Chinook the cougar

Michelle Schireman has found homes for 140 orphaned cougar cubs, including Chinook.

[@viyhexe131]

Saving these animals is among the most noble of professions.

[@equarg]

As a former hunter I actually love and respect Cougars. I swore to NEVER hunt them, wolves, or other predators. They have it hard enough as it is. To this day, I think I was being checked out by one once. Never saw it, but I NEVER had my hair stand up on end like that and all the wild life go silent around me like that. The woods are their home. Respect that!

[@complimentary_voucher]

Thank you Michelle, you are doing a wonderful thing.

[@ahmedsalem7613]

Thank You For Taking Care Of Those Wonderful Animals.

[@user-vh1pn9ks6v]

"This is what an apex predator looks like" so, extremely fluffy and adorable?

[@davidshelow8869]

My faith in humanity is renewed when I watch stories like this.

[@Chuk392]

The cutie is grown up now...😍🥰😘😘😘😘😘

[@valerioliva9872]

They're beautiful

[@shirleybanerjee8262]

This is very much necessary to save these orphan animals & we are thankful to you for helping them & also for these noble works you are performing.👍👍💕🌞

[@cher280z]

What a beautiful animal these cougars are. I've never seen such a beautiful cougar before! Chinook is a beauty and I wish her all the best sucess and a Beautiful Life.

[@AishaVonFossen]

What sweet little babies, I love wild animal babies.

[@obamacare9681]

I would happily adopt a cougar

[@defensivekobra3873]

What cute little kitties

[@timd8912]

Beautiful....

[@Sunshinexoxo4795]

Pumas is so adorable.

[@christinemoist6574]

What a wonderful program this is. I love this story. I hope the Zoo or Michelle can keep us updated on her work and the Cougars like Chinook that she saves. Awesome story

[@diane9247]

Thank you for all you do for some of Oregon's most beautiful wildlife!

[@woodie62]

❤❤❤ the wildcats!!!

[@edwardcuruvijapenrose5081]

What an amazing lady

[@DeathbyPixels]

I didn't know cougar cubs were spotted! I suppose that helps them blend in. Thank you so much for everything you guys do :D

[@medexamtoolsdotcom]

Just like lions, they have spots when they're little but they fade away as they grow. Big cats also usually have bright blue eyes when they're babies, and then they shift to amber colored.

[@mikeystepback8639]

Thanks Michelle

[@catemaher-theburgerlady7095]

Thank you for all that you do for the animals and educating people about the wildlife of the world.

[@alicewilloughby4318]

0:08 - I WANT ONE!!! (Though I know it would create problems, especially as it grew.) SO ADORABLE, THO!!!

[@cooltrainervaultboy-39]

Aww, I want to work with meow-meows!

[@74willy81]

On behalf of the cubs for all that do...God bless you! Signed...The Kitties!

[@oddcrafter1270]

A noble (and adorable) cause :D

[@jasonhuhare]

So cute.

[@pamelaurrutiacifuentes7369]

Thank you!!

[@williambush1975]

thanks Michelle. Great work!

[@ES-mc3cc]

Cubs are unbearably cute!

[@zaimahbegum-diamond1660]

Fantastic work Madam.

[@robinrhodie6479]

SO CUTE KITTY PETTY SO MAJESTIC BIG CATS RULE

[@MarleneBlackwinter]

Excellent, and also Adorable!!

[@radicalthunder5740]

Whatever

[@linettelow]

Beautiful :) Thank you for sharing this ♡

[@claytondefreitas9521]

Keep up the good work these cubs love you

[@guilhermealexandre2287]

Wonderful!!!

[@fabianfigueroa6982]

Que lindos pumitas!

[@MrAMYJACK]

The damage we do to this world staggers me, but you can worship an actor it's happy days.

[@takehase9896]

Hunters are literally DEVILS for them

[@samchin3812]

cute need two of them

[@vampolascott36]

❤

[@johnries5593]

That's what kittens look like.

[@cynthcorcor126]

The royals asked for arts and technology this century not this. I wonder why they got split up for a while. Who did this to them. Love 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕 them

[@dinosaurstudios9686]

Cool pair them up with other big cat cubs,kittens,tiny goats,and puppys

[@jazmindelpais]

The best job in the world

[@chrisnizer1885]

Big ol' puddy cats are kick ass!

