"Big cats" are living members of the genus Panthera. There are five big cat species, including lions and tigers. They are found on most continents — including Africa, Asia and South America — and in ...

Filly, a conflict jaguar from Belize, has settled in well at the County Zoo. It is hoped she will help breed a new line of ...

Though appearing similar with their golden coats and rosette spots, jaguars and leopards are distinct big cats. Jaguars ...

Big cats are stealthy, breathtakingly beautiful and often nocturnal. They’re notoriously hard for animal lovers to spot in the wild, even while they’re probably watching you. But according to the ...

A snow leopard at Tanganyika Wildlife Park in Kansas was filmed being given a pumpkin to play with – and her reaction was ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Common leopards in Nepal face unprecedented threats, often making headlines for attacking people and livestock, leading to instances where local ...

The discovery of the oldest big cat fossil yet suggested that it evolved in Asia and spread out. Scientists have unearthed the oldest big cat fossil yet, suggesting the predator — similar to a snow ...

John Goodrich is the chief scientist for Panthera, the global wild cat conservation organization. Global biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented rate, with more than 1 million species threatened ...

To mark Halloween, Juno, the snow leopard, was given a pumpkin to play with at wildlife park and her reaction was absolutely hilarious and very similar to a domestic cat ...

Millions of snares dot the forests and protected areas of Southeast Asia, set to feed the illegal wildlife trade and wild game demand, where they sweep up multiple species, including threatened wild ...