Big Cats

Cats are native to every

~continent except Australia and Antartica. All cats are

~ mammals with fine

~fur coats that are often ~beautifully marked. They are

~ skilled hunters and killers with ~strong agile bodies,

~ acute senses, sharp teeth

~and large claws. Cats are ~intelligent and stealthy animals and

~many are very secretive. Although cats vary in different sizes ~domestic house cat to the huge Siberian Tiger, they all belong to the

~same family.

~Only a few countries of the

~world today can still boast at having at least one ~species of wildcat.

~But the number of those cats is slowly

~dwindling because they are

victims to poaching, habitat loss and