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One of Europe's largest predators A male lion The disappearing jaguar A clouded leopard
Observe a predatory lion pride in a typical day of grooming, playing, hunting, eating prey, and sleeping
Watch cheetahs playing and grooming one another before hunting gazelles
Observe mountain lion cubs playing and being cared for by their mother
tabby cat snow leopard (Panthera uncia or Uncia uncia) Brain structure of the cat
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Margay (Leopardus wiedii).
cat summary
Quizzes
Dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius). Animals, mammals.
Ultimate Animals Quiz
Sea otter (Enhydra lutris), also called great sea otter, rare, completely marine otter of the northern Pacific, usually found in kelp beds. Floats on back. Looks like sea otter laughing. saltwater otters
Animal Group Names
Lion (panthera leo)
Deadliest Animals Quiz
Young chimpanzee dressed in a shirt and sweater vest, scratching his head thinking. (primates)
Wild Words from the Animal Kingdom Vocabulary Quiz
Mute swan with cygnet. (birds)
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Rural Irish landscape, Sligo, Ireland.
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Los Angeles Police Department wanted flyer on Elizabeth Short, aka the "Black Dahlia," who was brutally murdered in January 1947. The FBI supported the Los Angeles Police Department in the case, including by identifying Short through her fingerprints that
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Saint Lucia Day. Young girl wears Lucia crown (tinsel halo) with candles. Holds Saint Lucia Day currant laced saffron buns (lussekatter or Lucia's cats). Observed December 13 honor virgin martyr Santa Lucia (St. Lucy). Luciadagen, Christmas, Sweden
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Aphrodite. Greek mythology. Sculpture. Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love and beauty.
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Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian Renaissance painter from Florence. Engraving by Cosomo Colombini (d. 1812) after a Leonardo self portrait. Ca. 1500.
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Observe a predatory lion pride in a typical day of grooming, playing, hunting, eating prey, and sleeping
Lions (Panthera leo) engaging in various activities such as hunting, eating,...
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Watch cheetahs playing and grooming one another before hunting gazelles
Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) among a herd of gazelles. Stalking them slowly...
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Observe mountain lion cubs playing and being cared for by their mother
Puma (Puma concolor) cubs and mother.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Why are children slightly different from their parents?
Each offspring is a combination of its two parents, receiving some dominant traits...
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Learn why only domestic cats purr and not other felines
Purring is characteristic of domestic cats and other small cat species.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz
Why are cats unable to detect sweet tastes?
Learn about why cats' taste receptors cannot detect sweets.
Video: © American Chemical Society (A Britannica Publishing Partner)

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One of Europe's largest predators
The Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx), a member of the family Felidae, can...
© kyslynskyy/stock.adobe.com
A male lion
The distinguishing feature of a male lion (Panthera leo) is its mane, which...
R.I.M. Campbell/Bruce Coleman Ltd.
The disappearing jaguar
The geographic range of the jaguar (Panthera onca) once extended...
© Getty Images
A clouded leopard
Two species of clouded leopard exist: Neofelis nebulosa, which can be found...
© Tom Brakefield/Getty Images
tabby cat
Red tabby cat.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
snow leopard (Panthera uncia or Uncia uncia)
Snow leopard (Panthera uncia or Uncia uncia), a carnivore that...
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Brain structure of the cat
In the brain of mammals such as the cat, the olfactory bulb is still important, but...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
cat claw
Diagram of a cat's claw.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Cold receptors such as those found in the skin of cats may be innervated by fast-conducting...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
geographic range of the leopard
In 1750 the geographic range of the leopard (Panthera pardus) spanned nearly...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Kenny Chmielewski
Margay (Leopardus wiedii).
John H. Gerard—The National Audubon Society Collection/Photo Researchers
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