moreanimalia: “ blackbackedjackal: A Special Raccoon by Doris Potter “ “In September 2007 I came across a lovely “mask-less” raccoon on Mount Royal. The next season I was lucky enough to see her again and with three normally masked babies! This...
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moreanimalia: “ blackbackedjackal: A Special Raccoon by Doris Potter “ “In September 2007 I came across a lovely “mask-less” raccoon on Mount Royal. The next season I was lucky enough to see her again and with three normally masked babies! This...
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moreanimalia: “ blackbackedjackal: A Special Raccoon by Doris Potter “ “In September 2007 I came across a lovely “mask-less” raccoon on Mount Royal. The next season I was lucky enough to see her again and with three normally masked babies! This...
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moreanimalia: “ blackbackedjackal: A Special Raccoon by Doris Potter “ “In September 2007 I came across a lovely “mask-less” raccoon on Mount Royal. The next season I was lucky enough to see her again and with three normally masked babies! This...
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blackbackedjackal: A Special Raccoon by Doris Potter

“In September 2007 I came across a lovely “mask-less” raccoon on Mount Royal. The next season I was lucky enough to see her again and with three normally masked babies!
This Saturday I came across what I believe is the same raccoon and she is bigger and her face is whiter! Perhaps the pigment fades with age. However she was quite agile and climbed a tree to sit on a large branch and groom herself.
It was wonderful to see her again and to know she is fine and healthy. I checked into the lifespan of raccoons and from various sources found a range of 3 years to 10 years in the wild and up to 20 years in captivity. I hope she has a long, happy life.”

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Blackfish - Trailer

Beyond the lies, beneath the deception, the truth will surface.

Magnolia Pictures has debuted the trailer for the chilling Sundance documentary Blackfish, directed Gabriela Cowperthwaite, about orcas in captivity. 

Holy shit. 

OKAY, WE NEED TO REBLOG THE FUCK OUT OF THIS. EVEN IF YOU’RE NOT AN ANIMAL PERSON, YOUR FOLLOWERS NEED TO SEE THIS. ESPECIALLY DURING THE HEIGHT OF VACATION SEASON. DO NOT SUPPORT SEA PARKS WITH CAPTIVE WHALES. IT’S NOT ENVIRONMENTAL PROPAGANDA (I can’t believe I even used those words) IT’S A REAL ISSUE AND IT’S NOT A MATTER OF PROOF, IT’S A MATTER OF COVERING IT UP AND IGNORING 

Okay let me tell you some shit about Orcas I found out while doing a report on them

Orcas are smart ass mother fuckers. In the wild they hunt fish in pods so they can create a net of bubbles to capture fish and then eat them. They also hunt in pods so they can create waves to knock seals off of ice flows. Orcas are so smart they form societies based on their ancestry so they can care for their young and survive.The entire ocean is full of orcas that are smart enough to distinguish between humans and actual prey. And I know this because ORCAS HAVE NEVER KILLED HUMANS IN THE WILD. NEVER. THESE ANIMALS ARE SO SMART THEY KNOW AFTER A QUICK GLANCE THAT “HEY THAT’S NOT A SEAL. THAT’S NOT SOMETHING I WANT TO EAT, IT’S A GROSS HUMAN” 

GUESS WHAT ELSE, MOTHERFUCKER? THE ONLY KNOWN DEATHS FROM ORCA ATTACKS HAVE BEEN IN CAPTIVITY. 

WE HUMANS TOOK THESE MAGNIFICENT CREATURES FROM THEIR HOMES AND PUT THEM IN THE EQUIVALENT OF A BATHTUB AND THEN WE GET UPSET WHEN THEY ATTACK US. IT’S NOT THE WHALES FAULT.

AND YOU KNOW THOSE “CUTESY” FLOPPED OVER FINS? THAT’S ACTUALLY CAUSED BY THE TANKS BEING SO SHALLOW AND ROUND. IN THE WILD ORCAS CAN GO THOUSANDS OF FEET DEEP AND THE WATER PRESSURE IS WHAT KEEPS THE FINS UP, BUT IN THE TANKS THE WHALE IS STUCK SWIMMING IN A CIRCLE SO IT DEVELOPS A CRIPPLED FIN. 

SO DON’T EVER TELL ME WHALES IN CAPTIVITY IS A GOOD THING, BECAUSE YOU’RE WRONG MOTHERFUCKER.

SOURCES SO YOU CAN VERIFY THAT THIS SHIT IS TRUE. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer_whale_attacks_on_humans

http://thisisplanetocean.blogspot.com/2013/03/why-collapsed-dorsal-fin.html

http://www.nature.com/news/2007/071214/full/news.2007.380.html

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/killer-whale/

Best goddam thing I’ve ever read

(via freedomfororcas)

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