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" To animals born in captivity and fated to be ignored and abused, I've dedicated this organization." - Bobbi Brink, Founder
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Join our PrideBecome a Member ofLions Tigers & BearsMembership is a great way to give back to the animals. Become a member and take a stand.
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BIGGEST FUNDRAISER OF THE YEARGUEST HOST WHITNEY CUMMINGS
Join us Saturday, May 18th from 2 pm to 6 pm for an exciting afternoon! Delicious food, incredible auction items, and spectacular entertainment. All proceeds benefit rescued animals. Buy your tickets today!
Our Mission
Lions Tigers & Bears is dedicated to providing a safe haven to abused and abandoned exotic animals and to inspiring an educational forum to end the exotic animal trade. As a state and federally licensed 501(c)(3) non-profit, we are a NO KILL, NO BREED sanctuary that allows the animals in our care to live out their lives with dignity in a caring and safe environment.
Stop Bear Exhibition at New York State Fair
Bears are being exhibited and used for entertainment at the New York State Fair now through Monday, September 2nd. Will you join us in contacting the organizer of this event to raise your voice for these animals? Reaching out to organizers, can help prevent animal exhibitions at future fairs. Please contact Troy Waffner, Director of the New York State Fair and Governor Andrew Cuomo to let them know that allowing wild and exotic animal exhibitors is NOT OK. Contact info is in the link below.
Spooky Campover
A family-friendly camping experience!
Join us at the sanctuary for a wild and ghoulish night under the stars with the rescued animals of Lions Tigers & Bears. Our annual Spooky Campover is a family favorite and your opportunity to campout on the grass next to your favorite animal's habitat. RSVP Today!
Say Hello
Visit our rescued animals at Lions Tigers & Bears
Answer the call of the wild. Come meet our rescued exotic animals and big cats at our sanctuary in Alpine, CA. See the majestic lions, tigers, black bears, mountain lions, and more in their species-specific habitats, surrounded by oak trees, rolling hills and scenic landscapes on the edge of the Cleveland National Forest.
Lyka Needs YOUR Help
Our Rescue Team is preparing to depart...
Our Rescue Team is preparing to depart on a mission to the Philippines, to establish a firsthand account on Lyka's condition and how we may best help her - but first WE NEED YOUR HELP! The team will provide Lyka with a medical assessment, work on building strong relations with Zoo management, and visit several facilities that could provide the lioness with more suitable care. You can make this mission possible by donating today!
Get Social
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How much love 💕 do you have for rescued #white tiger Hank this #Caturday?
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Rescued white tiger Hank says #Caturdays are for chillaxing😻 Do you agree?💙
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Furriendly reminder: when you join LTB as a member🐯- you support rescues and lifelong care for animals AND members enjoy unlimited visits and special discounts💚 Tag a friend who should join the LTB pride🐾
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Happy birthday beautiful boy!💙
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We're celebrating not just a birthday today - but Moka's rescue - and a life free from abusive exploitation.
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Moka was lucky - finding lifetime refuge at an accredited sanctuary - but many more tigers bred for the exotic animal trade are not. Thank you for following Moka's journey + for continuing to support LTB's critical rescue and education work.
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Your donations, membership, visits, volunteer efforts and support truly make a difference and ensure that animals like Moka live with dignity and respect.
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Will you consider a donation of $27 today to support Moka's lifetime care at LTB?❤️ it costs over $10K/year - or $27/day - for basic food and care for a tiger like Moka. Your donation at any level keeps Moka and tigers like him safe.
Swipe 👆 for adorable baby Moka video taken by @sdzsafaripark. Do you want to send Moka a birthday message?
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Happy Funday Fur-iday 🐻💦 from rescued grizzly Albert. Are you staying cool like this big guy?🐾
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How bear-y🐻 cute is this video of rescued Himalayan bear Teddy eating his apple🍎? 🌜🐻
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📹Volunteer Alyssa
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Fun fact: Meatball starts every day with a great big grin😃 Can this rescued bear motivate you to smile this Monday?🐻🌻
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Moka+ Nola= #SundayFunday
Couldn't you watch these two 🐯💜🐯all day?
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🎥Volunteer Alyssa
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Happy Caturday😻from rescued tiger Moka! Moka's 1st birthday at LTB is just one week away - 7/27 during the 10 am visit. Are you coming to watch him open his presents?🥳
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Slide👆to see a baby pic of Moka after he was first rescued from animal traffickers - 📷@drmonicaharms. Do you remember when Moka was that small?!
