#predation tw

[tsalala]

A lioness from the Styx Pride Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve, South Africa Photographed by Jason Street

[thisis--ableism]

hello, feel free to ignore, but thank for listening to the people who are currently being victimized by strawberrycheesecakehare and his friends. I genuinely recommend others to block and report these users as they harass users who arent even involved simply for not agreeing with their side: wokerevolverocelot, how-do-these-people-exist, and ofc chee himself

these people are dangerous and have been caught lying on multiple occasions, pedojacketing victims they don't like, working with abusers of victims (even lily orchard, getting her seal of approval to continue harassing her victims. shes a whole can of worms i dont recommend opening if you arent familiar), and have shamed and victim blamed others if they dont agree with their actions (even implying adult victims of grooming or other abusive tactics do not exist)

they have been caught lying multiple times, and even cropping/tampering with their evidence to make people look bad, one instance being of how-do-these-people-exist intentionally cropping a screenshot to make someone look like they agree with a pedophile, and then blaming their trauma and hiding behind it like a shield to get away with intentionally cropping evidence to make someone look horrific

Blocklist

I don't believe I'll get involved anymore than this and posts may be subject to deletion if the other mods see it fit to do so

(also be careful with phrasing pedophilia, this feels like a pedophilia versus predator situation in terms of accusations, pedophilic disorder and P-OCD do affect real people and conflating the terms does harm them)

[saltywatercrocodile]

shoutout to all my therians who are pests. crop eaters. livestock stealers. trashcan raiders. garden destroyers. attic dwellers. nuisance creatures. safety warnings on footpaths and road signs. threats to property and safety.

you are allowed to exist.

[birds-and-friends]

Black Skimmers, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

[vague-humanoid]

Of Flesh & Fear: the Pyramid of Predators

[koryos]

I heard there's a bat that does the scoopy doopy with fish? Wouldn't fish be big to eat?

Less of a scoopy doopy and more of a grabby stabby, but yes, there is at least one species of bats that specializes in catching fish: the greater bulldog bat. While the fish it eats are relatively small, it is a relatively big bat with a three-foot wingspan.

They use their echolocation to pinpoint when fish are close to the surface, then fly low to grab ‘em with their enlarged rear claws. They also sometimes engage in behavior called raking, which is what the bat in the above image is doing. Basically just skimming along the surface, grabbing whatever they can- they also catch shrimp and crabs this way.

They also have beautiful faces.

Here’s a video of a greater bulldog bat fishing.

There are bats that can take on all kinds of small (and less small) prey items, like scorpions, frogs, birds, and mice. I think the frog-eating bats in particular are kind of cute.