'''Lions:''' The "KingOfBeasts" as far as the Western world is concerned. Lions were once the widest ranging large mammal on Earth; you could run across one in [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion#Distribution_and_habitat Europe, Asia and Africa]]. However, they went extinct in prehistoric (parts of Asia, Northern Europe) or historic times (everywhere else they used to live, like ancient Greece and the rest of Europe and Asia) and now they're relegated to sub-Saharan Africa and the Gir Forest in India. Their powerful appearance is why the lion is commonly a national symbol in places very far from Africa or India, like England and Scotland (both national coats of arms feature lions), all of the Low Countries, Bulgaria, ''Sweden'', Finland (their € cent coins feature a heraldic lion!) ... Lions are the only social cat (However, domesticated cats can form bonds and colonies (especially in the case of ferals), and brother cheetahs often stay together for life. So they can be considered social, too. It's still disputable though.), forming prides consisting of one or two males and a number of females. The main reason lions are so venerated is their image, the males are distinctive from the females with their shaggy manes and tend to be larger than said females. They live in savannas rather than jungles as was once commonly believed.

'''Tigers:''' The largest of the big cats, native to Asia (not DarkestAfrica). The largest population is in fact in the jungles of the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia, but the largest variety, the Siberian Tiger, lives in, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Siberia]]. They're one of the few cats still known to [[ImAHumanitarian eat people]], and, as such, in India, people living in the jungles will wear masks on the backs of their head to prevent tigers from sneaking up on them (yet man-eaters are known among lions and leopards as well). Mostly comes in color orange, while other variants are much rarer but confirmed: mainly the famous white, and then "golden tabby", blue, and black colored tigers. White tigers are somewhat common in captivity and almost unseen in the wild; some of this is probably due to the need for camouflage in the wild. The white color is a recessive trait, however, and thus captive white tigers tend to be very inbred, often suffering from eye problems, hip dysplasia, and cleft palates. "Black" tigers are extremely rare and their bloodlines may be extinct. Given the lack of any captive examples, it's unknown whether they are truly melanistic or if they simply have abnormally wide stripes that leave little room for orange fur between them. Many countries considers the tiger to be the KingOfBeasts instead of the lion (Which makes sense in regions where the lion has never been a native animal, like East Asia.), or even a god, symbolizing wrath, war, military generals or kings. Based on a survey of 73 countries, Tigers were also voted to be "The World's Favorite Animal", narrowly beating "[[CanineCompanion man's best friend]]".

'''Jaguars:''' It seems like a bigger leopard, but is more similar to a tiger in ecology and behaviour. The largest cat in the Americas, found from Mexico through northern Argentina. If a writer is trying to accurately write about TheAmazon, this is the cat they'll use. The {{Mayincatec}} worshipped jaguars, and to this day they're held in esteem SouthOfTheBorder. More often than not, however, when you hear the word jaguar, they're talking about the car company. As an added note, Jaguars have the strongest bite of all felids and kills not through the neck like other big cats do, but through the bones of the skull with its canine teeth, piercing the brain. After the jaguar has killed its prey, it drags the dead carcass to a secluded area and always feasts on the chest area first, beginning with the lungs and heart. This brutal behavior has aptly earned them a place among Mesoamerican cultures as symbols of power, war, and protection. Amongst the Aztecs, they were used as AnimalMotifs among the oc&#275;l&#333;tl, or Jaguar warriors, whose goal was to capture alive enemy soldiers to sacrifice to their gods.

'''Leopards:''' The most common big cat of the genus ''Panthera'', ranging through most of Africa and Asia, as well as the smallest roaring cat. Often seen as stealthy more than anything else, and with good reason. A very common mistake is to portray leopards (both the spotted and the black ones) [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvbBBv45xQI making the same scream]] of the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKw4OFAu1WM cougar]] instead of roaring (this error also happens to jaguars, cheetahs, lynxes and sometimes ''even to tigers'' in fiction). See Disney's ''Disney/TheJungleBook'' again and you'll find we're right.

'''Snow Leopards:''' Snow leopards are notable for their extremely long, bushy tail (which are almost as long as their bodies), which acts like an extra layer of fur when they curl up to sleep.

'''Clouded Leopards:''' Clouded Leopards are known for their distinctive fur and incredible climbing skills, and for their particularly long canines as well. Clouded Leopards has the longest canine teeth to body size ratio among all extant cats.