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👆Your donations in action!✨ Thank you bear-y much for donating to Liberty's birthday fundraiser and making her bday wish come true🙏 The new bear 🐻 culvert has been installed and the bears are loving it!!!
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LTB is also working on adding a new den in Liberty's safety bedroom. Your donation at any level will help us finish this much needed work for the black bears🐻🐾 Thank you!
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On a scale from 1 to 10 how awesome is this throwback video of rescued white tiger Nola playing in the water💦? This girl always has SO much fun with H2O😻
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Just a reminder: Please don't pay to see white tigers in performances or pay to hold or play with tiger cubs. There are no legitimate accredited breeding programs for white tigers. White tigers have no conservation value - they are bred solely in captivity for exploitation.
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White tigers are not a separate species - they're Bengal tigers and mixed-breed tigers that have been inbred to carry a very rare recessive gene for white fur. This inbreeding causes white tigers to suffer from extremely high rates of many congenital health problems including facial deformities and vision problems.
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If you want to see a white tiger and learn more about them, visit a true sanctuary like LTB where proceeds from your visit support lifelong care for rescued animals like Nola💜
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🎥Volunteer Alyssa
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Can you imagine living each day in fear, kept captive in a tiny cage, while people yell at you and shake you?
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That was Clarence's reality for over a decade at an Ohio fur farm, where this bobcat was used for his urine which was then sold to hunters.
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To harvest his urine, the fur farm owners would scare it out of him each day - shaking Clarence's cage, shouting at him and intimidating him until he would urinate. These daily sessions traumatized Clarence, exposing him to ongoing stress.
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When he was rescued by LTB in 2015, Clarence was understandably cautious. It took him a while to adjust to his new surroundings and trust that no-one was going to hurt him anymore.
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Over the past four year, Clarence has transformed😻 Now he spends his days watching the birds and napping. He enjoys catnip as well as a good treat. He's also forged a strong bond with fellow rescued bobcat Mia. The two can often be found hanging out together.
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Clarence no longer lives a life dominated by fear. He is safe thanks to you❤️
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LTB couldn't save animals like Clarence without your help. Your donation at any level truly makes a difference for Clarence and all the rescued animals.
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Surprise - Moka's taking a turn in the big pool! He + Nola🐯 were just rotated into a different habitat as part of their ongoing enrichment.
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Exploring new spaces like this provides a physical and mental challenge 🧩 for captive animals.
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Moka is a more cautious tiger🐅 He needed a day to adjust, but now he's jumping and swimming like a champ🏆
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Confiscated at the US/MX border from animal traffickers when he was just weeks old, LTB's youngest rescue "cub" is growing fast!💨
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Moka will be celebrating his FIRST full year at LTB on Saturday, July 27- will you come join the fun?🐾
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Happy Caturday!🦁 Are you ready to paw-ty?🐾
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Paws up🐾 if you want to spend the holiday #weekend poolside 🏊♀️ like rescued grizzlies Albert🐻+ Cherry 🐻🍒
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Are you looking for a way to put your time + talent to good use?!🦁🐯🐻 Join our amazing team of volunteers. Volunteers are the heart and soul of our work here at the sanctuary, providing essential help in so many areas - from checking-in visitors, to food prep, and even leading visits.
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Do you know someone who might be interested in volunteering?😻Please tag them in the comments. (Volunteer link in profile for more info)
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And please help us thank🙌 all of the incredible volunteers - like Michele here - for everything they do to support the rescued animals❤️
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If you'd like to watch this entire video - it's on the Volunteer page of the LTB website at lionstigersandbears.org
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What do you think Maddie is smiling about today?🐻💕
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Bears smile much like humans do, for their own bear reasons based on what makes them feel happy.
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Originally purchased as a pet for a child, Maddie was nearly sold to a canned hunt and spent years confined to a small cage with no space to play or roam and never setting foot on green grass🌱or dirt.
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Now she spends her days exploring the multi-acre black bear habitat, playing with her bestie Liberty 💞rolling in the grass, munching her favorite snack - romaine lettuce🥬 - and cooling off in the pool.
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Maddie has many reasons to smile now thanks to you. Thank you for continuing to support LTB and putting this big bear grin on Maddie's sweet face.❤️🦁🐯🐻
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Does Bakari look ready to take on Monday?🦁 #thatface 😂
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Just add water 💦 and rescued white tiger Nola is a happy girl💕 what's the #1 ingredient in your purr-fect #Caturday?