[@bhawana9777]

B€ayt!ful eye$ hezal 🤗

[@nvin__d7047]

I don't understand why people are become so cruel against animals😭😭😭😭

[@kls2020]

And likewise you probably don't understand that under the right circumstances a full grown Cougar would kill and eat you and think nothing of it .

[@medexamtoolsdotcom]

I like that the kitty was grabbing groceries from the backs of trucks at a grocery store. That's adaptation to civilization. Not killing, just swiping groceries. That's kind of cute actually. You know, I think most of the big cats have it figured out, they know humans have taken over the world, and that they shouldn't kill them because there will be consequences. That's why only like a few dozen people have ever been killed by cougars in the whole of recorded human history.

[@Telstar62a]

"Aw....Frozen food again?"

[@cynthiaisako]

Awesome !!!

[@ceciLOVEtaco]

I can't understand why is ""SPORT"" HUNTING even ""LEGAL""!!!

[@montecinza9688]

Me too

[@percyknight9816]

It’s a pride thing going back thousands of years Even when hunting was only used for food Bragging rights for the biggest animal killed

[@CASHMONEY138]

Same reason why plants are destroyed to feed your fat ...

[@horsemanpit8812]

It always seems to get so dusty when I watch these clips...

[@weirdoflow2050]

Good stuff =)

[@marianayohana5208]

WAW VERY PRETTY N NICE

[@lisabolo26]

How dare ANYONE murder a Cougar!

[@Celisar1]

Cougars are a specifically protected species and here this woman calls the needless killing by hunters for fun „human activity“. Can’t get more euphemistic than that.

[@yagyanalbo9804]

So quite I like

[@markriley5784]

I need a couple of these. I've had nearly a dozen cats eaten by Coyotes. It's time to turn the table on those canids! I'm saving up the money right now. I've already looked online at the different places that sell these awesome creatures.

[@Tryo707]

Have you tried big cat urine? Worked for us and kept the deer from eating the gardens empty.

[@Hittloc1352]

They look like Jaguar or leopard babies didn't kno they were born with almost same coat as Jag N Leopard

[@vic8695]

How come the baby cougars are spotted, but adults are not?

[@Adi1980ize]

adults dont need to , babies are vulnerable

[@hariw834]

They are just cats. Cute ones though. I can't find any much difference.

[@Velshard]

The Cubs are adorable, but the adults are a living wrecking ball. Oregon is currently lousy with these animals, killed 5 in one year due to predation on our family's livestock. OSP and government trapper had some pretty alarming stories to tell about how prolific Pumas are in Oregon.

[@CASHMONEY138]

Or you could recreate the wild life

[@timmusk9939]

Need to have more education on how to do this I mean it's not rocket science people you don't have to kill the animal in order to make man realize that he doesn't have to kill the animal in order to coexist with them

[@medexamtoolsdotcom]

If I found a mountain lion kitten eating my groceries in the back seat of my car, I'd be more likely to keep it than call any authorities. It wouldn't happen though because I wouldn't leave the car unlocked let alone with the windows open. Mountain lions, cheetahs and snow leopards are the ones that are naturally much the same as domesticated housecats, they're basically a large breed of cat and not psychologically different from a housecat or potentially dangerous like a lion, tiger or leopard.

[@gyppygirl2021]

Snow leopards are more closely related to greater cats than lesser cats...

[@diane9247]

Mountain lions (cougars) are definitely "potentially dangerous!" Don't know about the other two...

[@PeterKnagge]

@@diane9247 Where would you keep it? These large wild animals aren't exactly easy to hide from neighbours! smh

[@sanazhm]

All animals are innocent. But human? Sigh ...

[@mikeorclem]

they should let all the animals out of the zoo and put all the people there in the zoo.

[@timothyomara6303]

Most animals in zoos were born in captivity and lack the skills they need to survive in the wild

[@muskokamike127]

"victim of circumstances" no, victims of human cruelty. There is no reason to hunt a cougar, none. If it is a farmer defending his flock? then the farmer shouldn't be there. End of story. People who hunt cougars for sport? They should be hunted instead. PERIOD.

[@gavinxq2274]

First!

[@woobykal68]

Its always the hunters that fuck up everything!!!

[@mjremy2605]

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