#Iriomote cat

[lizardsaredinosaurs]

Iriomote Cat (Prionailurus bengalensis iriomotensis)

Iriomote Island, Japan

Status: Critically Endangered

Threats: development, traffic, accidental trapping

ahhh the bliss of having a cat notice you... even if it is biting you

[solischan]

Mew mew strawberry, metamorphosis

[vividscavenger]

I for Ichigo Momomiya

[peach-artblog]

[antelopefriendcorner]

My legacy will never burn down What you gonna do when it's your turn now? Dance with the devil, don't pull her into bed Anyone's a hero with a bullet in the head

Baika Clan, Merci's former ninja comrades from way back when... as in, way back.

Their number include arrogant tanuki leader Zenichi, self-interested iriomote cat Utaha, and thuggish serow enforcer Nagito, all single-mindedly dedicated to the old ways even centuries after the death of their cult leader sensei, felled by a young Merci's hands in a traitorous act of rebellion that they haven't forgotten.

[mirtadraws]

EDIT: I've been informed that iriomotensis is not valid anymore and that the cats from Iriomote are under euptilurus subspecies now

Inktober day 24 - Iriomote cat, a subspecies of the Leopard cat. I tried to go for a Disney style again!

turned out a bit generic though

[kemixtry]

A redesign of Momomiya Ichigo, or Mew Ichigo, from Tokyo Mew Mew! I gave up on this project after doing Mint's redesign tho 🥲

[wandererofdeserts]

I'd like to personally thank Kiyohiko Azuma for making me aware of the existence of these little guys

[alexisjag]

[strawberry---avalanche]

my coping method for how absolutely tired everything makes me is pretending it's just a cat thing. of course i feel exhausted after eating a small meal, of course i need to lie down after finishing basic tasks, yes i can sleep for what looks like excessive amounts of time.. im literally kibty?

[heathenistic-moron]

I want to talk about Iriomote Cats.

Look at it. Fuckin' gorgeous. It's a subspecies of leopard that only exists on one island: Iriomote, a small island in Japan.

There's (estimated) less than 100 of these guys. Between islandntourism, the local feral cat population competing for resources, and loss of habitat, these guys are in serious trouble.

They grow to be about 2 feet long as males, and females are smaller. Curled up (as cats are won't to do), they're about a square foot apiece. According to USA Today, the average hotel room is 13×25 feet or approximately 325 sq. ft. This means you could fit the entire Iriomote population into a single hotel room with no furniture and still be able to see the floor.

Imagine walking into a single bed hotel room and the entire population of your species not only fits in it, but there's room for a bed.

I love these little guys. Seriously, LOOKIT THE FAAAACE:

The local dialects have a few names for them, my favorite being yamapikaryaa, "That Which Shines in the Forest".

Here's a link to the Felidae Conservation page if you wanna throw money at these guys:

Or just talk about 'em. A lot of people consider Iriomote a tourist spot because of the cats, but that's part of the problem. It's great to love these guys (I do), but we're not gonna save them by shoving Polaroid cameras in their face.

[scolek]

wildest shit ive read on wikipedia in a while. phillip, buddy, butt out. its not like they dont know how conservation works.

monarchies are so weird. one prince writes to another like. hey i have advice for you on what to do for An Entire Island. i feel like i can give this advice to you because of the system into which i was born and who my spouse is. and i give it to you because of who your parents are as well.

[dokitm-arch]

REVAMPED TAGS ... misc animanga & cartoons!

🦇 ' ⟪ ch. kisshu. ⟫ / obsessive alien. 🦇 ' ⟪ ch. tart. ⟫ / immature alien. 🦇 ' ⟪ ch. ryou shirogane. ⟫ / stubborn iriomote cat. 🦇 ' ⟪ ch. minto aizawa. ⟫ / blue lorikeet. 🦇 ' ⟪ ch. retasu midorikawa. ⟫ / finless porpoise. 🦇 ' ⟪ ch. bu-ling huang. ⟫ / golden lion tamarin. 🦇 ' ⟪ ch. david martinez. ⟫ / sandevistan from santo. 🦇 ' ⟪ ch. rebecca. ⟫ / maniacal gunwoman. 🦇 ' ⟪ ch. lucyna kushinada. ⟫ / introverted netrunner. 🦇 ' ⟪ ch. denji. ⟫ / lonesome chainsaw. 🦇 ' ⟪ ch. power. ⟫ / selfish blood fiend. 🦇 ' ⟪ ch. reki kyan. ⟫ / savvy skatefixer. 🦇 ' ⟪ ch. langa hasegawa. ⟫ / brittle as snow. 🦇 ' ⟪ ch. kojiro nanjo. ⟫ / charming womanizer. 🦇 ' ⟪ ch. miya chinen. ⟫ / child prodigy of skateboards. 🦇 ' ⟪ ch. shoto todoroki. ⟫ / igniting avalanche. 🦇 ' ⟪ ch. katsuki bakugou. ⟫ / ground zero. 🦇 ' ⟪ ch. denki kaminari. ⟫ / bolt charger.  🦇 ' ⟪ ch. koji koda. ⟫ / animal whisperer. 🦇 ' ⟪ ch. tsuyu asui. ⟫ / queen of frogs. 🦇 ' ⟪ ch. inosuke hashibira. ⟫ / beast of boars. 🦇 ' ⟪ ch. giyuu tomioka. ⟫ / water hashira. 🦇 ' ⟪ ch. iguro obanai. ⟫ / snake hashira. 🦇 ' ⟪ ch. leonardo hamato. ⟫ / blue turtle. 🦇 ' ⟪ ch. raphael hamato. ⟫ / red turtle. 🦇 ' ⟪ ch. donatello hamato. ⟫ / purple turtle. 🦇 ' ⟪ ch. michaelangelo hamato. ⟫ / orange turtle. 🦇 ' ⟪ ch. zuko. ⟫ / abandoned by honor. 🦇 ' ⟪ ch. azula. ⟫ / prodigy of madness. 🦇 ' ⟪ ch. toph beifong. ⟫ / blinded by earth. 🦇 ' ⟪ ch. phillip. ⟫ / the sword of truth. 🦇 ' ⟪ ch. simba. ⟫ / destined king. 🦇 ' ⟪ ch. kovu. ⟫ / he is not one of us. 🦇 ' ⟪ ch. kiara. ⟫ / we are all one.

[dark-frosted-heart]

Despite his crest looking like a lynx, seems like Kagari’s crest is a generic wildcat (getcha head in the game)?

ヤマネコ can lead to wildcat specifically as a species, where you have the European wildcat and African wildcat-with the Asiatic wildcat as a subspecies of the latter.

And then you have wildcats which are small non-domestic cats. Japan has the Iriomote cat and Tsushima leopard cat.

Lynxes are literally “big wildcats (オオヤマネコ)” and for some reason there are a lot of pages asking if they can be kept as pets

[countriesgame]

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If you have any fun fact about Okinawa, please tell us and I'll reblog it!

Be respectful in your comments. You can criticize a government without offending its people.

[nicogotchi]

Shibahama wildlife (2021)

I still enjoy how these turned out! I wanted them all to be native japanese animals. Kanamori and Asakusa are a bit obvious and from others interpretations but fit really well. Mizusaki is a shiba inu as she's more "domesticated" haha and a popular breed! And I chose the Iriomote cat for Doumeki as they are super elusive and maybe I can work in some thousand-eye markings 👀

I would love to draw em all more, if anyone has ideas please tell me :3c