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Anyway, fuck going viral, never doing this again.
Moving to a new blog where i intend to not go outside my niche.
I will still be on tumblr, and I'll still have access to this blog, so like. if ppl start talking shit i will find out and respond but.
you'll know it's my new account if i follow you or if you're in cats fandom. that's it. i don't like being Seen. I don't like being Known.
this has been the worst 2 days of anxiety on this site jfc
TONIGHT. WE’RE DRINKING FROM THE POND.
where did op go?
“Who is your favorite fearless hero?”
Alonzo zooming over to Munkustrap's leg for protection/reassurance when the weird lady cat appears...
... then posturing like a big impressive protector for about half a second, before Munkustrap, without even looking at him, makes it clear that only Munkustrap is allowed to hiss at Grizabella, thanks very much.
Poor Alonzo is not sure what to do if he can't do protector stance. 😔
George Maniadis as Alonzo and Alexander Auler as Munkustrap. Vienna revival, 6 May 2022; filmed by @thunderwhenhepurrs.
Alright folks, important update re. Dallas Zoo.
The Emperor Tamarins are home, and are reacclimating well!
But with this also came confirmation that the Tamarins that were stolen were the Tamarins from the Lacerte Family Children's Zoo, not the Tamarin Treetops as i previously thought.
So that means enclosures in 3/5 of the park have been compromised.
The Children's Zoo is linked to Zoo North through a walkway, similar to the way Giants of The Savanna connects to Wilds of Africa.
While there is still a geographic proximity for 3/4 of these incidents, it's less clear cut than initially thought
Me, trying to reblog silly little fandom things:
My now-viral post:
Curious to see what factors makes you more likely to reblog a gifset. If you can please reblog to get more results that would be kind!
gaslight, gatekeep, girlboss: cetacean edition
just rewatched robots (2005) for the first time since it came out.
my thoughts:
Curtain Call: The Rum Tum Tugger (January 28, 2023)
source: Jin Soulholic on Instagram
Absolutely was not expecting to have a post get 3k notes in a day rjejejjrekrnene
Not complaining; I'm especially glad that it was able to bring the full scope of the situation to people who were only aware of "a leopard escaped," bc I know when ppl don't know any better abt this stuff it seems funny!
But anyway, uh, yeah. I was absolutely not expecting to be one of the posts about this situation 😅
So if you followed me for whatever reason due to the post—it's not my usual stuff. I'm a random assortments + theoretically a CATS the musical fan blog. I am not an active participant in animal welfare discourse, though I do follow it as best I can.
All that to say: I'm glad my post was a helpful resource. It's not at all my usual brand of content. This is a weird enough experience as is, and it's one I frankly don't hope to repeat? Not just because the situation discussed is so awful, but because I? Don't like going mini viral? Fjdjtjejtjrj it spiked my anxiety quite a bit, and that was only minimized by the fact that I have spent the last ~10 hours offline.
The situation has updated, tamarins have been found; I plan to focus on other stuff again now ❤️
If there's anyone following the horrific situation at the Dallas Zoo but is maybe confused with the order in which exhibits are being targeted, allow me to explain. Below is a photo of the full map
The zoo is split into 5 sections. There's the main entrance, from which you can go to either The Wilds of Africa, which branches down to Giants of The Savanna, or you can go to Zoo North, which branches down into the Children's Zoo.
It might be worth it to acknowledge as well that Zoo North is the Oldest section of the Zoo, and has undergone renovations in the past few years to better facilitate the animals there.
Every Incident thus far has occurred in Zoo North.
Most incidents thus far have occurred in Zoo North.
EDIT: The markings on this map are incorrect. The Vulture, Pin, was a Lappet Faced Vulture, and was housed not in Wings of Wonder but in the Vulture exhibit in The Wilds of Africa.
The first incident of tampering was in the clouded leopard enclosure. This one made the news, people laughed at the zoo over it, but the escaped leopard was found nearby her habitat and was returned without further incident. I'm not sure many people even realized that the reason she escaped was found to be a hoke cut into her enclosure.
The next day, over in Primate Place, the Langur Enclosure was found to be sabotaged with the same hole cut into it. No langurs escaped.
The third incident ended in the death of an animal. Vultures are kept in the Wings of Wonder area. In the Wilds of Africa, the Lappet-Faced Vulture Pin was found by keepers in a compromised enclosure; the vulture was not dead when it was found, but did ultimately pass away. We don't know details, as this marked the start of an active investigation, but the cause of the vulture's state is assumed to be from human interference.
And now we come to yesterday. 2 Emperor Tamarins were found to be missing. Theft is suspected as they cannot be found within the immediate vicinity of their home. Tamarins have their own Tamarin Treetops exhibit that houses multiple species.
The Clouded Leopard exhibit sits right between Primate Place and Tamarin Treetops. Thus far the biggest outlier in many ways is the Vulture, who was across the Zoo North in Wings of Wonder in the Wilds of Africa.
So there is a pattern to the perpatrators' movement and choices thus far. They've mostly been keeping to Zoo North, and seemingly choosing targets that don't spell certain death for them letting them out, nor for returning the animals should they escape.
I want to reiterate that this is an active investigation; the latest incident occurred yesterday. I am horrified at the situation, and I am so sorry to the keepers and security who are trying to do their job and look after these animals.
That said, I do have some speculation that seems pretty obvious from what information we have.
Heads up now that I am muting the Dallas Zoo post. I am absolutely glad people are reblogging it, it's just something I can already see me getting a bit too fixated on. Not that the issue isn't important, but that I know the post isn't formatted perfectly or to everyone's tastes; essentially, I know I'm going to get hung up on details not directly related to the situation it's recounting.
Also, anon, I do see your message, I'm keeping it in mind, and if reports or updates clarify further, then I will share that as well.
It is entirely possible that Pin's death is unrelated to the other 3 incidents in Zoo North. The location and outcome lend to that. But we also simply don't know, and it does seem that all 4 incidents are at least somewhat linked.
There's an un-updated version and an updated version both circulating. Sources and acknowledgement that I may have shared slightly off information about Pin are under the readmore at the end.
Speculation is under a readmore because it is just that—speculation. I don't want to share it uninterrupted alongside actual information.
