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Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) with tufted ears and spotted fur walking through snow in a winter landscape. A male lion Jaguar (Panthera onca) with a spotted coat stands among green foliage, looking directly at the camera. A clouded leopard
Observe a predatory lion pride in a typical day of grooming, playing, hunting, eating prey, and sleeping
A split image of a lion and an orange cat are shown against a vintage map.
A Leopardus tilcayo cat with a spotted coat walks alertly through leaf litter at the Senda Verde animal refuge in Bolivia, surrounded by blurred green foliage. A woman with dark hair looks up at a small spotted wildcat, Leopardus tilcayo, inside a wire enclosure surrounded by dense greenery at an animal refuge in Bolivia. tabby cat A snow leopard (Panthera uncia) with thick spotted fur sits on a snowy slope, surrounded by falling snow and blurred wintry trees in the background.
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Margay (Leopardus wiedii).
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Observe a predatory lion pride in a typical day of grooming, playing, hunting, eating prey, and sleeping
Lions (Panthera leo) engaging in various activities such as hunting, eating,...
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How Did Cats Become Pets?
We've feared them, revered them, and recorded them. Watch this video to learn about...
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Why Are Children Slightly Different From Their Parents?
Each offspring is a combination of its two parents, receiving some dominant traits...
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Learn why only domestic cats purr and not other felines
Purring is characteristic of domestic cats and other small cat species.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz
Why are cats unable to detect sweet tastes?
Learn about why cats' taste receptors cannot detect sweets.
Video: © American Chemical Society (A Britannica Publishing Partner)

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One of Europe's largest predators
The Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx), a member of the family Felidae, can...
© kyslynskyy/stock.adobe.com
A male lion
The distinguishing feature of a male lion (Panthera leo) is its mane, which...
R.I.M. Campbell/Bruce Coleman Ltd.
The disappearing jaguar
The geographic range of the jaguar (Panthera onca) once extended...
© Getty Images
A clouded leopard
Two species of clouded leopard exist: Neofelis nebulosa, which can be found...
© Tom Brakefield/Getty Images
Leopardus tilcayo
Smaller than a housecat and native to Bolivia, the tilcayo tiger cat was identified...
© Fernando Faciole—National Geographic/Reuters
National Geographic Explorer Paola Nogales Ascarrunz and the tilcayo tiger cat
Ascarrunz identified Leopardus tilcayo as a unique species in 2026.
© Fernando Faciole—National Geographic/Reuters
tabby cat
Red tabby cat.
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Snow leopard (Panthera uncia or Uncia uncia)
Snow leopards (Panthera uncia or Uncia uncia) are carnivores that...
© wyssu/stock.adobe.com
Brain structure of the cat
In the brain of mammals such as the cat, the olfactory bulb is still important, but...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
cat claw
Diagram of a cat's claw.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Cold receptors such as those found in the skin of cats may be innervated by fast-conducting...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
geographic range of the leopard
In 1750 the geographic range of the leopard (Panthera pardus) spanned nearly...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Kenny Chmielewski
Margay (Leopardus wiedii).
John H. Gerard—The National Audubon Society Collection/Photo Researchers
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