Cat member of the cat family, the felids, which are a rapidly evolving family of mammals that share a common ancestor only 10–15 million years ago and include lions, tigers, cougars and many others. Within this family, domestic cats ("Felis catus") are part of the genus "Felis", which is a group of small cats containing about seven species (depending upon classification scheme). Members of the genus are found worldwide and include the jungle cat ("Felis chaus") of southeast Asia, European wildcat ("F. silvestris silvestris"), African wildcat ("F. s. lybica"), the Chinese mountain cat ("F. bieti"), and the Arabian sand cat ("F.
Big Cat, little cat Big Cat, little cat Big Cat, little cat is a 2017 picture book by Elisha Cooper. The book was a 2018 Caldecott Honor. A story of two cats, an older white cat lives alone until it is joined by a younger black cat. Over the course of the story the two cats age, until the white cat dies. The white cat is mourned for by the family and the black cat, when one day a new white kitten joins the family. The book's spare monochromatic illustrations were a departure of style for Cooper and were close to that of a