by BigCatsWildCats | Sep 12, 2026 | All Categories, Prehistoric Cat Articles
Long before modern lions, tigers and other big cats spread across much of the world, another powerful cat hunted large animals across open landscapes. Its name was Homotherium, commonly called the scimitar-toothed cat. The Meaning of Scimitar-Toothed: Homotherium is...
by BigCatsWildCats | Sep 12, 2026 | All Categories, Culture, Lion Articles
What Do Lions Symbolize? For thousands of years, lions have appeared in art, religion, mythology, architecture and royal symbols. Images of lions have guarded temples and tombs, represented kings and gods, appeared on coats of arms and become symbols of cities and...
by BigCatsWildCats | Jul 11, 2026 | All Categories, Andean Mountain Cat Articles, Black-footed Cat Articles, Jaguarundi Articles, Pallas's Cat Articles, Sri Lankan Leopard Articles
The IUCN/SSC Cat Specialist Group has published six new assessments for wild cat species and subspecies as part of the July 2026 IUCN Red List update. This includes the first-ever IUCN Green Status of Species assessments for several cats. Red List Updates (Extinction...
by BigCatsWildCats | Apr 7, 2026 | African Golden Cat Articles
Image: Caracal, a medium-sized wild cat. Wild cats are often grouped into the largest predators—like lions and tigers—or the smallest and most elusive species. But there is a wide range of cats in between, and they are amazing felines with unique skills and abilities....
by BigCatsWildCats | Jun 24, 2025 | African Lion Articles, Asiatic Lion Articles, Lion Articles
Image above: Left – African Lion, Right – Asiatic Lion Lions are among the most iconic big cats on the planet, but not all lions are the same. The Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica) and the African lion (Panthera leo leo) share a common ancestry, but have...
