Big Cat Breeds Wild

Big Cats The term big cats generally refers to lions tigers leopards and jaguars the four wild cats that roar.

Big cat breeds wild. And of course theyre considerably less wild. Cat species evolved into a distinct family Felidae roughly 25 million years ago. The Norwegian Forest Cat is a natural breed nope no big cat ancestors despite that wild look and is called the Skogkatt in Norway.

The Bengal cat has the appearance of a leopard and is generally a big fan of water. Tania Wild iStock via Getty Images Plus. The 15 Wild Cat Species Of India.

Obviously there are larger cat breeds out there in the wild but these are the top 7 domesticated kitties. Bred by combining domestic cats with wild African servals its no wonder these bold animals. The jungle cat is the most common wild cat species found in India South Asia Sri Lanka Egypt Southeast Asia and the West and Central Asia.

The Chausie is a result of hybrids of a Jungle Cats Felis chaus breeding with a domestic cats. So for this list of the biggest cat breeds Ive chosen cats that usually reach 15-20 pounds and tend to be bigger than your average feline. Golden Cat Leopard Cat Caracal Mountain Lion Lynx Pampas Catclockwise from upper left cornervia My Sunshine Vintage on ETSY.

The information below is a copy of the overview on our sister website Wild Cats Magazine where the descriptions reside. The species is also commonly known as both the puma and the cougar. This means that unlike the domestic house cat felis catus which has had over 9000 years of close contact with humans and has been selectively bred over centuries for adaption to such a lifestyle wild cat breeds have lived only a few generations with people.

Another wild cat with big ears is the lovely spotted Ocicat. Initially the term big cat represented the four large wild cats namely tigers lions leopards and jaguars of which all these belong to the genus Panthera. Big cats however display similar structural and behavioural patterns and can also differ in shape.