Big Cat Animal Facts

Females patrol pockets of the Mara between 15 and 18sq km.

Big cat animal facts. The five big cat species have all been assessed and categorised by the IUCN Red List. Learn about animals theirs habitats diets and fun facts with one of Big Cat Habitats animal keepers. The term big cat is typically used to refer to any of the five living members of the genus Panthera namely the tiger lion jaguar leopard and snow leopard as well as the non-pantherine cheetah and cougar and sometimes the clouded leopard.

Living at elevations as high as 5500 m 18000 ft the snow leopard is specially adapted to frigid high-altitude. It is about half the size of the domestic cat. The puma is the big cat of the Americas.

Are big cats endangered. At an average of 54kg the cheetah is the smallest of the big cats and is classified in a separate genus Acinonyx compared to Panthera to lions and leopards and is vulnerable to the. At one time it ranged from the Yukon in Canada to the Strait of Magellan at the tip of South America.

It is similar in appearance to the Jaguar but slightly smaller with a slenderer body. 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. Their range spans 12 countries covering about 14 million square km 540000 sq.

The largest is the tiger. An educational and fun talk where you can ask questions and learn all about different animals here at Big Cat Habitat. The Lion Panthera leo is a mammal of the family Felidae and is one of four big cats in the genus Panthera.

Lions are unique in that they are the only cats to live in groups prides. They have amazingly strong necks and shoulders and are able to carry prey often heavier than themselves high up into the branches of trees where other predators cant reach. Males weigh between 80 150 pounds and females between 60 100 pounds.