Rest a lot (to conserve energy) because they burn a of lot energy in
stalking and killing their prey.
Largest eyes in proportion to their body.
Cats are an indicator species. If you save them, you will save all species
under them.
They are threatened by encroaching civilization, sport hunting, and
poaching.
THE TIGER
The roar of the Bengal Tiger can be heard two miles away.
The Bengal Tiger is capable of killing animals twice its size.
Stripes are individual, each as different as our fingerprints.
The stripe pattern on their fur is also on their skin.
Male Bengal Tigers will measure 9 to 10 feet in length from the tip of
their nose to the tip of their tail.
A male will weigh 400 to 575 pounds.
Tigers will live 15 to 20 years in captivity.
Tigers are solitary animals, getting together only to breed.
THE CHEETAH
The Cheetah is found in South and East Africa and the Middle East.
Cheetahs have extremely keen eyesight and hunt predominately by sight.
The hyoid structure of the Cheetah makes it able to purr.
They cannot climb trees, unless the branches grow horizontally.
The Cheetah is the only species of feline that cannot retract its claws.
They can live 17 years in captivity.
THE MOUNTAIN LION
A male Mountain Lion can grow to 6 ½ feet in length and weigh 110 to 180
pounds.
Mountain Lions have excellent vision and can move very quickly.
They can jump 18 feet or more.
They are most active at dusk, at night, and at dawn.
Mountain Lions are solitary, getting together only to breed.
Mountain Lion cubs are born with strong facial marking and dark spots on
their bodies, which fade to the subtle coloring by the time they are one
year old.
THE LEOPARD
Leopards live in Africa, Asia Minor, Central Asia, and the Far East.
They have the widest range of any wild cat.
They can weigh 60 to 200 pounds.
Leopards are nocturnal, hunting mainly at night.
They are agile climbers and leapers.
They are strong enough to carry a full grown antelope high into the
branches of trees to keep their meal safe.
Leopards are spotted or black.
Black Leopards have spots as well, but they are black spots on a black
background.
The spots go all the way to the skin.
Female Leopards may have 2 to 4 cubs.
Black and spotted cubs may be found in the same litter.
There is no such species as "panther." This is simply the
black version of the leopard or the jaguar.
THE JAGUAR
THE LION
The Lion is the only cat with a tufted tail.
They are the only cats whose males have a mane.
Lions are the second largest feline in the world, the largest being the
Siberian Tiger.
Male lions weigh 385 to 450 pounds.
Lionesses weigh 150 to 320 pounds.
A male Lion can grow to 11 feet in length.
The Lion is the only truly social cat, living in groups called prides.
A Lion's roar can be heard for 5 to 6 miles.
There are and estimated 30,000 to 100,000 Lions in the wild, mostly in
protected areas in East and South Africa.
