Big Cat Animal Facts

The big cat species most threatened with extinction is the tiger which is listed as Endangered.

Big cat animal facts. The lion is the second largest cat after the tiger. Males also range much further than females. The puma is the big cat of the Americas.

Its pale golden coat is covered in distinctive rosettes which unlike those of the Jaguar are not filled with spots. The Lion Panthera leo is a mammal of the family Felidae and is one of four big cats in the genus Panthera. It is about half the size of the domestic cat.

Living at elevations as high as 5500 m 18000 ft the snow leopard is specially adapted to frigid high-altitude. Whether your kitty meows or roars it is a descendant of the Felis silvestris species which is divided into the African wildcat European wildcat and Steppe wildcat. Males weigh between 80 150 pounds and females between 60 100 pounds.

Learn about animals theirs habitats diets and fun facts with one of Big Cat Habitats animal keepers. The Leopard is a species of big cat found in sub-Saharan Africa Asia and parts of Russia. While once found throughout much of Africa Asia and Europe lions are presently encountered in the wild only in Africa and in the Gir Forest of India.

The Jouberts are globally known conservationists and filmmakers who have been working to help save big cats other key wildlife species and their habitats for over 30. However only the first 4 of these species are able to roar. The largest is the tiger.

Its short sleek coat varies greatly from pale straw and gray buff to bright deep ochre and chestnut and sometimes black found mostly in wetter dense forests. It is one of six surviving tiger subspecies. Their range spans 12 countries covering about 14 million square km 540000 sq.