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Snow leopards
Tina Greco - Melbourne:
Tina Greco - Melbourne:
Big cat family are just like normal cats in many ways.
Big cat distinguishes large cat species from smaller ones. One definition of big cat includes only the four species of cat in the genus Panthera: the lion, tiger, leopard, and jaguar. Members of this genus are the only cats able to roar, and this is sometimes considered a distinguishing characteristic of big cats. A more expansive definition also includes the cheetah, snow leopard, clouded leopard, and cougar. The roaring cats may also be distinguished from the other big cats by referring to them as "great cats". Another distinction is the offspring of the great cats are called cubs while the offspring of the lesser big cats are referred to as kittens.
Three of the four largest cats are members of the genus Panthera; the cougar is the fourth largest cat, exceeding the leopard in size. Some medium-sized cats like the Eurasian lynx may weigh as much as 25 kg (55 lb), but they are not considered big cats.
Despite enormous differences in size, the various species of cat are amazingly similar in both structure and behavior. All cats are carnivores and efficient predators. Their range includes the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Europe; Australia and Antarctica have no indigenous species of cats.
Tina Greco - Melbourne:
Species
Family Felidae
* Genus Panthera (roaring or great cats)
o Leopard, Panthera pardus (Asia and Africa)
o Lion, Panthera leo (Africa, Gir Forest in India; extinct in former range of southeast Europe, Middle East and North America)
o Jaguar, Panthera onca (the Americas; from Mexico to northern Argentina)
o Tiger, Panthera tigris (Asia)
* Genus Acinonyx
o Cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus (Africa and Iran)
* Genus Puma
o Cougar, Puma concolor (North and South America)
* Genus Uncia
o Snow Leopard, Uncia uncia (mountains of central and south Asia)
* Genus Neofelis
o Bornean Clouded Leopard, Neofelis diardi (Borneo and Sumatra)
o Clouded Leopard, Neofelis nebulosa (southeast and south Asia)
Rubystars:
I love Snow Leopards :)
Tina Greco - Melbourne:
--- Quote from: Rubystars on January 30, 2008, 10:20:38 PM ---I love Snow Leopards :)
--- End quote ---
Where i live I am 20 mintuies from an open range zoo. Because of my hobby which is rescue and rehoming of animals I got to go and help with transport of some cubs. They were so darling I didn't want to give them up lol
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