Common Name: Manul (a.k.a. Pallas’s Cat) Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrata) Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae Genus: Felinae (Octocolobus) Species: manul Misc: Peter Pallas who first described this cat, erroneously suggested that it was the ancestor of the Persian breeds of domestic cats because of its long fur, stocky build and flattened face. Captive…
Fishing Cat Common Name: Fishing CatKingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: Chordata (Vertebrata)Class: MammaliaOrder: CarnivoraFamily: FelidaeGenus: Felinae (Prionailurus)Species: viverrinus Misc.: This is yet another example of a cat that disproves the misconception that cats don’t like water. This cat received its Latin name from its civet-like appearance (the viverridae family) from Bennet (1833) who first described the Fishing Cat…
Canada Lynx Common Name: Canadian LynxKingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: Chordata (Vertebrata)Class: MammaliaOrder: CarnivoraFamily: FelidaeGenus: Felinae (Lynx)Species: canadensis Misc: The debate continues whether or not the Canadian Lynx is in fact a separate species from the Eurasian (a.k.a. Siberian or Iberian) Lynx, or merely a sub-species. Experts are evenly divided on this subject, but for now, it remains…
MARGAY Common Name: Margay Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrata) Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae Genus: Felinae (Leopardus) Species: wiedii Misc: Of all of the felines, the Margay is most adapted for a true arboreal life. It is the only cat to possess the ability to rotate its hind legs 180° , enabling it to…
Snow Leopards Hear about Snow Leopards: Common Name: Snow LeopardKingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: Chordata (Vertebrata)Class: MammaliaOrder: CarnivoraFamily: FelidaeGenus: Pantherinae UnciaSpecies: uncia Misc.: This species, like the clouded leopard, is one of those that is somewhere between the small cats and the great cats in that it can’t purr like the small cats and it can’t roar…
DOB: July 2016 Age: 6 years old Male Savannah catRescued: May 31, 2023 Urgent and Incredible Rescue Alert! Prepare to have your heart racing and your emotions soaring! We have just witnessed an extraordinary rescue mission that you absolutely cannot miss! Big Cat Rescuers, Jamie and Victor, sprung into action to save an unexpected…
Leopard Common Name: LeopardKingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: Chordata (Vertebrata)Class: MammaliaOrder: CarnivoraFamily: FelidaeGenus: Pantherinae PantheraSpecies: pardus (asian) Sub-species: According to genetic analysis, nine subspecies are recognized. These include: Panthera pardus pardus in Africa, Panthera pardus nimr in Arabia, Panthera pardus saxicolor in Southwest Asia, Panthera pardus melas in Java, Panthera pardus kotiya in Sri Lanka, Panthera pardus fusca in…
These big cat attack stories are from 1919-2020. There are so many that they won’t all fit on one page. Big Cat Killings, Maulings & Escapes 2010 & Before https://bigcatrescue.org/big-cat-attacks-before-2000/ https://bigcatrescue.org/big-cat-attacks-2000-2005/ https://bigcatrescue.org/big-cat-attacks-2006-2010/ https://bigcatrescue.org/big-cat-attacks-2011-2017/ For an Excel sheet of incidents by state, by year, by species and by country go HERE Click to see the killings,…
The Truth About Lion ReUnion and His Tragic Demise Christian the Lion or Lion Re Union Why we are opposed to people forwarding Christian the Lion Reunion: No matter how many times you say that big cats should not be bred and traded as pets, if people see images of big cats acting like pets,…
Des (FKA Desiree) Male ServalDOB unknownRescued 10/11/2009 Died June 26, 2023 Serval Rescue! An African Serval was limping along in the Arizona desert until he collapsed alongside a road. He had almost completely given up the will to live. He was probably a pet or perhaps used in the hybrid breeding scheme that has become all…
