher, protector, and hunting coach all in one.
Moments like these from Torres del Paine show why protecting habitat matters. When we save wild spaces, we help keep families together. 🐾
That little face says it all - mom is their whole world: teacher, protector, and hunting coach all in one.
Moments like these from Torres del Paine show why protecting habitat matters. When we save wild spaces, we help keep families together. 🐾
July 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The way this puma cub looks at mom. 🥺
That little face says it all - mom is their whole world: teacher, protector, and hunting coach all in one.
Moments like these from Torres del Paine show why protecting habitat matters. When we save wild spaces, we help keep families together. 🐾
That little face says it all - mom is their whole world: teacher, protector, and hunting coach all in one.
Moments like these from Torres del Paine show why protecting habitat matters. When we save wild spaces, we help keep families together. 🐾
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𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱 “𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻” 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻. 🔥
Because conservation isn’t just a feeling – it’s responsibility, action, and love for our planet and wildlife. 🌍🐾
Let’s talk real commitment, not buzzwords.
#NoMorePassion #ConservationWithLove #conservation
📷 Artur Cabral (IG: arturcabral)
Because conservation isn’t just a feeling – it’s responsibility, action, and love for our planet and wildlife. 🌍🐾
Let’s talk real commitment, not buzzwords.
#NoMorePassion #ConservationWithLove #conservation
📷 Artur Cabral (IG: arturcabral)
July 13, 2025 at 8:40 PM
𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱 “𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻” 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻. 🔥
Because conservation isn’t just a feeling – it’s responsibility, action, and love for our planet and wildlife. 🌍🐾
Let’s talk real commitment, not buzzwords.
#NoMorePassion #ConservationWithLove #conservation
📷 Artur Cabral (IG: arturcabral)
Because conservation isn’t just a feeling – it’s responsibility, action, and love for our planet and wildlife. 🌍🐾
Let’s talk real commitment, not buzzwords.
#NoMorePassion #ConservationWithLove #conservation
📷 Artur Cabral (IG: arturcabral)
I’m no longer a volunteer or donor for a major wildlife charity due to misaligned values and lack of accountability.
Excited to support the #LionRecoveryFund, where 100% of donations go directly to field conservation. Real impact, real transparency 🦁✨
wildnet.org/protecting-w...
📸 ig/olicwildlife
Excited to support the #LionRecoveryFund, where 100% of donations go directly to field conservation. Real impact, real transparency 🦁✨
wildnet.org/protecting-w...
📸 ig/olicwildlife
July 10, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I’m no longer a volunteer or donor for a major wildlife charity due to misaligned values and lack of accountability.
Excited to support the #LionRecoveryFund, where 100% of donations go directly to field conservation. Real impact, real transparency 🦁✨
wildnet.org/protecting-w...
📸 ig/olicwildlife
Excited to support the #LionRecoveryFund, where 100% of donations go directly to field conservation. Real impact, real transparency 🦁✨
wildnet.org/protecting-w...
📸 ig/olicwildlife
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Climate change is a growing threat to leopards ⚠️, impacting the vegetation they rely on.
Healthy forests support herbivores, provide hunting cover, and offer safe shelters for cubs.
Protecting nature = protecting leopards.
Conservation is crucial. We must act now!
#TheHerds
Healthy forests support herbivores, provide hunting cover, and offer safe shelters for cubs.
Protecting nature = protecting leopards.
Conservation is crucial. We must act now!
#TheHerds
May 10, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Climate change is a growing threat to leopards ⚠️, impacting the vegetation they rely on.
Healthy forests support herbivores, provide hunting cover, and offer safe shelters for cubs.
Protecting nature = protecting leopards.
Conservation is crucial. We must act now!
#TheHerds
Healthy forests support herbivores, provide hunting cover, and offer safe shelters for cubs.
Protecting nature = protecting leopards.
Conservation is crucial. We must act now!
#TheHerds
When annoying your sibling is your favorite pastime 🤼♂️😼
This playful #leopard duo is having a moment!
#DidYouKnow: #Leopards communicate using unique sound - males, for example, let out a hoarse cough to announce their presence 🐆🔊
🎥 ig/ajith.arjunan
This playful #leopard duo is having a moment!
#DidYouKnow: #Leopards communicate using unique sound - males, for example, let out a hoarse cough to announce their presence 🐆🔊
🎥 ig/ajith.arjunan
April 27, 2025 at 7:51 PM
When annoying your sibling is your favorite pastime 🤼♂️😼
This playful #leopard duo is having a moment!