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'''Lions:'''[[note]]Latin name ''panthera leo''[[/note]] The "KingOfBeasts" as far as the Western world is concerned. Lions were once the widest ranging large mammal on Earth; you could run across one in [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion#Distribution_and_habitat Europe, Asia and Africa]]. However, they went extinct in prehistoric (parts of Asia, Northern Europe) or historic times (everywhere else they used to live, like ancient Greece and the rest of Europe and Asia) and now they're relegated to sub-Saharan Africa and the Gir Forest in India. Their powerful appearance is why the lion is commonly a national symbol in places very far from Africa or India, like England and Scotland (both national coats of arms feature lions), all of the Low Countries, Bulgaria, ''Sweden'', Finland (their € cent coins feature a heraldic lion!) ... Lions are the only social cat (However, domesticated cats can form bonds and colonies (especially in the case of ferals), and brother cheetahs often stay together for life. So they can be considered social, too. It's still disputable though.), forming prides consisting of one or two males and a number of females. The main reason lions are so venerated is their image, the males are distinctive from the females with their shaggy manes and tend to be larger than said females. They live in savannas rather than jungles as was once commonly believed.

'''Tigers:'''[[note]]Latin name ''panthera tigris''[[/note]] The largest of the big cats, native to Asia (not DarkestAfrica). The largest population is in fact in the jungles of the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia, but the largest variety, the Siberian Tiger, lives in, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Siberia]]. They're one of the few cats still known to [[ImAHumanitarian eat people]], and, as such, in India, people living in the jungles will wear masks on the backs of their head to prevent tigers from sneaking up on them (yet man-eaters are known among lions and leopards as well). Mostly comes in color orange, while other variants are much rarer but confirmed: mainly the famous white, and then "golden tabby", blue, and black colored tigers. White tigers are somewhat common in captivity and almost unseen in the wild; some of this is probably due to the need for camouflage in the wild. The white color is a recessive trait, however, and thus captive white tigers tend to be very inbred, often suffering from eye problems, hip dysplasia, and cleft palates. "Black" tigers are extremely rare and their bloodlines may be extinct. Given the lack of any captive examples, it's unknown whether they are truly melanistic or if they simply have abnormally wide stripes that leave little room for orange fur between them. Many countries considers the tiger to be the KingOfBeasts instead of the lion (Which makes sense in regions where the lion has never been a native animal, like East Asia.), or even a god, symbolizing wrath, war, military generals or kings. Based on a survey of 73 countries, Tigers were also voted to be "The World's Favorite Animal", narrowly beating "[[CanineCompanion man's best friend]]".

'''Jaguars:'''[[note]]Latin name ''panthera onca''[[/note]] It seems like a bigger leopard, but is more similar to a tiger in ecology and behaviour. The largest cat in the Americas, found from Mexico through northern Argentina. If a writer is trying to accurately write about TheAmazon, this is the cat they'll use. The {{Mayincatec}} worshipped jaguars, and to this day they're held in esteem SouthOfTheBorder. More often than not, however, when you hear the word jaguar, they're talking about the car company. As an added note, Jaguars have the strongest bite of all felids and kills not through the neck like other big cats do, but through the bones of the skull with its canine teeth, piercing the brain. After the jaguar has killed its prey, it drags the dead carcass to a secluded area and always feasts on the chest area first, beginning with the lungs and heart. This brutal behavior has aptly earned them a place among Mesoamerican cultures as symbols of power, war, and protection. Amongst the Aztecs, they were used as AnimalMotifs among the oc&#275;l&#333;tl, or Jaguar warriors, whose goal was to capture alive enemy soldiers to sacrifice to their gods.

'''Leopards:'''[[note]]Latin name ''panthera pardus''[[/note]] The most common big cat of the genus ''Panthera'', ranging through most of Africa and Asia, as well as the smallest roaring cat. Often seen as stealthy more than anything else, and with good reason. A very common mistake is to portray leopards (both the spotted and the black ones) [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvbBBv45xQI making the same scream]] of the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKw4OFAu1WM cougar]] instead of roaring (this error also happens to jaguars, cheetahs, lynxes and sometimes ''even to tigers'' in fiction). See Disney's ''Disney/TheJungleBook'' again and you'll find we're right.

