When discussing taxonomy, or classification, of cats, the word ‘family’ has a very precise meaning, and all cats are in the same ‘family’ which is Felidae. At the sub-family level there is the ...

This September, researchers studying snow leopards in southern Mongolia discovered something unexpected: the big, elusive cats maintained much larger home territories than anyone had previously ...

Most leopards have light fur with dark spots called rosettes. Some leopards are black, and their spots are hard to see.

When it comes to big cats, leopards often go unnoticed. Lions get all the attention as kings, and tigers are famous for their strength. But leopards survive in a much quieter way. They don’t need big ...

Though appearing similar with their golden coats and rosette spots, jaguars and leopards are distinct big cats. Jaguars inhabit Central and South American rainforests, while leopards are found across ...

Native to Africa, Asia, Russia and the Middle East, leopards (belonging to cat family Panthera pardus) have existed on earth between 2 and 3.5 million years. These big cats belong to nine subspecies ...