Category: Big cats
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I’ve got a tiger in the house
Right! But it may not be a real one. Some Chinese people seem to find it nice to transform/disguise their dogs into other animals. Sometimes, it’s a panda, but here it is a fake tiger. Source: Daily Mail.
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Caged lion
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Jaguars of all colors
Most people know that leopards may have a nearly completely black hide (they are often named black panthers, but it’s the same animal). As a matter of fact this comes from a small genetic variation (a receessive allele) quite common in big cats. And we tend to forget that this can happen in many other…
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Serval babies
Three baby servals born at the Adelaide zoo. YouTube link
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Cheetahs play, then free the antelope
Actually, the story is not as simple as it may seem, but this is the way it was presented in the Daily Mail. As often happens in the wild, young cheetahs (or other young predators) have to learn how to catch and how to kill. In many cases, this goes very fast (think about the…
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25 “Big Cat” Pictures
WebEcoist assembled some nice photos of the nicest big cats. Tiger White Tiger Lion Leopard Black panther Cheetah Puma Snow Leopard Lynx Caracal