'''Snow Leopards:'''[[note]]Latin name ''uncia uncia''[[/note]] Snow leopards are notable for their extremely long, bushy tail (which are almost as long as their bodies), which acts like an extra layer of fur when they curl up to sleep. Despite its name, snow leopards are more closely related to tigers rather than true leopards.

'''Clouded Leopards:'''[[note]]Latin name ''neofelis nebulosa/diarddi''[[/note]] Clouded Leopards are known for their distinctive fur and incredible climbing skills, and for their particularly long canines as well. Clouded Leopards has the longest canine teeth to body size ratio among all extant cats.

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'''Mountain Lions:''' [[IHaveManyNames Also called cougars, pumas, panthers, catamounts, painters, and about forty other names (and that's just in English)]]. Very technically panther and puma both only refer to black panther type (Melanistic) Mountain Lions, which have never been observed outside of stories, and many biologists doubt they actually exist. Ranges across the Americas from the Yukon to Tierra del Fuego and, thus, most likely to be used in an American setting. [[TrappedByMountainLions May be used as a source of non-sequitur subplots]]. They're not actually big cats in the biological sense; indeed, they're more closely related to lynx and caracals than to tigers. That said, they're almost as big as a jaguar, so the reason for confusion is obvious. They don't roar, and they do purr, because as previously mentioned, they are biologically small cats.

'''Cheetahs:''' Once believed a big cat, now seems to be a relative of the cougar. Over short distances, it's the [[SuperSpeed fastest land animal]] on the planet. When you can reach freeway speed with the acceleration of a Lamborghini Murciélago Superveloce, you know you're awesome. [[FragileSpeedster Even if you do have a low life expectancy]]. The cheetah is also well-known for being the most docile and trainable of all the big cats (it was often trained to hunt fast prey by Persians and other Asian peoples, much like a greyhound). The King Cheetah is a much rarer variety with larger, more elaborate spots on its coat.

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'''Mountain Lions:'''[[note]]Latin name ''puma concolor''[[/note]] [[IHaveManyNames Also called cougars, pumas, panthers, catamounts, painters, and about forty other names (and that's just in English)]]. Very technically panther and puma both only refer to black panther type (Melanistic) Mountain Lions, which have never been observed outside of stories, and many biologists doubt they actually exist. Ranges across the Americas from the Yukon to Tierra del Fuego and, thus, most likely to be used in an American setting. [[TrappedByMountainLions May be used as a source of non-sequitur subplots]]. They're not actually big cats in the biological sense; indeed, they're more closely related to lynx and caracals than to tigers. That said, they're almost as big as a jaguar, so the reason for confusion is obvious. They don't roar, and they do purr, because as previously mentioned, they are biologically small cats.

'''Cheetahs:'''[[note]]Latin name ''acynonix jubatus''[[/note]] Once believed a big cat, now seems to be a relative of the cougar. Over short distances, it's the [[SuperSpeed fastest land animal]] on the planet. When you can reach freeway speed with the acceleration of a Lamborghini Murciélago Superveloce, you know you're awesome. [[FragileSpeedster Even if you do have a low life expectancy]]. The cheetah is also well-known for being the most docile and trainable of all the big cats (it was often trained to hunt fast prey by Persians and other Asian peoples, much like a greyhound). The King Cheetah is a much rarer variety with larger, more elaborate spots on its coat.

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'''Ocelots:'''[[note]]Latin name ''leopardus pardalis''[[/note]] Not nearly as large as most of the cats on this page, being closer in size to the domestic cat (they can apparently be kept as pets--Creator/SalvadorDali had one named Babou--though it's not advised like almost all wild felines), ocelots can currently be found in South America, though are now very rare in the US. Nevertheless they do show up every now and then. The smaller Margay from the same locations is often confused with this one.

'''Servals'''[[note]]Latin name ''leptailurus serval''[[/note]] and '''Caracals'''[[note]]Latin name ''caracal caracal''[[/note]]: Rather similar to the lynxes (especially Caracals) but with a tropical distribution ranging across Africa and, in the case of Caracals, in Asia as well. They are long-legged and more slender than other cats of similar size. Servals resemble miniaturized cheetahs, while caracals have a more cougar-like look but with lynx-like ears. The latter used to be domesticated in India.

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