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Will you help make Liberty's birthday🥳 wish come true?
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She might be full-grown, but she'll always be our baby🐻 This wild-born bear nearly lost her life as a young cub. Now she's celebrating a milestone birthday and she needs your help.
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Like many yearlings who leave their mothers in search of food + territory, Liberty learned to find food entering campgrounds as a young cub🐻 When wild animals are no longer afraid to enter populated areas, they're considered habituated. Sadly this conflict often costs wild animals their lives.
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Fortunately, officials reached out to LTB for lifetime placement and with your support, this wild-born baby became the very first rescued bear at the sanctuary on July 4, 2009🇺🇸 Liberty literally put the "bear" in Lions Tigers and Bears❤️
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Thanks to you, Liberty has grown these past 10 years into the happy, healthy bear she is today. The black bear habitat is now home to five other rescued black bears. As the baby of the group, Liberty stirs up some trouble - sneaking into all the other bears bedrooms to snoop for goodies or look for a better napping spot😴 It's not uncommon to find her sleeping in Delilah's bedroom. Liberty has also forged a strong friendship with Maddie and the two can often be found playing and rolling in the grass together, sitting at the picnic table👭 or taking an afternoon dip in the pool.
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Liberty and all the black bears desperately need an additional culvert in their habitat. These giant cement culverts provide essential shade during the summer, cozy dens 🛌 during the winter and an overall fun spot to nap, lounge and play. Your donation at any level will make Liberty's birthday wish come true!❤️
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Every day is a gift for Liberty. She's able to roam the green grass under blue skies in open space thanks to you🌞 Please come celebrate her double-digit birthday at LTB on Friday, July 5 during the morning visit and please consider a donation at any level to support her lifetime care and new culvert!
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Landmark moments take on even greater meaning when they support the lifelong care of majestic rescued sanctuary animals✨
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Thank you 🙌 Cy and Kim for celebrating your wedding with the animals. We wish you a lifetime of happiness.👰🤵 and thanks to @equinoxphoto for sharing these beautiful images💜
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Do you know someone searching for a very special venue? Tag them in the comments. We can't wait to get started planning for your special day🦁🐯🐻
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Isn't this behind-the-scenes peek at a very content Tabu 🐅 purr-fection?
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Tabu is our most sensitive rescued tigress. She doesn't love a lot of new people or noise. We respect her needs and keep her in quieter habitats where she can enjoy her personal space - which makes moments like these even more special to share.
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She's fierce, beautiful and loves her privacy - is Tabu your spirit animal?🐅
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🎥Volunteer Alyssa
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It's National Selfie Day → the purr-fect time to remember that wild animals like 🦁🐯 and 🐻s suffer for our #selfies. Legitimate sanctuaries and zoos never allow the public hands-on 🖐contact with 🦁🐯🐻
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Please don't pay💰 to hold, play or pose w/lions, tigers, bears, leopards or other big cats - it's always cruel for the animals. Swipe 👆 for a message from Bobbi.
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When we know better, we do better. Help raise awareness for the animals and show us your ❤️ #HumaneSelfie ❤️
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Can you imagine waking up in your own luxurious retreat, to the roars of rescued lions and tigers?✨
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White Oak Retreat is the beautiful overnight escape at the sanctuary, overlooking the gorgeous Linking Love habitat. All proceeds benefit the rescued animals.🦁🐯🐻
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Book your next getaway today (link in profile) and feel good knowing that your incredible adventure will not only feed your soul and spirit, but will provide lifesaving care to the rescued animals.🧡
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Do you know someone who loves animals? Please tag them in the comments to help share this info!🤗
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Maverick's trying to turn Monday into Funday💦🐯 Is it working?
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🎥Keeper Rebekah
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When you wake up early then realize, it's #Caturday😴 🐆 Rescued leopard Conga
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Hank needs your help. Of all the white tigers at LTB, Hank is the one with the most issues. You can see some just by looking at him.
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Tigers are supposed to be long and lean🐅 - but his blocky head and big shoulders don't match his short legs and stout body. He's clearly cross-eyed - as are all white tigers. These vision and body shape issues cause white tigers to suffer from poor mobility along with many other serious health conditions.
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When the keepers set out enrichment for Hank - it takes him much longer to find the goodies. He startles easily, often scared of his own tail. Due to the extensive inbreeding used to create white tigers - many suffer from severe and even fatal health impairments.
