# Big cats
Kids Harassing Cougar at the Zoo
Kids Harassing Cougar at the Zoo
Rare Amur leopard cubs born at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
(Colorado Springs, CO) The Amur leopard is the rarest big cat in the world. There are only about one hundred of these critically endangered animals left in the wild. The fast-moving, high-leaping felines live in the Far East, mainly in Russia and a few in China.
Jaguars: Masters of Camouflage, the True Hunters of the Americas
The jaguar, a magnificent creature known for its remarkable physical abilities, holds the title of the strongest cat in proportion to its body size among all other big cats. While not as large as its African and Asian counterparts, this feline stands as the largest native big cat in the western hemisphere.
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Idaho Department of Fish and Game Killed Young Mountain Lion From Family of Three 'Habituating' in Residential Area
Idaho Department of Fish and Game was receiving many calls about a mountain lion mother with two cubs. They set three live traps. They caught one of the young in a residential area in Hailey, Idaho, and euthanized it.
A Couple is Sitting in a Hot Tub in Colorado & Man Suddenly Feels 'Something Grab his Head.' It was a Mountain Lion.
A Colorado couple is sitting in their in-ground hot tub around 8 p.m. on Saturday night (18 March 2023) when the man felt "something grab his head." The couple is frightened as the wife screams and they splash water at the mountain lion. Thanks to the wife's quick thinking, she grabs a flashlight and shines the light at the mountain lion, and they make plenty of noise to scare it away.
Arizona Bobcat Entered Home Through Doggy Door & Was Lying in Dog's Bed. Pet Dog 'Squeakers' Was Injured in Home Attack
An Arizona homeowner was surprised to find a bobcat laying in poor little Squeakers dog bed, and it attacked her dog, leaving it wounded. Arizona Game and Fish were called to their home to catch the bobcat, but it managed to get away before they arrived. A GoFundMe was set up to help pay for little Squeaker's surgery and medical expenses.
Missouri Farmer Catches 'Crazy Looking' 30-Pound African Serval Cat, & Contacts Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge
A farmer near Ava, Missouri catches a "crazy looking" African serval cat in a live trap after it had been seen on his property on numerous occasions over the past six months. He contacts Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge about having the African serval in a live trap. A team drives up to Missouri to rescue this African cat.