At a zoo in California, a mother tiger gave birth to a rare set of triplet tiger cubs. Unfortunately, due to complications in the pregnancy, the cubs were born prematurely and due to their tiny size, they died shortly after birth.

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 Males are slightly larger than females. Weight ranges from 20 to 40 pounds. Head and body length ranges from 21 to 40 inches, tail length ranges from 11 to 18 inches. Height can be up to 18 inches.
The ocelot has a single, white spot on the back of each ear and some white markings around its eyes and mouth. Two black lines run the length of either side of its face and the tail is marked with black bands. Fur is short and close, marked with both rosettes and spots that tend to run in parallel chains along the sides of the body. Excellent climber and swimmer. Has quite powerful legs, making it one of the fastest wildcats.

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Leopards are graceful and powerful big cats closely related to lions, tigers, and jaguars. They live in sub-Saharan Africa, northeast Africa, Central Asia, India, and China. However, many of their populations are endangered, especially outside of Africa.

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 The only “big” cat found in the Americas, the Jaguar looks like the Leopard, but its coat is patterned with dark-centered rosettes, and it is more squat and powerfully built, with a large, broad head, and heavily muscled quarters. Along the midline of its back is a row of elongated spots that may merge to form a solid line.

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A lion’s average life span is 13 years but a lion named “Nero” once lived to the ripe old age of 29 in a West German zoo.

Lions rarely eat an entire kill. Hyenas and vultures finish the rest.

Lionesses hunt in groups. While one group of lions drives the prey to a certain area, another group will wait to ambush the approaching animals.

Other lionesses in a pride will “baby-sit” a mother’s cubs while she goes off to hunt.

A lioness can run as fast as 35 mph for short distances and can leap more that 30 feet.

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Only five subspecies of tiger exist in the world
The largest of the subspecies is the Amur (or Siberian) Tiger
The Sumatran Tiger is the smallest of the subspecies
Unusually for Cats, Tigers enjoy water and are very strong swimmers
Only four cats are capable of roaring the Lion, Leopard, Jaguar and the Tiger
Tigers don’t like to get too hot
Tigers spend really hot days lying in pools and streams. 

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The cheetah is the world’s fastest land mammal, with a top speed of 70 mph.Cheetahs live in isolated populations, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa.

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