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losty.bsky.social
Losty play in game on throne with King/TearMarks Black. sketchee commiss #furryart #furry #art
January 22, 2024 at 9:43 AM
drac.at
do I need to commission someone to make a "KNOW the DIFFERENCE" type PSA poster for cheetah tearmarks versus fox muzzle markings
June 4, 2026 at 7:16 PM
losty.bsky.social
Painting comiss for King/TearMarks Black with his DnD characters.
Brisk is the Druid
Tabaxi is a fire cheetah
December 25, 2023 at 12:38 PM
cheetah.org
The dark #TearMarks beneath a cheetah’s eyes help reduce the sun’s glare 🌞 by absorbing light—much like natural sunglasses or an athlete’s eye black. This adaptation improves vision when scanning for prey in the bright savannah.

#CheetahFacts #MalarStripes #dyk #CheetahConservation #CaturdayFacts
Close-up of a cheetah's face in bright sunlight, showing distinct black tear marks running from its eyes to mouth. The background is softly blurred, highlighting the animal’s intense gaze and natural camouflage.
April 12, 2025 at 9:28 PM
cheetah.org
#CheetahFacts #SaveTheCheetah #CheetahConservation
#WeepingCat #BigCats #KnowYourCats
#TearMarks #MalarStripes ✨
#AnimalAdaptations #BigCatAdaptations #NatureDesign #DesignedByNature 🍃
#WildlifeEducation #WildlifeLovers
#ConservationMatters 🌿
#WildlifeSaturday #SpottedSaturday #CaturdayFacts #addMam
May 31, 2025 at 1:06 PM
cheetah.org
Tracking prey at 60+ mph💨 takes more than #speed; #cheetahs need split-second precision 🎯

#TearMarks don’t just cut glare—they may also help cheetahs maintain focus on fast-moving targets in bright sunlight.

In the race for survival, vision leads.

📸 Bruno Almeida
A cheetah sprinting across a golden savannah, captured with motion blur to emphasize its speed. The background streaks by as the cheetah races forward, with its head slightly more defined than the rest of its body.
April 19, 2025 at 7:43 PM
kiwano0.bsky.social
Oh amazing artwork! I love that you gave him cheetah like tearmarks 😊
Keep up the amazing work! 😊
April 26, 2025 at 6:58 PM
animl.photos
#photography #mammals #cheetah #vancouverzoo
Photograph of a Cheetah, looking towards viewer. His eyes are a deep brownish gold, fur a lighter gold, covered in black spots. Photograph of a cheetah from the side, facing left. He has rich golden eyes, and striking black malar stripes (tearmarks) coming down from them
March 10, 2026 at 6:31 PM
koudoawaiavortex.bsky.social
This was a pretty popular piece on DA before I took my art down from there. I head canon Fuli from The Lion Guard being half leopard since she's missing her tearmarks so drew her taking a stroll with her cheetah mom and leopard dad. Do not use and thanks for looking!

#LionGuard #leopard #cheetah
October 22, 2024 at 6:22 PM
siyahamba.bsky.social
Do cheetahs have dominant tearmarks?
May 26, 2026 at 4:46 PM
cheetah.org
Spotted but not mistaken.

Those black tear marks? Only #cheetahs have them. #Leopards and #jaguars might look similar, but no #TearMarks there. 🐾

Cheetahs are built for speed ⚡, not stealth.

Want to see the full breakdown?
🎥 youtu.be/rRLA_HgODgc?...

📸 Still from the video
Close-up comparison of the faces of three big cats, showing their eyes and distinctive markings. From left to right: a cheetah with amber eyes and black tear marks, a leopard with greenish eyes and rosette-like spots, and a jaguar with golden eyes and bold rosettes on a darker coat.
May 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
cheetah.org
No other big cat wears them. No other big cat needs them.

