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he/they/it🌾Queer🍂22🌼white🐐 Local cryptid and farmer. Apparently my blog is cat discourse now but I draw sometimes too.

[mf-dooom]

[yetanothergreyjedi]

that is the face of a man worried he will be next

[ashtraythief]

Good news, he was not next! In fact, she accepted him as her mate, he learned the crane mating dance and now every year, he artificially inseminates her with crane semen to expand the very endangered crane population. True story.

[luulapants]

Sorry, he WHAT? Imagine being this man's boss and having to sit him down like. Listen. Brian. We need you to fuck the bird. You have to act like you're excited about it.

[whetstonefires]

crane husband.....

[roach-works]

this is the diametric opposite of all those awful swan wife stories and i love it.

[alex51324]

(WalWaPo makes you jump through like three separate hoops before you can read the article, so I will share some of the highlights:

Walnut was born in a species-recovery breeding program in the 1980′s.  The program had crane chicks hand-raised by human volunteers, and at that time they did not fully understand the measures necessary make sure that the chicks do not imprint on humans and retain their identity as cranes.  

As a result, her keepers believe, Walnut does not recognize other cranes as members of her own species.  

It has not been proven that Walnut killed her previous suitors; however, there is a persistent rumor in the white-naped-crane-conservation community that she did.  

Because this species is highly endangered, and the gene pool of the captive population is small, it’s pretty important for the survival of her species that Walnut A) mate, and B) not kill a bunch of other cranes.  

The actual name of the keeper is Chris Crowe.

They both arrived at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in 2004.   

Walnut immediately began paying special attention to Chris--and ignoring the eligible male crane in a nearby enclosure.  

Walnut initiated their courtship, performing the opening moves of a mating dance.  

Chris realized that if he reciprocated the mating dance, it might be possible to artificially inseminate Walnut with her participation and consent.  (The process normally involves restraining the bird.)  

It worked!  

Chris and Walnut have had five children, who were raised by other crane couples at the facility--sometimes the biological dad and his mate--both because it’s unclear whether Walnut would accept the chicks as her own, and because Chris is not equipped to be a Crane Dad.  

However, the Institute provides her with artificial eggs to sit on, and Chris takes his turn looking after them.  (This would not work with real eggs because he can’t sit on them properly, but Walnut seems to feel that he is on the job if he just stands over them.)

Chris accepts that he is pretty much married to this bird.  White-naped cranes live to be about 60, and they mate for life, so he knows he can’t retire while Walnut is alive.  (At the time of the article, Walnut was 36, and Chris 42.)  

[thesylverlining]

Legit cannot pick the funniest part of this

she has not been PROVEN to have killed her exes, but there is a PERSISTENT RUMOR (really officers she's simply DEVASTATED, she sobs, wearing a new feather boa unfortunately resembling her most recent deceased husband)

His name is Chris CROWE. (Mrs. Walnut Crane-Crowe?)

the mental images of a whole human man learning and performing the crane mating dance, and "sitting" on artificial eggs so she thinks he's performing his duties as a husband and father (and apparently OBJECTS if he does not?)

"chris, buddy, you gotta marry the possibly-murderous crane lady for the GOOD OF THE SPECIES." (alternately: "chris, my man! good news! we found you a very interested lady! She's 36, she's very spirited and independent, she holds a very important and rare status in her society! ...Is there a downside? WELL...")

chris sits any potential human partners down, like "my love, you must understand before we wed,,, i am already... Attached" (camera drifts wistfully to the above photo) "Lady Walnut and I have an,, Understanding... the relationship is open, but very committed"

[anais-ninja-bitch]

just had to explain this post to my father bc he thought my stifled laughter was a signal of illness.

well done, everyone, good game. hit the showers.

[largishcat]

[eshlimoriarty]

[lazorsandparadox]

Not only is he 'married' to walnut, this has apparently happened SEVERAL times, so he has MULTIPLE crane wives, none of which know about any of his other crane wives. This man is, for some unknown reason, irresistible to cranes

[queersatanic]

the “this content has been removed for violating Tumblr’s Community Guidelines” notice really adds a lot of flavor to this post and somehow makes it MORE obscene than whatever that actually was

[worldheritageposts-official]

World Heritage Post

[kedreeva]

I regret being the bearer of bad news, but I thought it should be shared that Walnut passed away in January of this year (2024). There's a lot of mixed info about the lifespan of cranes (due to people misunderstanding what a median is...) but the average for most species I know of is 20-30 years (in the wild if nothing eats them/they don't die young), and 30-45 in captivity, with the oldest known white-naped crane having loved to be 46. Given that she was 42, this old gal did good, and I'm certain she will be missed by folks here.

