Ten HSBI and Two DUO Token Giveaway Week 39!

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I have always enjoyed Sunday morning. Things are nice and quiet and I have absolutely no rush to get anywhere. I keep thinking I should put together a Sublime Sunday post, but I already have a long standing contest that I've been running on Sunday for many long months now. It's hard to believe that this will be the thirty-ninth week of the HSBI giveaway. I since have added in the prizes of some DUO tokens as well after @bitcoinman , @bulliontools and I started up the new token to facilitate new onboarding and retention of new Hive members.

Every week for this contest I always ask an entry question because I like to encourage engagement. It's much more interesting for me to hear other people's ideas and their answers. This past week the question was: What is your favorite wild cat? Things along the line of lions and tigers, and I got all sorts of great answers. I like to review some of the most popular responses each week, I would love to cover each response but the post would just get too long.

The favorite wild cat was...

Tiger


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The overall winner this time around was the tiger. At first I thought the lion has a chance but the tiger racked up six votes! They really are gorgeous animals aren't they? The are found principally in Asia but have lost much of their historic habitat. They have had precipitous declines in the wild populations and are considered an endangered species. Their preferred prey are hooved animals and they use a surprise ambush as their main hunting technique. They have been known to hunt people as well on rare occasion.

What a beautiful animal! I would much rather meet one in the zoo than in the wild though. They are powerful and dangerous apex predators. Thanks for this pick by @lumpiadobo , @moonthumb , @kungfukid , @mxm0unite , @logen9f and @ronnie10 .

Jaguar


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This large cat species lives in the Americas and used to have ranges throughout the southern US, Mexico, Central and South America. The population in the United States was hunted into extinction mostly by ranchers, and the last one was killed in the Grand Canyon in the 1940's. Mexican populations are dwindling due to poachers and even in South America their numbers are dropping. They hunt large game when available or smaller prey when nothing bigger is available.

Some of these cats can produce too much melanin resulting in a black panther, which is no different that the regular colored animals. Their patterns in their fur can identify individual cats like fingerprints in humans. They really are gorgeous animals! I hope that they will get reintroduced in the United States much like wolves have been. They are apex predators that belong here!

jaguar by @freesinger , @circlebubble , (panther) @coolguy123

Lion


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Lions are really well known animals and have been fascinating humans for thousands of years. Although from Africa they were frequently kept as pets by kings and emperors in Europe. Today they are a threatened species due to poaching and loss of habitat. They are apex predators that hunt most large game available to them, except elephants, rhinos, or hippos. Nothing preys on them once they are adults!

Hopefully conservations and protection can save the lions from extinction. They are beautiful animals as long as they aren't hunting you! This was picked by @prapledragon , @cositav and @sylmarill . Thanks!

Cougar


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The cougar or mountain lion is a large cat species that lives in throughout most of North, Central and South America. Their range in the eastern United States has been diminished and they are rarely seen west of the Rocky Mountains except for an endangered population in southern Florida. They prefer larger prey like deer and even elk but are opportunistic hunters on smaller prey as well. These beautiful animals tend to be very shy around humans and are rarely seen near urban areas. Thanks for this pick by @silvertop , @theroad2freedom , @gwajnberg and @mcoinz79 .

Snow Leopard


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The snow leopard is a fascinating large cat that lives in high elevations of Central and South Asia. They prefer rocky areas and meadows during summer usually ranging from 9,800 to 14,800 feet (3,000 to 4,500 m). In winter the come down to lower and warmer terrain. They prefer to eat Himalayan sheep and goats but will eat smaller prey when necessary. They are a threatened species due to habitat loss and poaching. There are many protected areas for the animals but their numbers are still on the decline. Hopefully this is a species we can save, they are really pretty animals! Thanks for this pick by @davedickeyyall and @henruc !

Cheetah


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These large cats inhabit Africa and have four sub species. What's most incredible about them is their speed raging from 50 to 80 miles per hour ( 80 to 128 km/h) allowing them be an effective hunter. Sadly they are a very threatened species due to habitat loss and poaching. There are conservation efforts ongoing and with any luck the cheetah will be saved as a species. Thanks to @hatdogsensei and @milaan for this pick!

Bob Cat

We had one pick for Bob Cat, so here's Bobcat Goldthwait. Sorry, I couldn't resist! Not what @dewabrata was referring to but he is one funny comedian!


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The bob cat lives throughout North America from Canada down into Mexico. They are one of the smaller cat species and live off of small prey including hares, rodents, birds... Pretty much anything they can catch. They are very common and not endangered, but they are pretty animals and very cool wild cats.

And some honorable mentions @lanzjoseg for picking the ocelot, the house cat by @whywhy , the liger (lion and tiger hybrid) by @olaf.gui and the caracal by @florakese ! I would love to write a section about each but my post would just be too long. All of these were great choices, thanks!

Now for today's question. It's just about lunchtime and I'm craving fish tacos... Maybe I shouldn't be finishing this up right before lunch! What is your favorite seafood?

The Giveaway

I will be giving out two prizes of five (5) HSBI. Third prize will be 2 DUO tokens, the token I recently launched with @bulliontools and @bitcoinman . It offers those who stake sufficient tokens daily curation on quality posts, dividends, and a tipping bot. It also helps to onboard and retain new Hive members. At the end of the post there is a link to the white paper and where to purchase the tokens. There will also be one legendary Splinterlands card as a fourth prize. If you don't play Splinterlands just let me know and I'll send you two HSBI instead. To participate you need a reputation level of at least 25 and bots cannot win. And please one entry per person to make it fair to everyone.

If you have more questions about DUO feel free to ask, it's growth is exceeding all of our expectations!

