Their strength, agility, and hunting prowess are complemented by a particularly iconic feature – their claws. This article will explore how big cats developed their claws and essential ...

But housecats are not the only cats whose claws are amputated: although it is illegal in the United States to surgically modify big cats, they also are victims of this practice, with the goal of ...

A long tail helps it to balance as it tears after weaving, zig-zagging prey, and claws that never fully retract ... the cheetah is the smallest of the big cats (and is classified in a separate ...

The trick, scientists have discovered, is in the tiger’s coat. In their natural habitat, which often consists of dense ...