Big cat
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The term "big cat" is sometimes used to mean any of the five living members of the genus Panthera, or may refer to any member of the cat family that is considered "big", such as cheetahs and cougars.
P.t.altaica Tomak Male
020 The lion king Snyggve in the Serengeti National Park Photo by Giles Laurent
130 Jaguar crossing the river in Encontro das Águas State Park Photo by Giles Laurent
Leopard
Cheetah
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The cheetah is a species of large feline and the only living member of the genus Acinonyx. The cheetah is a pursuit predator and the fastest land animal, capable of running at 93–104 km/h; it has evol
Big cat
…the genus Panthera (the tiger, lion, jaguar, leopard, and snow leopard), or may refer to any member of the cat family that is considered "big", such as cheetahs and cougars. All cats are members of the Felidae family, sharing similar musculature, cardiovascular systems, skeletal frames, and behaviour. Both the…
Male cheetah facing left in South Africa
An illustration of the "woolly cheetah" (described as Felis lanea) from the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (1877)
King cheetah
Cheetah portrait showing black "tear marks" running from the corners of the eyes down the side of the nose