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There are no legitimate accredited breeding programs for white tigers. White tigers are not a separate subspecies - they are inbred Bengal tigers and cross-bred tigers who've been bred to carry a rare recessive gene for white fur. White tigers have no conservation value - they're bred solely in captivity for exploitation.
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You can help protect tigers by never paying💰 to see white tigers at a facility that breeds, buys or exploits them.
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After a lifetime trapped in the prison-like conditions of a tiger breeding mill, Hank shows us he is enjoying life at LTB, happily chuffing to his keepers each day and always ready to chow down on some yummy treats - even if it takes him a while to find them❤️
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When you donate to LTB - you support life-saving care for formerly exploited animals like Hank.
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It costs $10,000/year for basic food and care for one of our big cats, and $15/day for Hank's daily arthritis medication. Your donation today at any level provides critical care for Hank and all the rescued animals at LTB.
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Is it too early for catnip?😻Keeper Rebekah set up some Friday fun for the rescued bobcats...
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Who needs a nuzzle and a nap?
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Maverick would like to remind everyone → he's a tiger🐅
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The Tetens Family surprised dad, Steve with an early Father's Day present 👔 - a visit to LTB and an opportunity to feed one of the animals yesterday. Swipe 👆to see which animal he chose 🦁🐯🐻
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LTB's Feed a Wild One and Behind the Scenes encounters are a gift🎁 for everyone involved. Strict safety measures keep everyone protected - while providing an opportunity to encounter amazing rescued animals in a way that genuinely supports critical lifesaving care❤️
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Participation is always optional for the animals who are fed a portion of their carefully measured daily diet.
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Big tiger chuffs of thanks🙌 to the Tetens for celebrating their dad while supporting all the rescued animals. And Happy early Father's Day to Steve + dads everywhere!
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Do you know a father who would enjoy a visit to LTB?🦁🐯🐻
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This is pretty much Louie's whole day🦁💤 Do you know anyone who sleeps as much as a lion?
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On a scale from 1👎 to→ 10🌈 how awesome are happy munching bear noises?
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Awesome Blossom is one of the oldest bears at LTB. She and Delilah were the last remaining residents of a failed roadside zoo in Oklahoma.
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The owner could no longer afford to feed them and had resorted to feeding the bears candy from a nearby factory while making arrangements to sell them to a big game hunt ranch.
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Fortunately with your support LTB was able to rescue both black bears in 2011 and it's been all blue skies for them ever since.❤️
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Rescued lioness Zulu🦁 had a small oral mass removed yesterday and received some additional dental work from Dr. Allison Woody, DVM, DAVDC and Dr. Ryan Sadler DVM, Diplomate ACZM.
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A former circus lion, Zulu has been plagued with dental and health issues since her rescue in 2017. Like many performance animals, Zulu's canine teeth were previously filed down - which you can see in the close-up photo.
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De-fanging and filing canine teeth is common in circus and performance animals - exposing animals to lifelong pain and recurring dental infections.🦷 At 17, Zulu also suffers from liver + inflammatory bowel disease. Her weight fluctuates, but our veterinary team and keepers evaluate Zulu's needs each day to ensure this beautiful lioness has the best life possible.
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Zulu is doing great today☀️ and we are so thankful for your support.
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Zulu's life-saving care🏥 wouldn't be possible without you. The base cost for one veterinary procedure under anesthesia for one big cat is $1,200, one blood panel costs an average of $250 and pain medication for one animal for one day is $15.
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Your donation at any level is essential. Thank you for ensuring Zulu and all the rescued animals receive the lifesaving care they need.❤️
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Life was never easy for Zulu.🦁 As a circus lion, she spent her days "on the road," confined to small spaces, exposed to loud noises, forceful "training" + with no access to the peace, quiet and space lions naturally crave. Like many performance lions, Zulu's canine teeth were filed down, exposing her roots to painful ongoing dental infections.
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Fortunately Zulu's life changed dramatically in 2017 when her trainer reached out to Lions Tigers & Bears seeking lifetime sanctuary for this aging lioness. ✨
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Zulu's teeth required immediate attention. Thanks to your support, she's now received extensive dental work on all of her canines. Like all of our rescued animals, she requires ongoing dental treatment. Zulu also has an oral mass that we continue to monitor.🏥
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At 17, Zulu suffers from liver disease + inflammatory bowel disease. Her weight fluctuates, but she is stable now, and our veterinary team and keepers evaluate Zulu's needs each day to ensure this beautiful lioness has the best life possible. She is thriving in her multi-acre habitat alongside her sister, Arusha and companion, Louie.☀️
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Your ticket to Wild in the Country this Saturday, May 18 provides lifesaving care for Zulu and all the rescued animals.🦁🐯🐻 The base cost for one veterinary procedure under anesthesia for one big cat is $1,200, one blood panel costs an average of $250 and pain medication for one animal for one day is $15.
