Big cat Exceptionally heavy male lions and tigers have been recorded to exceed in the wilderness, and weigh around in captivity. The liger can grow to be much larger than its parent species, the lion and tiger. In particular, a liger called 'Nook' is reported to have weighed over . Big cat The term "big cat" is typically used to refer to any of the five living members of the genus "Panthera", namely tiger, lion, jaguar, leopard, and snow leopard. