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Big Cat Rescue is on a mission to create a world where wild cats live freeโ€”not behind bars, not on leashes, and never as pets.

Weโ€™ve already helped make history by championing the Big Cat Public Safety Act, ending private ownership and public handling of big cats in the U.S. But our work doesn't stop at the border. We're now funding conservation projects around the globe to protect wildcats from the deadly threats of poaching, trafficking, bushmeat, and habitat loss.

Get ready to embark on a journey of discovery, compassion, and action. Together, let's strive for a world where all wild cats live freely and in harmony with nature. Subscribe, share, and be part of this incredible journey. #bigcatrescue #bigcattv #conservation

For all enquiries, please contact us at: 360@bigcatrescue.org

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Big Cat Rescue

๐…๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ฏ๐ฌ. ๐…๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐š๐ญ โ€” ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐š๐ฆ๐ž ๐€๐ง๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ!
Weโ€™ve seen some confusion lately, so letโ€™s clear this up in a friendly way ๐Ÿ˜Š

๐Ÿพ ๐€ ๐…๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐Ž๐“ ๐š ๐œ๐š๐ญ.
The ๐…๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ซ (๐๐ž๐ค๐š๐ง๐ข๐š ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ง๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ข) is actually a member of the weasel family โ€” related to martens, mink, and otters.
โ€ข Found in North American forests
โ€ข Excellent climber
โ€ข Hunts small mammals, birds, and even porcupines
โ€ข About the size of a house cat โ€” but definitely not feline

๐ŸŸ ๐€ ๐…๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐š๐ญ ๐ˆ๐’ ๐š ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐œ๐š๐ญ.
The ๐…๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐š๐ญ (๐๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ฌ) is a true wild feline native to South and Southeast Asia.
โ€ข Semi-aquatic and strong swimmer
โ€ข Has partially webbed front paws
โ€ข Hunts fish, frogs, and other aquatic prey
โ€ข Classified as Vulnerable due to habitat loss

Despite the similar names, they live on different continents, belong to completely different animal families, and evolved separately.

One is a forest-dwelling mustelid.
The other is a wetland-adapted wild cat.

Same โ€œfishingโ€ vibeโ€ฆ totally different animals.

Education helps conservation โ€” and knowing the difference helps protect the right species. ๐Ÿ’š

Fisher: AI generated
Fishing cat: ๐Ÿ“ท Jim Maynard

#BigCatRescue #FishingCat #Conservation #SavingSmallWildCats #SaveThePlanet

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Big Cat Rescue

๐ŸŒŽ ๐‘๐„๐†๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐€๐‹ ๐’๐๐„๐‚๐ˆ๐„๐’ ๐’๐๐Ž๐“๐‹๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“
๐Œ๐ž๐ฑ๐ข๐œ๐จ & ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐€๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š | ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐š๐ฒ ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿพ

๐Ÿ‘€ ๐ˆ๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎโ€™๐ฏ๐ž ๐ง๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ž๐ง ๐จ๐ง๐ž, ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐ฎ๐ฉ.

The margay doesnโ€™t rule the forest floor.
It lives in the canopy โ€” balancing, climbing, and hunting high above the ground.

This is one of the most agile wild cats in the world.

๐Ÿ† ๐Œ๐ž๐ž๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐š๐ฒ
๐Ÿ“ ๐‘๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž: Mexico through Central America and into South America
๐ŸŒณ ๐‡๐š๐›๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ญ: Dense tropical and subtropical forests
๐Ÿ“ ๐’๐ข๐ณ๐ž: 6โ€“9 lbs
๐ŸŽจ ๐‚๐จ๐š๐ญ: Bold rosettes with large eyes built for night vision

Often mistaken for a small ocelot โ€” but built very differently.

๐Ÿง ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐Œ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ƒ๐จ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐Š๐ง๐จ๐ฐ
๐ŸŒฒ Can rotate its ankles 180ยฐ to climb down trees headfirst
๐Ÿ’ Spends much of its life in trees
๐ŸŒ™ Mostly nocturnal
๐ŸŽฏ Hunts birds, reptiles, and small mammals in the canopy

Few wild cats are as specialized for arboreal life as the margay.

โš ๏ธ ๐‘๐ž๐š๐ฅ ๐“๐ก๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ฌ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ฒ ๐…๐š๐œ๐ž
๐ŸŒฒ Deforestation and logging
๐ŸŒฑ Habitat fragmentation
๐ŸŽฏ Illegal hunting
๐Ÿšœ Agricultural expansion

Because margays rely heavily on dense forest canopy, habitat loss hits them hard.

They cannot simply โ€œadaptโ€ to open or developed landscapes.

๐ŸŒฑ ๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Œ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ
Margays are indicators of intact tropical forests.

Protecting them protects:
๐ŸŒณ Rainforest ecosystems
๐Ÿฆ Tree-dwelling species
๐ŸŒŽ Biodiversity across Central America

When forests remain connected, margays can thrive above the forest floor.

๐Ÿพ ๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐Œ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ
Some wild cats run across deserts.
Some walk on snow.
Some live almost entirely in trees.

Every species fills a different ecological role โ€” and every one matters.

๐Ÿ“ ๐๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฉ: Another wild cat of Mexico & Central Americaโ€ฆ

๐Ÿ’ฌ ๐ท๐‘–๐‘‘ ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข ๐‘˜๐‘›๐‘œ๐‘ค ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘ค๐‘Ž๐‘  ๐‘Ž ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘™๐‘‘ ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐‘™๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘š๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘™๐‘ฆ ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘’๐‘ ?

#BigCatRescue #Margay #SpeciesSpotlight #WildCats #SavingSmallWildCats #SaveThePlanet

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Big Cat Rescue

โ€œA good friend knows your story. A best friend helps you write it.โ€

#LoveyAndThurstonBobcats #BigCatRescue #Wednesday #Friend #BestFriend #Life #Story #Quotes

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Big Cat Rescue

๐Ÿ† ๐“๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐‘๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐š๐ฅ โ€” ๐…๐ฅ๐š๐ญ-๐‡๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ ๐‚๐š๐ญ
๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐š๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐žโ€ฆ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ‘€

Meet the ๐…๐ฅ๐š๐ญ-๐‡๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ ๐‚๐š๐ญ ๐Ÿ† (๐‘ƒ๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘–๐‘™๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘ข๐‘  ๐‘๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘–๐‘๐‘’๐‘๐‘ )

Native to ๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐€๐ฌ๐ข๐š, this rare and little-known wild cat is specially adapted for life near rivers, swamps, and wetlands. Its distinctive ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ , ๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ and forward-facing eyes help it detect prey in water, while its partially webbed feet and sharp teeth make it an efficient hunter of fish, frogs, and crustaceans.

Unlike most small wild cats, the flat-headed cat is highly dependent on ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ก๐ฐ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฌ โ€” habitats that are rapidly disappearing due to deforestation, palm oil expansion, and wetland drainage.

Because of this, the flat-headed cat is considered one of the ๐‘š๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘ก ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘›๐‘’๐‘‘ small wild cats in its range.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Be honest โ€” had you ever heard of this species before today?
๐Ÿ‘‡ Did you guess it right?

Next Mondayโ€™s mystery will take us somewhere completely differentโ€ฆ ๐Ÿพโœจ

#BigCatRescue #WildCats #Conservation #SavingSmallWildCats #SaveThePlanet

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Big Cat Rescue

๐Ÿ›‘ ๐–๐€๐ˆ๐“. ๐๐ž๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐œ๐š๐ญโ€ฆ

This isnโ€™t a leopard.
This is a ๐‚๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ ๐‹๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ โ€” one of the most elusive and misunderstood wild cats on Earth.

And while big cats often headline conservation campaigns, itโ€™s the small wild cats who are quietly slipping toward extinction.

Small cats are apex predators in miniature. They control rodent populations, balance ecosystems, and are indicators of environmental health. When they disappear, itโ€™s a warning sign we cannot ignore.

Conservation isnโ€™t just about the iconic.
Itโ€™s about the invisible.

This ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ, stand up for the wild cats most people never think about โ€” so they can continue to move silently through forests, wetlands, and mountains long after weโ€™re gone.

๐ต๐‘’๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘’ ๐‘’๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฆ ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘™๐‘‘ ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘ . ๐Ÿพ

๐Ÿ“ท: Dr. Jim Sanderson

#BigCatRescue #Conservation #WorldWildlifeDay #SavingSmallWildCats #SaveThePlanet

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Big Cat Rescue

โ€œA world without wildlife is a world without beauty.โ€
World Wildlife Day 2026

#TJTiger #BigCatRescue #Tiger #WorldWildlifeDay #Wildlife #SaveThePlanet

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Big Cat Rescue

๐Ÿ–ค ๐Œ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐‚๐š๐ญ ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿพ
This wild cat looksโ€ฆ a little different ๐Ÿ‘€

Built for a very specific lifestyle, this feline has unique features you wonโ€™t see on most other wild cats.