Legendary Splinterlands card up for grabs this next week:

A level 1 Djinn Oshannus card

If you would like to be placed on a weekly reminder list just let me know and I'll make sure you get tagged each week. The list so far is rather short:

@hiveborgminer
@kungfukid
@stekene
@elizabethbit
@ronnie10
@whywhy
@cositav
@hatdogsensei
@yusmelys
@moonthumb

How to Enter

Every week this will change. I'm looking for engagement rather than just saying "I am in". There is no need to upvote or re-blog, although if you choose to do so I would appreciate it. This week's question is an easy one:
What is your favorite seafood?

HSBI

If you are unfamiliar with the prize you can learn more here:

https://ecency.com/post/@steembasicincome/hive-sbi

Or check out my recent post:

https://labs.inleo.io/@thebighigg/hsbi-what-are-they-my-experience-and-a-starter-guide

Choosing the Winners

All valid entries will be placed on the Wheel of Names and I will spin it four times. The first prize will be 5 HSBI units. The second prize will be another 5 HSBI units. And the third prize will be two DUO tokens. Fourth prize is a legendary Splinterlands card or one HSBI unit! And since I am spinning the same wheel four times in a row it is theoretically possible for the same person to win all four prizes! Although I have yet to see it happen, maybe this week?

Deadline

One week from today which will be Sunday December 15, 2024 at 8 A.M. California Pacific Time.

Now to choose last week's lucky winners!

And the first spin!

Congratulations @logen9f ! You have won five HSBI units!

And the second spin!

Congratulations @lumpiadobo ! You have won five HSBI units!

The third spin

And his second win of the day! @logen9f is on a hot streak! You have won either the legendary Splinterlands card level 1 Djinn Oshannus or 2 HSBI units. Your choice. Let me know what you prefer and I'll get it sent off!

The fourth spin


Congratulations @silvertop you have won 2 DUO tokens!

Surprise bonus spins for 2 DUO Tokens Each


Congratulations @florakese and @lanzjoseg you have each won 2 DUO tokens!

That will do it for this week! Thanks for participating everyone! If you have any questions or comments please feel free to leave them below. Thank you everyone for all of your support, it's greatly appreciated and helps me fund these fun giveaways to help people build their accounts here on Hive. Have a great Sunday!

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References:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobcat

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_leopard

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cougar

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Wow. I am very happy for the selection, first of all, I must congratulate everyone who participated in this great dynamic.

On the other hand, I think I'm more of the bunch and I can't avoid mentioning my favorite seafood like Shrimp, in fact it has so many ways to prepare it for me, it is one of the most versatile to make many preparations and even drinks.

Now I can only imagine eating shrimp with garlic again.

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Easy as a Sunday morning.....
Sushimi or whatever the Japanese word is for raw Tuna

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Favorite seafood.....
Shrimp on the Barbie....YUM!🤗
2 DUO that's awesome thank you!!👍😀

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First of all I don't like seafood. If I have to choose between seafood and anything else I would definitely choose anything else. The only seafood I seem to enjoy is calamari just because it's fried so it's almost like something other than seafood. But I do enjoy watching Sponge Bob.

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Thank you! Lucky to win in 2 spins. I'd like HSBI please.
For seafood, it has to be shrimp. We have lots of recipes for it. My favorite is fried in butter and garlic.
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Actual Cougar..

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Actual Cheeta..

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That's hilarious! I don't know if old Bill is still able to chase them down like he used to! lol

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Well, for seafood. It's hard to say. I like too many kinds. I will go with Salmon.

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In honor to my great life that i had in atlantic canada! Lobster it is!!! So tasty
!DUO
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!BBH

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PIZZA!

$PIZZA slices delivered:
@thebighigg(4/5) tipped @florakese
ekavieka tipped thebighigg
coolmidwestguy tipped thebighigg
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felicidades a los ganadores saludos cordiales, mi marisco favorito es el cangrejo.... muy rico

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I would say lobster is really good. Even though I'm from Sweden, am not that in to what we call surströmming (fermented fish).

https://youtube.com/shorts/4jxpRQt7AAk?si=HGmBzBJJxOlPkSmi

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I would pass on fermented fish too, although I personally know people who love it! I prefer fresh from the sea, but then again I lived in the Caribbean for years and would frequently go fishing. The red snapper were great there. Also used to dive to to the reefs to catch rock lobsters there, but cold water lobster tasted much better in my opinion. I love lobster too, or some fresh king crab! Yummy!
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I love seafood. I really like most types of fish. However, my favorite has to be shrimp. It goes well with rice, pasta, alongside meat or fish or even by itself! Some are pretty cheap, other types are much more expensive. The more expensive ones are usually better but even with the cheap ones you can create a very tasty meal.

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Sunday Funday, its one of my favorite days. The last day to take it easy before the start of a new week.

Some amazing cats that people chose last week. For this week I have to go with King Alaska Crab. It's been awhile and now that I mention it I'm thinking of dipping it in some butter, haha

!PIZZA
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I love some fresh King Crab! It's been awhile now since I had any. Sundays are great, but all good things come to an end... I hope there aren't too many C-17's to load and unload for you this week!
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Yes served with a loaded baked potato sounds pretty tasty right now.

Just 2 C-17's and 1 B767, all are downloads so nothing too extensive. After that the schedule is defintely winding down. Have a great week ahead!

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Thank you so much for those DUO.
My favorite seafood is barnacles. Finger-licking good.

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My favorite seafood is tuna. Preferably spicy tuna in sushi.

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My favorite seafood is Trout. If it's done correctly in the oven it's so amazing 😋

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