[t3rrortoff33]

WOE!! PINKIE UPON YE!!!

[t3rrortoff33]

outdoor cats should be illegal. I don't care that it's gonna make it impossible for some people to have cats, I don't care that it would make more cats have to be put down because they can't be kept indoors. No, barn cats aren't a valid excuse. Barn cats are useless, get a damn ratting dog it won't give your livestock diseases or shit in their feed like barn cats do. I don't give a shit that your cat tears the house up if you keep it inside, maybe you should actually care for your cat and not expect all it's enrichment to come from being tossed outdoors. Stop making up excuses for neglecting cats.

[t3rrortoff33]

Since this post is getting a ton of traction (compared to every other post ive made) I really wanted to add my PayPal to it, since I need some financial help at the moment.

https://www.paypal.me/T3rrorToff

This is Tiger, my 13 year old rescue on the 17th July this year, the day I took him off the streets. He was emaciated, parasite ridden, and had an infected injury right under his eye, this photo was after his first of many vet visits when he was being quarantined in my supply closet (he moved into the bathroom the next day)

In the past months he has gained a ton of weight, but also cost me a lot of money with his recovery. For context, I live with my mom, we live off of social security (or Bürgergeld) and I cannot hold a job due to mental health issues, I can afford to care for my cat but its *tight*.

Tiger was diagnosed with Hyperthyroid about a month into me having him, the running cost of his medication makes it hard for me to put anything aside for my vet fund, so far I've been barely able to scrape together enough money to cover his appointments.

I hate asking for money, but I could really use some support, I only managed to save up 100€ in 2 months, and groceries are getting slim so its possible I won't be able to put aside any money at all this month. Every single cent will go to my savings for his vet visits, I'll be doing my best to post updates and I'll be putting together a pinned post with all the vet bills I've had so far as proof. Tiger is already overdue for his follow up blood panels because he needed an urgent teeth cleaning to get an infection dealt with, I can't be delaying it more than I already have.

Thanks for reading, here's tigers 13th birthday photo

[t3rrortoff33]

outdoor cats should be illegal. I don't care that it's gonna make it impossible for some people to have cats, I don't care that it would make more cats have to be put down because they can't be kept indoors. No, barn cats aren't a valid excuse. Barn cats are useless, get a damn ratting dog it won't give your livestock diseases or shit in their feed like barn cats do. I don't give a shit that your cat tears the house up if you keep it inside, maybe you should actually care for your cat and not expect all it's enrichment to come from being tossed outdoors. Stop making up excuses for neglecting cats.

[remratsuken]

shout out to this person for completely ruling out animals with a purpose (barn cats) i guess. anyways check out saber, nate petroski's barn cat

and for the record, yes, outdoor cats that do not have a job or are not specifically trained for the task are unhealthy, don't do it, i'll find you. but also fuck this person in particular i LOVE starting discourse when someone says something braindead

don't expect me to cite sources btw. this isn't high school i'm not your mfing teacher do some research

[t3rrortoff33]

bro you sound like youre 12, first of all stop acting edgy going all "ohh ohhh i love starting drama", because youre not starting drama youre making a hasty post about a singular (well, 2 technically) cat that you thought would disprove the whole point... you fail to consider that dagger and saber are 2 cats. This is a super specific case where the cats are to some degree trained as livestock guardians and at least theres only 2 and they are actually taken care of, but yes, i would even say that this type of "barn cat" should be illegal. it doesnt matter if an outdoor cat has a job, they're still doing the same damage to the eco system and still at the same risk of getting injured, sick, or generally suffering simply because their owner lets them roam around with no monitoring where they even are.

I wouldnt agree with someone letting their terrier run around un checked most of the day, no matter how much the terrier is killing rats and keeping the farm free of rodents, that dog is still running around doing god knows what else. Minion isn't allowed to free roam either is he? the double standard about cats is insane.

[t3rrortoff33]

lmao seething at natural behavior of pets and their role as a small predator

thats why I let my dogs outside with no supervision! they gotta fulfill their role xoxo, here's fido with a rabbit he brought me, isnt he cute?