#DidYouKnow: #Leopards communicate using unique sound - males, for example, let out a hoarse cough to announce their presence 🐆🔊
🎥 ig/ajith.arjunan
This playful #leopard duo is having a moment!
#DidYouKnow: #Leopards communicate using unique sound - males, for example, let out a hoarse cough to announce their presence 🐆🔊
🎥 ig/ajith.arjunan
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The Florida panther is critically endangered, with less than 200 individuals surviving. A 1.5 year old male was hit and killed by a car last week, reinforcing that wildlife-vehicle collisions are the primary cause of death for Florida panthers.
Critically endangered Florida Panther killed by vehicle in Lee County, 3rd death of 2025
A critically endangered Florida Panther has been killed by a vehicle in Lee County, marking the 3rd death of the feline predator this year.
tinyurl.com
March 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM
The Florida panther is critically endangered, with less than 200 individuals surviving. A 1.5 year old male was hit and killed by a car last week, reinforcing that wildlife-vehicle collisions are the primary cause of death for Florida panthers.
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Did you know rodenticides can affect more than just rodents? Rodents (e.g. mice, rats, squirrels) don't die immediately, and are still eaten by predators like pumas, coyotes, birds of prey.
National Park Detects Startling Evidence of Mountain Lions Ingesting Rat Poison
39 out of 40 local mountain lions at Santa Monica Mountains National Recreational Area have tested positive for exposure to one or more rat poisons and seven have died directly of poisoning
tinyurl.com
March 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Did you know rodenticides can affect more than just rodents? Rodents (e.g. mice, rats, squirrels) don't die immediately, and are still eaten by predators like pumas, coyotes, birds of prey.
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“It is better to be #hated for what you are than to be #loved for what you are not.”
― Andre Gide, Autumn Leaves
#quoteoftheday #quotes #authenticity #selflove #selfacceptance #peoplepleasing
📸 Deon Wessels
― Andre Gide, Autumn Leaves
#quoteoftheday #quotes #authenticity #selflove #selfacceptance #peoplepleasing
📸 Deon Wessels
February 17, 2025 at 5:17 AM
“It is better to be #hated for what you are than to be #loved for what you are not.”
― Andre Gide, Autumn Leaves
#quoteoftheday #quotes #authenticity #selflove #selfacceptance #peoplepleasing
📸 Deon Wessels
― Andre Gide, Autumn Leaves
#quoteoftheday #quotes #authenticity #selflove #selfacceptance #peoplepleasing
📸 Deon Wessels
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The meaning of life is to #give #life #meaning – Viktor Frankl
#meaningoflife #quoteoftheday #quotes
📸 ©Polar Bears International
#meaningoflife #quoteoftheday #quotes
📸 ©Polar Bears International
February 9, 2025 at 11:35 PM
The meaning of life is to #give #life #meaning – Viktor Frankl
#meaningoflife #quoteoftheday #quotes
📸 ©Polar Bears International
#meaningoflife #quoteoftheday #quotes
📸 ©Polar Bears International
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~ 50% decline in #Uganda's #lions due to poisonings, #poaching, & habitat loss. This could affect the numbers of other species. #Hyenas densities were relatively higher & their numbers may be due to lion declines.
news.mongabay.com/2025/01/ugan...
news.mongabay.com/2025/01/ugan...
Uganda’s tree-climbing lions grow scarce amid nationwide decline of the big cat
NAIROBI ― Poisoning, poaching and loss of habitat have significantly reduced populations of lion prides in Uganda, signaling the need for long-term commitments to conservation action, researchers writ...
news.mongabay.com
February 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
~ 50% decline in #Uganda's #lions due to poisonings, #poaching, & habitat loss. This could affect the numbers of other species. #Hyenas densities were relatively higher & their numbers may be due to lion declines.
news.mongabay.com/2025/01/ugan...
news.mongabay.com/2025/01/ugan...
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Mountain lions have a variety of adaptations that make them an apex predator. They have exceptional night vision, which aids their ambush hunting style from dusk to dawn. As with most felids, their claws are retractable which allows them to move silently through brush while stalking prey.
February 5, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Mountain lions have a variety of adaptations that make them an apex predator. They have exceptional night vision, which aids their ambush hunting style from dusk to dawn. As with most felids, their claws are retractable which allows them to move silently through brush while stalking prey.