Jan 9 2017 | Big Cat Rescue

Cat Health Updates

As of last night, Charaka and Hoover the tigers are still not eating on their own. Their care team is being very diligent in their efforts to get these two boys to eat. We will keep you posted.

Happy Monday!

Foster Kitten Update

Note to Interns & Keepers who are fostering kittens.

Tonight after midnight:

Jupiter

Mars

Neptune

Venus

I will need them in a crate in the Cabana and ready to go first thing in the morning. Please weigh and record as usual. If any of them fall below 2 lbs, they cannot go in. Please let me know right away if this is the case.

Please have a cage sanitized and ready for a mom with 6 two week old kittens that I will be bringing back. Please have it set up with food, water, litter and a heating pad along with the blankets.

If you do not have a working heating pad, Id like you to get one from the Kitten Cabana or Modglin house and let me know. Please let me know which cage you will have set up so that I know where to take them.

THANK YOU, to Viewers

THANK YOU, for the great response to yesterday’s request for photos and videos of Spirit Feather. It will take a few days to put something together. YOUR kindness is sharing your photos and videos with us has been absolutely wonderful. YOU ALL are such an encouragement to all of us!!

Spirit Feather Was Released Into the Wild Yesterday

More info, photos, and videos to follow in a few days. Please continue to send us YOUR Spirit Feather photos and videos, if you don’t mind us using them to create some

You can still help show your “spirit” w/ Spirit Feather gear that supports our bobcat rehab and release program. http://big-cat-rescue.myshopify.com/search?q=spirit+feather

Viewer Videos From Explore.org/bigcatrescue

VIDEO: Going Potty In Honor of Everyone Watching

By Susann

NOTE: NONE of the cats at Big Cat Rescue live on concrete. The ONLY exception are these hospital recovery cages which have concrete floors to keep cats with stitches up out of the dirt.

VIDEO: Contemplating Playing With the Donut 2017 01 09

By Susann

NOTE: NONE of the cats at Big Cat Rescue live on concrete. The ONLY exception are these hospital recovery cages which have concrete floors to keep cats with stitches up out of the dirt.

VIDEO: TJ Chasing Golf Carts and Eating Breakfast 2017 01 09

By Susann

VIDEO: Trying to Get Charaka to Eat Breakfast 2017 01 09

By Susann

NOTE: NONE of the cats at Big Cat Rescue live on concrete. The ONLY exception are these hospital recovery cages which have concrete floors to keep cats with stitches up out of the dirt.

VIDEO: Andy’s Breakfast 2017 01 09

By Susann

VIDEO: 8 January 2017

By Susann

VIDEO: Nikita’s Breakfast 2017 01 09

By Susann

VIDEO: Trying to Get Charaka to Eat 2017 01 08

By Susann

NOTE: NONE of the cats at Big Cat Rescue live on concrete. The ONLY exception are these hospital recovery cages which have concrete floors to keep cats with stitches up out of the dirt.

VIDEO: Andy Wants Chicken 2017 01 08

By Susann

VIDEO: TJ Getting a Snack 2017 01 08

By Susann

VIDEO: Blue Heron In VR 2017 01 08

By Susann

Note To Viewers

YOU CAN capture great videos and snapshot of the cats, too. Find all of our live streaming big cat cams at BigCatCams.com

The Explore.org/bigcatrescue cams are by far the best quality but the other streaming cams can be fun to watch as well.

Big Cat Challenge Winners from 1/7/2017

Species Challenge

Question: What is the difference between a Siberian Lynx tail and a Bobcat tail?

Answer: A Lynx’s tail looks like it was dipped in an inkwell with black all the way around the tip. A bobcats tail looks like it was painted black on top and white on the bottom.

Links you can find the answer on:

More about bobcats can be found here https://bigcatrescue.org/bobcat-facts/
More about Siberian lynx can be found here https://bigcatrescue.org/siberian-lynx-facts/
More about Canadian lynx can be found here https://bigcatrescue.org/canada-lynx-facts/

Winners: Debbi Clark, Diana M Blount, & Shonna Zimmermann

Alexa Lamont also wins a photo for purr-ticipating.

Diana, I especially loved the way you added those three links with your answer so viewers could find more info.

Global News

ONE: 1/9/17 Estonia’s capital bans wild animals in circuses. Today, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, sent an official letter to Estonian animal organisations in which it declared to no longer issue new public event permits to circuses that use wild animals. In recent months, the cities of Tartu and Pärnu have made a similar decision. The topic is currently being discussed also in the councils of Viljandi and Kuressaare. Tallinn the capital of Estonia bans wild animals in circuses http://loomus.ee/tallinn-bans-wild-animals-in-circuses/