What are the big cats?

Big cats include all species in the genera panthera - tiger, lion, leopard and jaguar. All these cats can yell and sometimes called large cats. Another, more extensive definition of large cats includes cheetah, Leopard Snow, cloudy leopard and puma. This breaks the more restrictive monophyletic definition of panthera , which includes exclusive descendants of a common ancestor. In addition to the rare historical reports of domesticated leopards, there is no domestic and all of them are deadly, although tourists on safari can approach the Leopars in relative security. There are reports of variants of all except jaguar, although people are not preferred prey to large cats. They usually focus on us only when other prey is exhausted. However, more than 436 people, with 300,000 deaths in India between 1800 and 1900, killed the most prolific tiger.

all big cats are beautifulAnd elegant and create popular exhibits in the zoo. Like all other cats, large cats are exclusively carnivores, as evidenced by their teeth similar to saber and strong skulls. Of all the big cats, the most difficult and powerful tiger, which is located in Southeast Asia. The largest tigers can have a total length of 4 m (13 ft) and weigh up to 300 kg (660 lb), comparable to the largest extinct felids. The tigers are known for their clear coat, which is covered with beautiful dark vertical stripes, covered on almost white and orange fur. It gives the tigers a fiery look. An animal planet survey in 2004 found that a tiger is a favorite animal in the world that narrowly beats the "best man", a dog.

Lion is another large cat, popular and well known around the world. It has a tanned fur and is known for the striking the various appearance of men and women - men have a famous great mane. Unlike most other cats, the lions are highly social, they live in groups called PRides. Their extent is most of the subshaic Africa and a small part of India, but tens of thousands of years have also been found in Europe, China, Beringia (far northeast Russia) and North America. The extinct American cave lion was one of the greatest predators of land except bears.