Cats with a gene type associated with mixed breeds may purr more at their human companions than those without, according to a ...

When the going gets tough, the tough start fighting. That’s often the case when a lion needs a meal — even if that meal originally belonged to someone else. These big cats aren’t afraid to ...

"Big cats" are living members of the genus Panthera. There are five big cat species, including lions and tigers. They are found on most continents — including Africa, Asia and South America ...

Gladiators fighting lions is among the more enduring ... found in a Roman-era cemetery to bite marks made by modern-day big cats—and discovered it was clearly made by either a lion or a leopard.

"Predatory animals—above all big cats but also sometimes other animals ... this man to the arena where we believe he may have been fighting for the entertainment of others, but it is remarkable ...