There are only 5 true big cats – the lion, tiger, leopard, snow leopard, and jaguar. Cheetahs and cougars are in fact more closely related to domestic cats. Lions can take down the biggest prey ...

Because these majestic predators are full of quirks and qualities that would put even the most fascinating wildlife to shame.

Here are a few facts you may not have known about the elusive jaguar. These majestic cats have a stocky, heavy build with ...

At 59kg on average, leopards are the smallest of the big cats within the genus Panthera (which includes lions, tigers and jaguars), but they are also the most adaptable. They use the full terrain ...

Maine coon cats are some of the biggest domestic cats. But exactly how big are they? We've done the research for you! With ...

Domesticated housecats are declawed to prevent them from clawing furniture or people, whereas big cats, such as lions and tigers that are kept in captivity are declawed (usually as kittens ...

Reported sightings of a panther or puma in Wiltshire in the last few months could well be genuine, according to a big cat expert. Gloucestershire-based Rick Minter, host of the Big Cat ...

Residents fear a big cat may be on the prowl in a UK beauty spot after a deer was found gruesomely torn to pieces. The grisly discovery was made by a farmer in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire ...

More than half of the cats at the sanctuary in Shelton, Wash., died of the virus over the past several weeks. By Emmett Lindner Twenty big cats, including a half-Bengal tiger and four cougars ...

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