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Costs like these add up, but so does your support.❤️
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Please buy your Wild in the Country ticket🎟 today and make a difference for Zulu + other exotic animals in need, ☎️(619) 659-8078 x4, link in profile.
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Can't make the event Saturday? Text WIC to 71760 and bid in the silent auction, which goes live Friday.
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Rescued grizzly bear🐻 Albert ❤️s naps, snacks and finding a great stick for chewing.🌱
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It's the simple things that matter most ... Agree or disagree?🦋🌾🐦
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🎥Volunteer Alyssa
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Louie has an announcement:
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✨Wild in the Country is this Saturday 5/18✨
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Your ticket 🎟purchase directly helps Louie🦁 and all the rescued animals at LTB.🐾 ticket prices increase tonight! Don't miss your chance to join us for this amazing day for the animals☎️(619) 659-8078 x4 or linktree in profile. We're so excited @whitneycummings will be here to guest host, and @iticamilanes + @hautechileproductions. ⠀
Even if you can't attend, you can bid on the silent auction starting Friday. Text WIC to 71760 to get started. ⠀
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Have you ever heard Louie roar in person?
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This magnificent white lion lived as a performance animal for years, carted around in small travel containers and used for circuses, film work and live shows. This kind of life takes a toll on big cats, but thanks to your support, Louie now spends his days in peace, napping in the green grass under blue skies with room to roam and in the company of rescued lionesses, Arusha + Zulu.
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Happy Mother's Day💐
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We showered🚿 our rescued mamas with some extra special enrichment. Used for breeding + exploited for years, Crystal had a rough life until her 2016 rescue - we're happy to celebrate her + show her some love💜 today and everyday. ⠀
How are you celebrating this Mothers Day?🌷
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Rescued Bengal-mix tiger Moka is ready to roll 🤸♂️ into the weekend w/bestie 💏 Nola. Who are you rolling with this Caturday?
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Are you coming to Wild in the Country in 10 days?
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Don't miss this incredible event that helps feed and care for the rescued animals all year long❤️
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Get your tickets today and save - before prices go up on May 11.
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Please tag some friends who love animals and fun! @whitneycummings will be here with all the sanctuary animals, great food, music + dancing. We also have some amazing auction items lined up - including Super Bowl tickets 🏈 if you won tickets to the Big Game, who would you take with you?
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The rescued animals have many cute and silly moments - which we love to share!❤️ but it's important to remember how powerful and dangerous captive wild animals truly are.
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Safety is at the core of everything we do at 🦁🐯🐻 and it's one of the reasons we advocate against private ownership of apex predators like big cats and bears.
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This week is Be Kind to Animals Week & it's a great time to reach out to your representatives and urge them to support HR 1380, the Big Cat Public Safety Act, link in profile.
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One way to show kindness for animals is by respecting and protecting them. No one needs a lion, tiger or bear as a backyard pet.
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Do you think Bakari helps prove that point?
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And please share in the comments if you have other suggestions about how to be kind to animals.
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Albert's🐻 Friday vibe is ______________.
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Repost from @tabithalipkin with @fox5sandiego who came out to help feed the lions 🦁 and talk out our big Wild in the Country event coming up on Saturday, May 18. Do you have your tickets yet? Have you ever fed Zulu or Louie? Were they this polite?😻
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Keeper Darby is feeding Louie some chicken along with his daily arthritis medication. Have you ever fed one of the rescued animals at LTB?❤️ If you could pick one of the sanctuary animals to feed - who would it be?🦁🐯🐻
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Rescued white tiger Hank says #Caturdays are for chillaxing😻 Do you agree?💙
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Furriendly reminder: when you join LTB as a member🐯- you support rescues and lifelong care for animals AND members enjoy unlimited visits and special discounts💚 Tag a friend who should join the LTB pride🐾
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Doesn't rescued tiger Maverick take your breath away? 🐯🐾
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This #thankfulThursday, we're feeling grateful for all your love 💕 and support for the rescued animals.
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It's been 5 years since Mav was first rescued, and he's thriving here in his furever home. Your visits, donations, membership, volunteering, social media sharing and support all help to make these moments possible.
