Big Cats: An Amazing Animal Family

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Rare Black-Maned Ethiopian Lion Caught on Video

News Rare Black-Maned Ethiopian Lion Caught on Video

A National Geographic explorer spotted the adult male on a recent expedition to Bale Mountains National Park.

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5 Ways Your Tabby Is Just Like Big Cats in the Wild

News 5 Ways Your Tabby Is Just Like Big Cats in the Wild

Our house cats have gone a long way from their big cousins—or have they?

Fluffy Lion Cubs Grace Taronga’s Western Plains

News Fluffy Lion Cubs Grace Taronga’s Western Plains

The four young African lion cubs at Taronga have started venturing out of their den.

How Jaguars Survived the Ice Age

News How Jaguars Survived the Ice Age

While others were driven into extinction this big cat managed to survive.

Our Most Stunning Pictures of Big Cats

News Our Most Stunning Pictures of Big Cats

See National Geographic's most beautiful portraits of wild felines

Australian Group Accuses Tiger Temple Of Supplying Black Market

News Australian Group Accuses Tiger Temple Of Supplying Black Market

New report from a Australian nonprofit organisation alleges that monks in Thailand have been speed breeding big cats for the illegal market.

How Do Scientists Collar Wild Animals?

News How Do Scientists Collar Wild Animals?

If you think your job is nerve-wracking, try putting a collar on a mountain lion.

Adorable Mountain Lion Kittens Found Near Los Angeles

News Adorable Mountain Lion Kittens Found Near Los Angeles

Biologists are anxious to know who fathered the blue-eyed youngsters

Tigers

News Tigers

Tigers are largest members of the cat family with distinctive reddish coats with white and black markings that are used for camouflage. The coats are unique to each animal – no two tigers have the same markings.

Snow Leopards

News Snow Leopards

These rare, beautiful gray leopards live in the mountains of Central Asia.

Lions

News Lions

The lion, scientific name Panthero leo, is known as the king of the jungle, with amazing beauty and strength.

This is the story of the most successful family of predators on Earth – big cats – and their epic rise to power. Zoologist Patrick Aryee journeys around the world to some of the planet’s wildest places, unearthing the big cat’s diverse family tree.