[t3rrortoff33]

outdoor cats should be illegal. I don't care that it's gonna make it impossible for some people to have cats, I don't care that it would make more cats have to be put down because they can't be kept indoors. No, barn cats aren't a valid excuse. Barn cats are useless, get a damn ratting dog it won't give your livestock diseases or shit in their feed like barn cats do. I don't give a shit that your cat tears the house up if you keep it inside, maybe you should actually care for your cat and not expect all it's enrichment to come from being tossed outdoors. Stop making up excuses for neglecting cats.

[otherworlds-inside-my-mind]

Preach

[baabaablacksheepbitch]

this is fucking insane why did you all IMMEDIATELY go to "we should murder feral cats" I don't like the idea of outdoor cats either but that's not the cats fault???? humans are to blame. instead of, idk, insisting we should murder all outdoor cats, you could take that energy into fixing the problems that cause outdoor cats.

I'm just spitballing here but stricter laws on cat owners, similar to what dogs have (you don't see dogs roaming the streets, at least in the states) donating or participating in trap and release of feral cats, if you do find kittens or younger/social outside cats making sure they get fixed and adopted into homes rather than living on the streets, donating to no kill shelters. I'm sure there's more ways

If you condone, or worst, ENCOURAGE putting cats down for anything other than medical concerns you shouldn't have cats or have opinions on what happens to them. when I moved into my new house the feral cat population was insane. it's only been two years and I've been able to drastically cut down the population on TNR alone. we didn't see a single batch of kittens this year, there's 2 friendly "feral" cats who we still see regularly and one inside/outside cat. I've seen a handful of really feral cats, ie they won't get near humans at all. back when we moved in there was at least 10-15 cats we saw all the time, plus one that was constantly pregnant.

tldr: don't advocate murder as a solution for feral/outside cats who did literally nothing wrong. spend that time and energy helping the problems that create feral/outside cats. also you can't make outdoor cats illegal because who's prosecuting a cat BUT you can enfore/create stricter laws on cat ownership.

[t3rrortoff33]

Putting down feral cats is the best for them in the long term. Their lives will be filled with constant fear and /or sickness depending on their environment, not every feral cat can go to a little sanctuary to live out their days.

The same way I'm 100% pro the movement to immediately cull American minks if they're spotted here in Europe because they're an invasive species, TNR programs are unnecessary stress to the animals, in my opinion a waste of resources too. Just trap and check for a chip, if it's not chipped it's getting shot. THATS how you deal with invasive animals. Quick, painless death which prevents it suffering through starvation, illness, injury or the trauma of getting forced inti a home it wasnt meant to be in.

I have had cats my whole life, I love cats. I also love nature, so my emotions go to the sidelines when I'm dealing with an invasive species that's threatening all species in an environment.

[t3rrortoff33]

outdoor cats should be illegal. I don't care that it's gonna make it impossible for some people to have cats, I don't care that it would make more cats have to be put down because they can't be kept indoors. No, barn cats aren't a valid excuse. Barn cats are useless, get a damn ratting dog it won't give your livestock diseases or shit in their feed like barn cats do. I don't give a shit that your cat tears the house up if you keep it inside, maybe you should actually care for your cat and not expect all it's enrichment to come from being tossed outdoors. Stop making up excuses for neglecting cats.

[t3rrortoff33]

One of the main arguments I get is that feral cats wouldn't be able to be kept as pets. Well. Screw feral cats! Theres no point in keeping a cat that will always be terrified of humans, it's a miserable existence for them and feral colonies aren't a good option either since they don't get any vet care aside from being neutered, there's genuinely no point in MAINTAINING populations of a invasive species

[t3rrortoff33]

outdoor cats should be illegal. I don't care that it's gonna make it impossible for some people to have cats, I don't care that it would make more cats have to be put down because they can't be kept indoors. No, barn cats aren't a valid excuse. Barn cats are useless, get a damn ratting dog it won't give your livestock diseases or shit in their feed like barn cats do. I don't give a shit that your cat tears the house up if you keep it inside, maybe you should actually care for your cat and not expect all it's enrichment to come from being tossed outdoors. Stop making up excuses for neglecting cats.

[t3rrortoff33]

THIS!!!

I live in Germany, small town, literally countryside. My cats were outdoors for ages, my mom is old fashioned. The only reason my living cat is now indoors is because he has a chronic illness that needs lifelong medication and my mom is reasonable enough to at least see the necessity there. My cats were the lucky ones. My girl kitty was just about to turn 13 when she was put down due to cancer, my boy Tiger became an indoor cat shortly after and had his 13th birthday in my house.

Plenty of cats have been hit in my town, mostly young cats. But plenty of older ones, there was a black cat stray that seemingly had a healed broken hip, limping slowly over the street every time my mom saw her. But she got hit and killed a very long time ago.