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Thank you🙏🙌💞🦁🐯🐻🐾
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Are you ready for the weekend to start?!🐾
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Rescued tiger Moka's just waiting on Nola🐯💞🐯 💦
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Cherry Bomb 🍒 is enjoying a care package filled with flowers🌻sunflower seeds and lots of love❤️ It's been one week since Cherry's brother Albert passed away, leaving so many broken hearts behind.
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LTB volunteers and keepers have been showering Cherry with attention and we are doing everything possible to provide her with comfort. Thank you so much for continuing to keep Cherry🐻 in your thoughts and for all the kind messages of support❤️
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Rescued lioness Zulu playfully tries to show 👑Louie🦁 some love💕 but he's not feelin' it...
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#ThursdayFeels #Lion
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When you smell something good ...and need a closer sniff!🐽 Happy #tiger Tuesday from rescued tiger Tabu🐯💜
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🎥 Volunteer Alyssa
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🔊Sound up⬆️ Rescued lioness Arusha has something to say...🦁💜🌻
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"If there ever comes a day where we can't be together, keep me in your heart. I'll stay there forever."
- A.A. Milne
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Thank you so much for the outpouring of love for Albert and your many messages of support.
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Today we're remembering so many moments of joy, like all the pool time fun Albert shared with sister Cherry Bomb.
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Thank you for holding Albert in your heart❤️
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Medical update: Albert 🐻
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Rescued grizzly bear Albert is resting inside his safety bedroom as Keeper Rebekah feeds him his antibiotics (wrapped in PB&J sandwiches). Albert started showing signs of lethargy and extreme stomach distress last week.
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He had a full examination under anesthesia last Monday and we've been treating him for an infection and monitoring his condition closely.
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Though he is still quite weak and not recovering as quickly as we'd like, Albert seemed to get a little bit of his appetite back yesterday. We have been feeding him bland foods liked cooked rice, chicken and broth. He has only been eating a small amount of the bland diet and enough PB&J 🥪 for us to give him his twice daily medication - however, yesterday Bobbi was able to feed him an avocado 🥑 , two peaches, two apples 🍎 , two mangos and a plum.
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Albert needs to have another medical procedure under anesthesia to identify the root cause of his illness. We are working to get him as strong as possible to undergo this procedure.
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Will you donate to help cover the costs of Albert's care? Your donation at any level ensures critical care for Albert and all the rescued animals when they need it most.
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Thank you for keeping Albert in your thoughts, donating to support his care❤️ and for all your wishes for his full recovery.
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Where do you go to relax? 🐯 Nola's favorite spot is in the water 💦
#NationalRelaxationDay
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Rescued grizzly 🐻 Albert says anytime is snack time🌱 - who can relate?🐾
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Did you know grizzlies are opportunistic eaters - consuming everything from earthworms 🐛 + insects 🐜 to a variety of grasses?
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🎥 Volunteer Alyssa
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Don't you just love seeing Hank play in the water?💦
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Affectionately known as our "old man tiger" Hank was exploited for years and kept in prison-like conditions at a tiger breeding mill in Ohio.
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Rescued by LTB in 2016 along with his partner Crystal and mountain lions Punkin and Melanie, Hank is living the best life possible now thanks to your support of LTB💙
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Reminder: white tigers are not a separate subspecies of tiger. They are Bengal tigers and crossbred tigers that have been severely inbred. This inbreeding also causes white tigers to suffer from significant and often life threatening health issues. Please don't ever pay to hold, pet or play with white tigers and don't pay to see white tigers in performances. There are no legitimate accredited breeding programs for white tigers. All the white tigers you see have been bred in captivity for exploitation. To learn more about the plight of white tigers, please visit an accredited sanctuary like LTB.
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Thank you so much for supporting lifetime care for rescued animals like Hank🙏🐾
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Caturday sounds 🔊 courtesy of rescued leopard Conga 🐆
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🎥 Volunteer Alyssa
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Thanks to everyone who celebrated Moka's birthday yesterday!💙🐯 Do you think he had fun?🥳🎁💦
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Happy Funday Fur-iday 🐻💦 from rescued grizzly Albert. Are you staying cool like this big guy today?🐾
#FridayFunday
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Help Moka and keep other tigers safe!🐯
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A helpless victim of wildlife trafficking, Moka got lucky. He was just weeks old when animal traffickers attempted to smuggle him across the U.S./Mexico border claiming he was "just a cat."
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Fortunately for Moka, his life changed at that moment.
