feline: Media
mammal family
Videos
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,...
Watch cheetahs playing and grooming one another before hunting gazelles
Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) among a herd of gazelles. Stalking them slowly...
Observe mountain lion cubs playing and being cared for by their mother
Puma (Puma concolor) cubs and mother.
Why are children slightly different from their parents?
Each offspring is a combination of its two parents, receiving some dominant traits...
Learn why only domestic cats purr and not other felines
Purring is characteristic of domestic cats and other small cat species.
Why are cats unable to detect sweet tastes?
Learn about why cats' taste receptors cannot detect sweets.
Images
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
snow leopard (Panthera uncia or Uncia uncia)
Snow leopard (Panthera uncia or Uncia uncia), a carnivore that...
© wyssu/stock.adobe.com
Brain structure of the cat
In the brain of mammals such as the cat, the olfactory bulb is still important, but...
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
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