My neighbor raised 2 kittens to never go out the front door, and keep off the road... of course they went on the road when she wasnt there. The black and white 2 year old kitten got hit really badly right after I had an argument with someone claiming that small countryside towns are perfectly safe for cats. There's still a big blood stain on the road weeks later. Not to mention my neighbors complaining about one of their cats getting "stolen" right now, even though he's literally just stealing a different neighbors cat food. People here are insane despite the constant proof that Europe isn't some magical wonderland for cats

[t3rrortoff33]

outdoor cats should be illegal. I don't care that it's gonna make it impossible for some people to have cats, I don't care that it would make more cats have to be put down because they can't be kept indoors. No, barn cats aren't a valid excuse. Barn cats are useless, get a damn ratting dog it won't give your livestock diseases or shit in their feed like barn cats do. I don't give a shit that your cat tears the house up if you keep it inside, maybe you should actually care for your cat and not expect all it's enrichment to come from being tossed outdoors. Stop making up excuses for neglecting cats.

[t3rrortoff33]

why bother helping your animals if you're just going to stick them in a goddamn freezer to "preserve" them? people like you shouldn't even have animals.

well, this one in the freezer

Is dead! Meaning, no longer in need of medical attention!

While this one

Is alive and breathing, with a chronic illness I'll be treating for the rest of his life! He still needs medical care!

Hope that helps, since you were seemingly confused about the fact that kitty is no longer alive :)

[escuerzoresucitado]

[eyobis-andthe-bunnycats]

[Video Description: a lynx casually walks down a snow covered bank, onto a log and reaches a frozen river. The lynx takes two steps; the ice cracks loudly. Instantly the lynx stands still. It then looks around and then leaps. The lynx makes a landing on the other side of the river, a faint crack can be heard. It continues on its way unfazed. /End VD.]

[drtanner]

That's a guy who's fallen through the ice before, lmao.

[bunjywunjy]

how do you make friends with yellowjackets? i tried to google this question and the results were 1. how to kill yellowjackets 2. the show Yellowjackets understands toxic best friends and, bizarrely, 3. Friends with benefits, how to make it work!

just treat them nicely (don't approach too closely, use smooth and calm movements, keep a calm and level tone of voice) and give them space, maybe leave them some sweet fruit juice or meat scraps once in a while in an outside area you don't spend much time in if you want. once they've learned that you won't freak out and try to kill them, they'll offer you the same politenesses back!

[krakensdottir]

Familiarity is a big deal for yellowjackets, and all wasps. They recognize people. We’re not sure how, but at least some species can recognize each other’s facial patterns, so they might be telling human faces apart too. Or it might be smell, or movement, or a number of other things. But I have seen firsthand that the wasps in my eaves can distinguish my family from strangers. They straight-up attacked a maintenance man who tried to paint the house. I went up the same ladder in the same place and was only casually inspected, not attacked at all.

So yeah, they’ll get to know you. And any animal that can get to know you can become friendly with you. Their default is not aggression, but curiosity. They just need to learn that you are not a threat.

[is-the-fox-video-cute]

A few days ago I was sat outside in a cafe when a couple of wasps flew over and were climbing all over my glass of water. It was obvious they wanted a drink (it was a very hot day) so I poured some out on the table for them. They were pretty chill after that.

I've always found yellowjacket wasps to be pretty chill as long as you don't to anything to scare them. I've even stood right beside their nests and watched them at work without them being bothered by me.

[t3rrortoff33]

perfect opportunity for my pro wasp propaganda. I put out small cups of jam and big water dishes out last year after I discovered a common wasp nest in my attic! The wasps were never agressive toward me, it started with me refilling the water dishes around my garden while the occasional wasp was having a drink, and before long there were at least a few at the dishes at any time, so I started setting out tiny dishes of jams that didn't turn out well (we experimented with lots of fruit combos last year) and they became a huge hit. I had bright turquoise hair at the time so when they saw it they would come and buzz around my face looking for the yummy stuff, only incident I had with these wasp was when one tried taking a piece of one my pimples, but she left when I gently nudged her with my finger.

There's 2 species that came to the feeding spots, common and German wasps, as mentioned the commons had their nest in my attic! I had to move some stuff up there once and it was like the wasps were surprised to see their food delivery person at their house. A couple were coming to me and buzzing around before continuing outside to forage, and I was able to get incredibly close to the nest too. It was slightly above eye level next to the retractable ladder, and I got an amazing look at the workers coming in and out, I took a photo where I held my hand a few cm away from the nest to show the size but it turned out blurry so I don't have it anymore. Point is, if you manage to befriend a hive they'll be your biggest flex lol.