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Bred for sale in the exotic animal trade, Moka faced a future of exploitation like so many other tigers victimized by the exotic animal trade. Confiscated by officials, he was initially placed at the San Diego Zoo, but Moka - like most tigers in the exotic animal trade - is a "generic" tiger who doesn't meet guidelines for the zoo's species survival breeding program.
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U.S. Fish & Wildlife reached out to Lions Tigers & Bears to provide a lifetime home and Moka moved to his forever home here last summer.
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Moka is fortunate to have found refuge at an accredited sanctuary like Lions Tigers & Bears - but his lifesaving care would not be possible without you.
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Tigers in captivity can live up to 20 years, and eat more than 12 pounds of raw meat per day. It costs over $10,000 a year - or $27 per day - to provide basic care like food, flea treatment and annual required vaccines to just ONE big cat like Moka.
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When Lions Tigers & Bears offers sanctuary to an animal like Moka, we make a commitment to keep them safe for life. We take this responsibility seriously, and work tirelessly to ensure that each animal receives the care they need, free from exploitation.
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In honor of Moka's birthday🥳 will you consider a gift of $27 today to support Moka's lifetime care? ❤️
Your donation truly makes a difference and ensures that animals like Moka live with dignity and respect.
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Moka is celebrating his first full year at LTB this Saturday, July 27 during the 10 a.m. visit. His birthday coincides with International Tiger Day - which is a great time to learn about tigers like Moka and how you can help protect them. See how much Moka has grown, watch him open his birthday presents and celebrate International Tiger Day. This event is free for members, $46 for adults, $26 for children, or for guests 18 and older - upgrade to a Feed a Wild One visit. Reservations required http://bit.ly/MokasBirthday
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Moka is safe now thanks to you❤️ Please support Moka's lifetime care and help tigers like Moka with a donation at any level today!
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How bear-y🐻 cute is this video of rescued Himalayan bear Teddy eating his apple🍎? 🌜🐻
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Couldn't you watch these two play all day? 🐯💜🐯
Moka+ Nola= #SundayFunday
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On a scale from 1 to 10 how awesome is this throwback video of rescued white tiger Nola playing in the water💦? This girl always has SO much fun with H2O😻
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Just a reminder: Please don't pay to see white tigers in performances or pay to hold or play with tiger cubs. There are no legitimate accredited breeding programs for white tigers. White tigers have no conservation value -- they are bred solely in captivity for exploitation.
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White tigers are not a separate species - they're Bengal tigers and mixed-breed tigers that have been inbred to carry a very rare recessive gene for white fur. This inbreeding causes white tigers to suffer from extremely high rates of many congenital health problems including facial deformities and vision problems.
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If you want to see a white tiger and learn more about them, visit a true sanctuary like LTB where proceeds from your visit support lifelong care for rescued animals like Nola💜
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Can you imagine living each day in fear, kept captive in a tiny cage, while people yell at you and shake you?
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That was Clarence's reality for over a decade at an Ohio fur farm, where this bobcat was used for his urine which was then sold to hunters.
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To harvest his urine, the fur farm owners would scare it out of him each day - shaking Clarence's cage, shouting at him and intimidating him until he would urinate. These daily sessions traumatized Clarence, exposing him to ongoing stress.
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When he was rescued by LTB in 2015, Clarence was understandably cautious. It took him a while to adjust to his new surroundings and trust that no-one was going to hurt him anymore.
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Over the past four years, Clarence has transformed😻 Now he spends his days watching the birds and napping. He enjoys catnip as well as a good treat. He's also forged a strong bond with fellow rescued bobcat Mia. The two can often be found hanging out together.
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Clarence no longer lives a life dominated by fear. He is safe thanks to you❤️
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LTB couldn't save animals like Clarence without your help. Your donation at any level truly makes a difference for Clarence and all the rescued animals.
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Happy Caturday!🦁 Are you ready to paw-ty?🐾
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Paws up🐾 if you want to spend the holiday #weekend poolside 🏊♀️ like rescued grizzlies Albert🐻+ Cherry 🐻🍒
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Are you looking for a way to put your time and talent to good use?!🦁🐯🐻 Join our amazing team of volunteers! Volunteers are the heart and soul of our work here at the sanctuary - providing essential help in so many areas - from checking-in visitors, to food prep, and even leading visits.
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Do you know someone who might be interested in volunteering?😻Please tag them in the comments. Go to https://www.lionstigersandbears.org/volunteer-intern to learn more.
