Big Cat Breeds Wild

Big Cats The term big cats generally refers to lions tigers leopards and jaguars the four wild cats that roar.

Big cat breeds wild. Accepted by The International Cat Association TICA as a championship breed in 2012 the Savannah is the largest cat breed but theyre not entirely domestic. Cougar puma panther catamount and mountain lion are all terms that can be used interchangeably for this the largest of north americas regularly occurring big cats. While many large cat breeds on our list are known for their weight these felines are long and lanky.

There is also a broader more common definition of big cats that includes cheetahs clouded leopards snow leopards and mountain lions cougars. Tania Wild iStock via Getty Images Plus. The information below is a copy of the overview on our sister website Wild Cats Magazine where the descriptions reside.

Created by mixing Siamese Abyssinians and American Shorthair the Ocicat combines the best of all three breeds. We all know about the wild cats such as lions tigers cougars leopards and even jaguars but theres a whole world of small and big cats out there especially a bunch of rare cat breeds that youve probably never heard of. The big cat species are one of the most apex predators in the world.

The Bengal cat has the appearance of a leopard and is generally a big fan of water. We are also working on a special book with information and photos of all species. The Panthera onca is the largest wild cat species found in the Americas.

These big domestic cats look a bit like a Bobcat. It has the distinction of being the largest remaining species of the wild cat genus Felis. The Chausie is a result of hybrids of a Jungle Cats Felis chaus breeding with a domestic cats.

Download wild cats images and photos. There are 36 species of wild cats. These oversized felines were created by crossing a domestic Siamese cat with a wild African cat called the Serval which is why they have markings that are reminiscent of wild cats.