Anyone know anything about big cats ?

And I ain't talkin' your average - but overfed - Ginger Tom!





I've been 'avin a ponder tonight. I seem to remember hearing from somewhere that there are 7 types of 'big cats.' I reckon they are -





Tigers


Lions


Lynx


Jaguar


Leopard


Panther


Puma





(I know there are others - Ocelets etc - but I am assuming they 'fit' into one of the above?)





Right, so my first point is, are my 7 big cats correct?





Secondly, my friend swears blind that panthers (black) are extinct, or heading that way. I think it's Lynx's that are ... Are either of us right ?





Thirdly, are there really big cats living in the British countryside? If so, why and where ?





Fourth - Do you really get pink panthers ?!?

Anyone know anything about big cats ?
tiger


lion


leopard


jaguar


cheetah


puma, panther, mountain lion (all the same)


linx, bobcat (same)





second


neither panther or linx are on endangered spiecies list





third


mountain lions are in great britten, they are not native to


england, but people who had them as exotic pets either


let them loose or they got away...





fourth


only if you dye their hair..
Reply:I believe it's some like this:





Species


Genus Panthera:





Tiger, Panthera tigris


Lion, Panthera leo


Jaguar, Panthera onca


Leopard, Panthera pardus





Other "big cats":





Cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus


Puma, Puma concolor


Snow Leopard, Uncia uncia


Clouded Leopard, Neofelis nebulosa


Onza








Medium-sized cats:





Genus Lynx:


Eurasian Lynx, Lynx lynx


Bobcat, Lynx rufus


Canada Lynx, Lynx canadensis


Iberian Lynx, Lynx pardinus


Ocelot, Leopardus pardalis


Caracal, Caracal caracal


Serval, Leptailurus serval





Hope I've helped





Have a good day!
Reply:Dunno, we only get snow leopards round these parts.
Reply:stay away from them when they are hungry
Reply:The Pink Panther was a jewel from India (or so says the first film) but there are 8 big cats, the 8th one being the Cheetah!
Reply:actually the big 7 refers to lions tigers leopards bison elephants giraffes and jaguar.





by the way, Panthers are not a specific breed of cat, Panthers are black leopards, if you look at one close enough they have spots just like a leopard, their fur is just too dark to see it from far away.








neither if the two you mentioned are extinct.








and no.. the pink panther is completely fictional.
Reply:Black Panthers are not extinct, but are acually jaguars with a darker coating of fur. The Lynx is an ENDANGERED specie, although it is not yet extinct. NONE of the ones you listed are. You may get a type of Lynx in the British countryside though I donot know where. and no, you will never ever get a pink panther:)
Reply:1) You forgot the one that's furry if it doesn't get a wax.


2) 99.9 percent of them are in captivity.


3) Nah it's a marketing ploy to scare people into New Hampshire.


4) Ask Peter Sellers or paint a black one.

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