Though appearing similar with their golden coats and rosette spots, jaguars and leopards are distinct big cats. Jaguars ...

There is only one species of jaguar, though scientists originally classified them into 9 subspecies. There are four specific ...

Nat Geo WILD's "Big Cat Week" debuts Sunday with the goal of raising awareness about endangered animals and spurring viewers to take action. Cheetahs do not roar, as the other big cats do. Instead, ...

Two lions, two tigers, and one jaguar were initially reported to have broken out of their enclosures at a German zoo on Friday, prompting authorities to advise residents to stay indoors. The animals ...

The oldest fossil of a previously unknown ancient leopard species, found in Tibet, is shaking the pantherine evolutionary tree, suggesting that big cats arose in Asia, not Africa, according to a new ...

“Although some scenes appear to show animals being injured, they were never actually hurt,” reads a disclaimer in the opening minute of the 1981 film Roar. The same cannot be said for humans. Some 70 ...

NEWARK — When Joe Taft arrived at a Greene County farm to pick up a leopard a woman had living inside a cage in a barn, he found that feline and four others — two tigers, one cougar and a lion — ...

WEST FARGO — After residents complained about the high amount of Canada geese gathering in their neighborhoods this summer, the West Fargo City Commission took action to add feeding wild birds to an ...

In southern India, near the Bandipur Reserve, a hungry Asian elephant walks towards a farm in search of food. This region has one of the densest populations of Asian elephants in the world. During the ...

When a sabertooth tiger called out, what noise did it make -- a mighty roar or a throaty purr? A new study examined the data behind the arguments for each vocalization and found that the answer was ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. If ...