I removed the old nest in February to encourage a new queen to move in but we didn't get a new house colony this year, there's a couple of paper wasps regularly visiting my water dishes this year though, and I've seen a couple commons and Germans out on the field too.

[t3rrortoff33]

Tiger has hyperthyroidism. That means like 50 euros of medication a little under every 2 months, he got his first pill yesterday and its going to take a bit before his body readjusts, but he is doing much better than when he first came to me and weighs about 4 kilos now (he was around 3.2 when i first put him on the scale, looking like a skeleton with skin). I will be mostly eating ramen noodles for the next week, but Tiger is on his path to recovery. Hes staying indoors for the rest of his life, but he doesnt seem to mind too much. Heres to another few birthdays for that old man

[palaeoplushies]

I'm making a Clydesdale using a vintage sewing pattern, I've chosen mohair and wool furs and it's stuffed with wool, too. The tail and mane are made with sheep hide offcuts from a tannery on Skye (Skye Skyns). I'm waiting for some glass eyes to arrive.

There's a little polyester for the hoofs and the sewing thread I used is a polycotton blend. Other than that, it's natural fibres (but not vegan).

He's called Carnera after the locally famous Irn Bru horse.

[palaeoplushies]

Everyone’s been a big fan of this pattern, but sadly it doesn’t seem to be available online anymore as the website I downloaded it from has vanished into the aether.

As such, I’ve made my modified version (with hoofs) available over here for free: https://ko-fi.com/s/ad98e35459

For Carnera I printed the pattern 1/2 size and added seam allowance. If you print it full size it'll be a bit bigger!

[t3rrortoff33]

Help a cat out with vet bills?

After unexpectedly getting a cat and medicating him for an infected wound, I found a mass growing right on his throat. Its freely movable so I think it can be removed, but I have NO savings left. He needs to be seen by a vet ASAP.

Tiger's vet bills and supplies, organized by Jae Steffens

What will the money go to? Vet exams Deworming Potential surgery what will I use… Jae Steffens needs your support for Tiger's vet

[t3rrortoff33]

the energy of going "I'm not getting another cat for a while now that kitty (my 13 year old cat that's been with me since I was 7) passed away" and getting called a month later about kitty's brother being sick, taking him into your home to make sure he gets his medication and recovers, and deciding 2 days in that he's staying with you.

The cat dispersal system isn't leaving me cat-less, and this time I get to transition him to house cat status!

This little bastard has fully stolen my heart back, I keep getting emotional thinking about the fact that he's literally my kitty's littermate and not just a random stray.

[t3rrortoff33]

im taking care of my cat, Tiger, whos been basically the neighborhood stray for about 6 years.

He has an infected wound on his eyelid (healing wonderfully with the help of anti biotics) and this whole process made me realize how little my neighbor, who accused us (mostly my mom, whos the one who insists on keeping cats outdoors in the first place) of being horrible owners, actually cared for this guy when she was claiming she did.

He’s covered in fleas, not even outdoor cat levels of covered, just straight up feral cat levels of covered in fleas and flea poop. somehow his sister, Kitty, who was put down last month, didnt have any fleas for YEARS despite also being an outdoor cat. Youd think the lady letting this cat sleep in her bed would notice such a flea infestation??? I bathed him mostly because his fur was sticky and absolutely reeking from him spreading the mucus from his cough and pus from his eye all over himself with every grooming but the absolute ammount of flea poop that came off of him was insane.

He’s currently on daily flea baths and anti biotics so he’s a indoor only cat for the time being. He’s timid in the house due the dogs being fairly vocal but hes getting more energetic for sure, though only staying in the bathroom where im treating him with occasional wanderings into the office because i give him treats here. He’s pretty emaciated as well which is most likely from being as sick as he was and i think hes gaining weight again, he doesnt look as sunken in as he did on his first flea bath 3 days ago at least. Though theres still a ton of work to be done with getting him back his muscle condition he had just 2 months ago. 

I didnt plan on getting another cat after Kitty died, but if Tiger keeps doing this well indoors and starts coming out of his shell more, I think im going to keep him fully as my own. Hes 13 years old in August, and with kitty having gotten cancer i dont think hes gonna be living to 20, but i think i can give him a longer and healthier life than he would get if i just let him outside again to be fed and “cared for” by my neighbors.