๐“๐จ๐๐š๐ฒโ€™๐ฌ ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ‘‡
โ€ข Found in ๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐€๐ฌ๐ข๐š
โ€ข Spends much of its time near ๐ฐ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ญ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐๐ฌ
โ€ข Has an unusually ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐, ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ-๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ฅ๐ž ๐ก๐ž๐š๐

Look closely at that silhouette โ€” especially the head shape.

What wild cat do you think is hiding in the shadows?

Drop your guess in the comments โฌ‡๏ธ
Tomorrowโ€™s reveal might introduce you to a cat youโ€™ve never heard of beforeโ€ฆ ๐Ÿพโœจ

#BigCatRescue #Conservation #MysteryCatMonday #Monday #SavingSmallWildCats #SaveThePlanet

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Big Cat Rescue

โ€œMONDAY- the day when even your coffee says, โ€˜Good Luck!โ€™โ€

#MannyJaguar #BigCatRescue #Jaguar #Monday #Coffee #GoodLuck #Quotes #Funny

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Big Cat Rescue

โ€œYou can never know the ripple effect you create with one small act of kindness.โ€

#SummerBobcat #BigCatRescue #Bobcat #Sunday #Kindness #KindnessMatters #Inspiration #InspirspirationalQuotes

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Big Cat Rescue

โœˆ๏ธ ๐Ÿพ ๐–๐„๐‹๐‚๐Ž๐Œ๐„ ๐€๐๐Ž๐€๐‘๐ƒ ๐๐ˆ๐† ๐‚๐€๐“ ๐‘๐„๐’๐‚๐”๐„ ๐€๐ˆ๐‘๐‹๐ˆ๐๐„๐’ ๐Ÿพโœˆ๏ธ

๐๐Ž๐– ๐๐Ž๐€๐‘๐ƒ๐ˆ๐๐†! ๐Ÿ›ซ
You can choose your seatโ€ฆ but you canโ€™t change it once you sit down ๐Ÿ˜ผ

Soโ€ฆ who are you flying next to? (tap image to see the entire load of cat passengers!)

๐Ÿ’บ 2 โ€“๐€๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐๐š ๐“๐ข๐ ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿพ ๐Ÿฏ
Spicy and probably taking up the armrest. And the aisle. And your personal space.

๐Ÿ’บ 4 โ€“๐…๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐›๐œ๐š๐ญ ๐Ÿพ ๐Ÿฅณ
Always the jokester! You wonโ€™t get a nap sitting next to him!

๐Ÿ’บ 6 โ€“๐†๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐š๐ง ๐‚๐š๐ง๐š๐๐š ๐‹๐ฒ๐ง๐ฑ ๐Ÿพ โ„๏ธ
Ear tufts in your snack bag. Zero apologies.

๐Ÿ’บ 8 โ€“๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐๐จ๐›๐œ๐š๐ญ ๐Ÿพ ๐Ÿฉท
Lovable and sweet but does have a sassy side so watch out!

๐Ÿ’บ 10 โ€“ ๐‰๐จ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฉ๐ก ๐‹๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿพ ๐Ÿฆ
Majesticโ€ฆ but definitely expects to be addressed as โ€œYour Majesty.โ€

๐Ÿ’บ 12 โ€“๐๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐š๐ฏ๐š๐ง๐ง๐š๐ก ๐Ÿพ ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
SO Chatty. Curious. Wants to know where youโ€™re going and why and every detail of your life!

๐Ÿ’บ 14 โ€“๐Œ๐š๐ง๐ง๐ฒ ๐‰๐š๐ ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ ๐Ÿพ ๐Ÿ’ช
Silent. Intense. Making direct eye contact the entire flight.

๐Ÿ’บ 16 โ€“๐‚๐ฒ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐š๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐Ÿพ ๐Ÿ‘‚
Will talk your ears off and those ears will hear you open a snack from three rows back!

๐Ÿ’บ 18 โ€“๐‰๐ข๐ง๐ฑ ๐‹๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐Ÿพ ๐Ÿ–ค
Always silly and you know heโ€™s plotting something.

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Drop your seat number below!
Bonus points if you tell us who youโ€™d absolutely avoid sitting next to ๐Ÿ˜

#BigCatRescue #ChooseYourSeat #Funny #Silly #Saturday #CATurday

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