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Nice site about captive bred wild cats. They're the ones that raised Shaka and Zulu from the infamous Mountain Dew commericals
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Wild About Cats Cats is dedicated to providing responsible homes for captive-bred wild felines, and promoting preservation of habitat for their wild-born cousins; with a strong emphasis on the philosophy that education is the key that will produce results for both. Wild About...A fan site including pictures of many of the big cats, and also a little information about them.
http://www.cougar-run.com/
Features videos, pictures and information about many felines.
http://www.thebigzoo.com/zoo/Felidae.asp
Introduction to the various species of cat living in the wild today.
http://dialspace.dial.pipex.com/agarman/
Taxonomic information from the Feline Conservation Center.
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Species Information At this meeting a revised felid taxonomy was officially agreed to. As you may have noticed in the past, many different books gave different taxonomies for example, the snow leopard being in panthera or uncia all small cats being felis...Contains information on the current and former classifications of members of the Family Felidae and also lists the common names.
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Taxonomic and Legal Status of Felidae The systematics of many species had been heavily impacted by lumpers, as opposed to splitters. In most instances, large felids were included within the genera Panthera while small ones were called Felis. Although in recent years this approach has been...National Geographic site has drawings, information, and photos of felines skulls, their muscle system, senses, coat, and behavior.
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Cats nationalgeographic.com ...Lots of pictures of your favorite big cats from the Bridgeport Nature Center to help educate people on issues affecting endangered species.
http://www.greatcatsoftheworld.com/
Illustrated article by Vladimir Dinets about finding, observation, and photography of wild cats of the world.
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Vladimir Dinets Homepage HTTP DINETS.TRAVEL.RU...Small collection of high quality images taken by international wildlife photographer Mark Kostich.
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Big Cats No images may be used without the expressed written consent of Mark Kostich Photography. Any questions about this site, please contact: MKostich@aol.com...Personal fan site with information and pictures of many species of big cats.
http://members.tripod.com/JaguarLady35/
Facts and statistics on felines, from lions to the domestic cat.
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The Felidae Family Everyone has seen a feline. The flexible, powerful body and the amazing tail contributes to the survival of every cat. Often described as good companions, these amazing animals have a charm of their own. The Felidae (cat) family consists of...Species profiles for all members of Felidae family, including images and range maps, from the International Society for Endangered Cats Canada.
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ISEC Canada Fact Sheets on the 37 Species of Cats Three quarters of the world's wild cat species are small. In spite of this, little is known of their behaviour, ecology or status. To increase public knowledge, we have compiled fact sheets on all 37 species of the Felidae family....