#sumatran

[tiifu-ndovu]

[soundtrackrat]

Homie brought new fabric markers for me so i made her some patches🖤 (And Braindead's Sumatran ratmonkey for myself xd)

[zootoo]

Sumatran orang utan - Safaripark Monde Sauvage by Mandenno Photography

[wolfephoto]

Tiger at London zoo by John Wolfe Via Flickr: Regents Park ZSL

[anyextee]

This old soul looks like he has a story to tell. 🤔This is a male #Sumatran #Orangutan. This critically endangered #primate is found in small protected areas of northern #Sumatra. Have you ever seen one of these before? 🤔 👍 Follow me for more! @Anyextee Tag someone you'd take to Egypt with you ! Double tap if you love this! ❤️❤️ Turn On Post Notifications 😍 If you're planning to visit Egypt contact me to know more informations about my tours. Save it for your next trip in Egypt 🇪🇬 Don't forget to: ❤️ Like 🎤 Comment 👥 Share ✅ Save #ancientegypt #pyramid #giza #pyramidsofgiza #history #pyramids #lost #hidden #history #historical #travel #tourism #egyptiancivilization #egyptology #anyextee #adeptexpeditions (at Egypt) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj1-OGfO4l2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[alanmhunt]

“His Next Meal” original big cat painting by Alan M Hunt British WIldlife Artist 

[tularue11]

Reposted from @rhinolover.us #Repost @rhoveafrica ... It looks like a happy picnic day for the family! 🥰 . . . . . . #sumatranrhino #sumatran #sumatra #indonesia #conservation #extinction #wildlife #rhino #rhinoceros #WhiteRhino #SaveTheRhino #Africa #WildLife #BigFive #SouthAfrica #Mammals #Nature #BlackRhino #Javan #Rescue #babyrhino #wildlifeofinstagram #wildlifephotography #illegalwildlifetrade #wildlifetrafficking #Horn #RhoveAfrica https://www.instagram.com/p/COCS0qfB8he/?igshid=15hy9dl0d2r61

[elaz-ivero]

Short Story Alert!

I wrote Sumatran’s a type of tiger after Cabin Teeth and submitted it into a couple young literary competitions and it made it to the finals in one! I’m super happy since this story is probably the first short story of mine to get so far in a competition. 

Sumatran’s a type of tiger is a short story that follows a Chinese competitive swimmer born in the year of the tiger battling with his own identity and main rival, an impossibly talented swimmer born in the year of the rat. Writing Sumatran was fun because all of its concepts and ideas weaved together really well, the rat consistently beating him lines up perfectly with the events of the myth regarding the chinese calender where the rat wins placing first and the tiger comes third in a race across a body of water. 

Writing Sumatran’s a type of tiger taught me there are 2 fundamental necessities to writing a short story from a new perspective (especially from someone of a different race to your own). 

1. Listen to the people you’re writing about!! Listen! When they say a describing word or particular trope is offensive, listen! Take it out, respect them and this listening extends to looking up blog posts, papers and videos that address common misconceptions and stereotypes. The voices are there all you need to do is listen. 

2. Be ready to change, accept criticisms and take on board feedback. That’s the only way to grow and create a good story. Edit it over and over again. 

Sumatran’s a type of tiger sits roughly around 2,800 words, one of my shortest short stories and it’s such a tonal shift from Cabin teeth. There’s no great enemy or narrative to follow it’s just Sumatran trying to both break the mold set out for him and fit into it. 

Sumatran’s opening might be my favorite, it introduces the expectations set out for Sumatran by his family. I really wanted to explore why parents ar so afraid of their own kids, of them becoming independant and turning out not to be the person they wanted.Thats why I think we have star signs and birth stones, we like putting ourselves and others into boxes, categorys that make things make sense. Sumatrans relationship with the rat grows as he realises that the rats been experiencing the same story beats he has, they both have expectations placed on them and they both can’t handle the pressure.

Sumatran is obsessed with beating the rat, he thinks about him while he walks home, dreams of beating him and yet he makes sure to never be like him. I also definetly have a favourite line...

Sumatrans a type of tiger is one of my most complicated and complex endeavour, something I’ve been trying to work on as a writer is being clearer, I often get ahead of myself and fall rampent into complicated metaphors that are more often then not confusing, its my goal for the upcoming month to be clearer when I’m writing my prose. So that was Sumatran’s a type of tiger! A distorted take on expectations.