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And please help us thank🙌 all of the incredible volunteers - like Michele here - for everything they do to support the animals❤️
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Does Bakari look ready to take on Monday?🦁👑
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What does it take to care for rescued lions🦁, tigers🐯, bears🐻, mountain lions, bobcats and more😻
Follow Keeper Rebekah on this exclusive behind-the-scenes👀 peek at San Diego's world-class, non-profit exotic animal sanctuary - Lions Tigers & Bears.
Have questions for the Lions Tigers & Bears keepers? Please leave them in the comments. If you've always wanted to be an exotic animal keeper, go to www.lionstigersandbears.org to learn how you can volunteer or join our intern program.
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Just add water 💦 and rescued white tiger Nola is a happy girl💕 what's the #1 ingredient in your purr-fect #Caturday?
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How much love 💕 do you have for rescued #white tiger Hank this #Caturday?
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August 12, 2019
How would you describe Maverick's #Monday face?🐯🐾
#MondayMornin
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A victim of #wildlife trafficking - Moka the #tiger cub confiscated from smugglers @ the US/MX border - celebrates his 1st bday at LTB today. Tigers like Moka are exploited through the exotic animal trade - only the lucky ones find placement at an accredited sanctuary like LTB.
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Happy #Caturday!🦁 Are you ready to paw-t
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Paws up🐾 if you want to spend the holiday #weekend poolside 🏊♀️ like rescued #grizzlies Albert
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Does Bakari look ready to take on Monday? 🦁 #MondayMorning #thatfac
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Just add water 💦 and rescued white #tiger Nola is a happy girl💕 what's the #1 ingredient in your purr-fect #C
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She's #fierce #beautiful and loves her privacy - is rescued #tigress Tabu your spirit #anim
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It's #NationalSelfieDay → the purr-fect time to remember that wild #animals like 🦁🐯 and 🐻s suffer for our #selfies. Please don't hold or touch lions, tigers, bears, leopards or other big cats - it's always cruel for
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Maverick's trying to turn #Monday into #Funday💦🐯 is it working? #rescued #tiger
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When you wake up early and realize - it's #Caturday😴
🐆 Rescued #leopard Conga
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They're doing great together! Here's a short video of them playing last week🐯❤️🐯
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Rescued #tiger Maverick is ready to jump into the #weekend - are you?
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This is pretty much Louie's whole day🦁💤 Do you know anyone who sleeps as much as a #lion?
#bigcats #
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On a scale from 1👎 → 10🌈 how awesome are happy munching bear noises?
Blossom is one of the oldest bears at LTB. She + Delilah were the last residents of a failed roadside zoo. LTB rescued both bears before they were sold to a canned
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Rescued grizzly #bear🐻 Albert loves naps, snacks and finding a great stick for chewing.
It's the simple things that matter most ... Agree or disagre
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Louie has an announcement: ✨Wild in the Country is this Saturday 5/18✨
Your ticket 🎟purchase directly helps Louie🦁 + all the rescued #animals.
Don't miss your chance to join us for this amazing day for the animals☎️(619lionstigersandbears.org/our-events/wil….co/jcBcOM5WAR #
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Happy #MothersDay💐
We showered🚿 our rescued mamas with some special enrichment. Used for breeding + exploited for years, #tiger Crystal had a rough life until her 2016 #rescue - we're happy to celebrate her + show her some love💜 today
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Rescued Bengal #tiger mix Moka is rolling into🤸♂️the #SanDiego weekend w/Nola by his side. Who are you rolling with this #
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Keeper Darby is feeding rescued #lion Louie some chicken along with his arthritis medicine.❤️Have you ever fed one of the sanctuary #animals? If you could, who would you pick to feed?🦁🐯🐻 #caturday #sandiego
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The rescued #bears 🐻 are getting an #Easter surprise during our 10 am visit today! 🐣 Volume up⬆️ Bbit.ly/2UlhxCXo/2heoJFiXGm - and enjoy all the holiday
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Tell us how you really feel Louie!😻Did you know a lion's #roar can be heard up to 5 miles away. They often roar to tell each other where they are, intimidate intruders, or to warn each other of possible danger.🦁 What do you think Louie's roaring about? #lion
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The LTB Team is back from the #Philippines, but there's more work to be done for Lyka and other #animals at the Maasin City #Zoo. Here's an update from Bobbi on next steps. Please donate to support Lyka's bit.ly/2YtSDExCQNMAO #AnimalWelfare #lions #animal