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Tiger found caged in abandoned home gets second chance at wildlife sanctuary: ‘He seems to be so happy’

The estimated 350-pound tiger was transported to the facility, an affiliate of the Humane Society of the United States, on Wednesday afternoon, and is settling in well, Almrud said. There, he will have the chance to roam in enclosures of up to three acres.

Almrud, who estimates him to be about 2 years old, described the moment he first walked onto the grass at the sanctuary as remarkable.

“It was just amazing to see him walk out on grass and to see him explore and have that freedom of movement,” she said. “It was just such a reward and fulfilling to us.”

Now, he spends his days rolling around the grass in glee, Almrud said.

“He comes right up to the fence every time a staff member is present,” she said. “He seems very amenable to our presence.”

The tiger is eating well – a combination of chicken, humanely raised non-processed beef and whole prey complete with organs and bones. It appears that he was being fed chicken, which is what owners of exotic cats often feed them, but chicken alone does not provide the complete nutrition they need to thrive, Almrud said.

In addition, caregivers are tasked with keeping the tiger mentally stimulated by creating “pretend hunting” games and rotating him through different areas so he has access to new smells and environments to explore.

“He seems to happy and content,” Almrud said. “Our staff is just falling in love with him.”

His name is Loki now! In June he celebrated his 7th birthday at the sanctuary where he lives and thrives. Here’s a few pics of the boy:

He escaped his cage

Yes

YES

The tiger is out

Do not use the website called Sci-Hub!

It lets people access scientific articles for free. This is dangerous. It helps the free flow of knowledge and reduces the competitive edge of all the people who worked really hard to have been born into a wealth.

Like, it’s literally a website where you can type in the DOI of an article and read it, without ever having to pay the publisher who exploited the author.

Like if you want to read basically any physics, math, or CS paper, arXiv.org will have you covered, because everyone uploads their papers there before submitting to a journal (and generally updates it after peer review). I know all of my papers are on there. This is such common practice that journals have it baked into their licensing agreements that authors retain the right to upload their work to these places.

You are not going to pass a skillcheck against a rip current once it has you.

Waves will not bow to your physical prowess no matter how impressive.

Shock does not care that you used to be on your school swim team.

If you hit your head, being good at swimming isn't going to turn you face-up while you're unconscious.

bbc sherlock used the ‘bait’ from the very beginning to reel in queer watchers and then mocked them in and out of the show itself for wanting a follow through on the very blatant jokes and ‘hints’. bbc sherlock never respected the source material, the characters, or the fans. it is clear in the quality of the mysteries, in the likability of the characters and how people talk about it now.

sherlock and co is way more like the source material in its structure in that we hear what watson wants us to hear— like in the original stories we read what watson wants us to read. this is why queer readings of the original stories work so well and have lasted for so long— because there is plenty of canon material to work with but also a load of subtext and imagination involved in reading between the lines of what watson doesnt tell us.

beyond that, the creators of sherlock and co have said that they care about making fans happy. they want to remain faithful. that includes queer fans of the original stories.

if they had NO hints/signs of potential deeper feelings between john/sherlock that would also be unfaithful to the source material and the fans who are looking for that. they likely will never 100% confirm them as a romantic couple but neither did the original stories. and that is okay. all that matters is that they are together and that they care about each other (something bbc sherlock failed at repeatedly)

sherlock and co’s creators put so much more love into this podcast. to even compare it to bbc sherlock anymore is an insult tbh and i say this as someone who fell DEEP for the johnlock queerbaiting, wasting years of my life on a show that was poorly written and over produced, and who used its fandom and namesake w/out respecting it.

Some pages:

”Look Hamlet.

Hamlet not happy.”

”Now Hamlet’s dad ghost.

The ghost can talk.”

Hamlet’s dad: Your weird new dad killed me.

”Ofelia’s brother dead.

Hamlet dead.

Now all dead.