An international team led by South Korea's Personal Genomics Institute and BGI unraveled the first whole genome of a 9-year-old male Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica), and compared it with the ...

The Mapogo coalition out on patrol noticed Tlangisa female leopard in the bush and gave chase. Eventually the leopard climbed a tree and the Mapogo lions lost interest and moved on. At the time (Late ...

The tourist had spotted the rare big cat in the snow and had gotten to within 10 feet of it to take a picture.

In this weekly series, Life's Little Mysteries provides expert answers to challenging questions. This ultimate cat fight has happened more times than you might expect. The Romans pitted African lions ...

Known as the king of the Indian Jungles, the Bengal tiger is the national animal of India. Considered to be the most superior big cat species in the country, these majestic predators can be spotted at ...

There is only one species of jaguar, though scientists originally classified them into 9 subspecies. There are four specific regional types of jaguars with geographic differences only. Jaguars are ...

A study shows that even in a country that is considered a bastion of conservation, many big cats were severely wounded in encounters with human snare traps and shotguns. By Rachel Nuwer Paula White, a ...