They’re a symbol of what makes the #cheetah different—built for speed, shaped by sun, wrapped in stories from science and legend alike. ☀️📚

#TearMarks: form, function, folklore ✨

Now you know why #cheetahs wouldn’t be the same without them.
May 31, 2025 at 1:06 PM
cheetah.org
#savethecheetah #cheetahfacts #cheetahconservation #africanwildlife #wildlifelovers #wildlifesaturday #caturdayfacts #spottedsaturday #daytimehunter #tearmarks #malarstripes #designedbynature #builtforspeed #bigcatadaptations #animaladaptations #predatorbehavior #fieldnotes #learnonbluesky
April 26, 2025 at 4:53 PM
namioshiro.bsky.social
ok so:

jaguars: biggest+heaviest of the 3. fur has ringed spots WITH SPOTS INSIDE the ringd

leopards: ringed spots with NO spots inside the rings

cheetahs: NO RINGS, only plain spots. black tearmarks on face!
jaguar! leopard! cheetah!
August 12, 2024 at 3:24 PM
somnonym.bsky.social
She’s giving worst mother of the year. #Morimens
Chibi fanart of Miryam from Morimens. She is a deathly-pale woman with dark hair, holding a ritual dagger in one hand. She is dressed in a white and purple gown with spiky gold and black metal ornaments, several layers of veils, and an asymmetrical crown. She has her eyes closed, and black tearmarks dripping down her cheeks. Her legs become transparent, as though she were turning into water.
July 13, 2026 at 7:00 PM
heinouseli.bsky.social
Thing I am learning, LOL.
(not a criticism of other people, more a roast of me. maybe I should be less heckin timid)
A buff anthromorphized shibe dog labeled "Other people recommending books" and saying "Here is a book I read a long time ago. One cool thing about it lingered in my memory (I've forgotten every other thing about it). You should check it out!" A regular-looking shibe dog with blue stylized tearmarks running down its face labeled "Me" and saying "I recently read this book and/or read it many times a while back. I have thoroughly vetted the author, the publisher, the characters, the editor, and its history as well as the text itself. I think it's OK but someone might find something about any of the above triggering and/or problematic. Best not recommend it to anyone ever, even if they are specifically asking me for recommendations for something to read and this book fits their criteria perfectly and they think I have great taste."
November 15, 2025 at 7:16 PM
tlomdr.bsky.social
Yet fandom forbid that said 'pasted on themes' show...the full brunt of the theme. I love the detail that the village chronicle has of tearmarks of where your family members go when they die in Village (non-big box version, at least), as an example
August 1, 2025 at 5:37 AM
kelina1080.bsky.social
I have so many issues with the lion guard but at least it’s leagues better than 2019 remake and mufasa movie. one of my personal issues is how their characters are designed and how they move with no wrists/ankles. I legit appreciate that you gave her cheetah tearmarks!
July 9, 2026 at 4:17 AM
ruthlesslistener.bsky.social
So pretty, so angry (scared, actually)
A goldeneye blood python, coiled in a blue plastic tub lined with newspaper. He's a heavy-bodied snake with gold scales, dark blotches all over his body, and a bronze head with pale tearmarks running down the corner of his eye. The same snake as before, in the same tub as before, sitting on my desk. His head is up in a strike position, and his pupils are dilated with fear. A closer picture of Craask's face from the side, through the transparent tub walls. He's got a very flat, rectangular head with a dark brown mask, a light bronze head, and pale tear markings running down from his golden eyes. The same snake, now back in his tub with fake vines and crumpled paper around him. He's sitting on his hide facing the camera in a strike position.
April 15, 2025 at 10:22 PM
cheetah.org
#CheetahFacts #SaveTheCheetah #CheetahConservation
#WildlifeEducation #WildlifeLovers 💛
#TearMarks #MalarStripes ✨
#AnimalAdaptations #BigCatAdaptations #DesignedByNature 🍃
#ConservationMatters #WildlifeFact 🌿
#WildlifeSaturday #SpottedSaturday #CaturdayFacts
May 24, 2025 at 6:29 PM
cheetah.org
#SaveTheCheetah #CheetahConservation #AfricanWildlife #WildlifeLovers #FieldNotes #LearnOnBluesky

#CheetahFacts #TearMarks #MalarStripes #CheetahID #SpottedSaturday #CaturdayFacts

#DesignedByNature #BigCatAdaptations #AnimalAdaptations

#WildlifeSaturday #WildlifeFact #AnimalBehavior
May 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
cheetah.org
#cheetah #cheetahs #daytimehunter #predatorbehavior #animaladaptations #bigcatadaptations #designedbynature #malarstripes #tearmarks

#cheetahfacts #caturdayfacts #spottedsaturday #wildlifesaturday #fieldnotes

#savethecheetah #cheetahconservation #africanwildlife #wildlifelovers

#learnonbluesky
May 3, 2025 at 3:52 PM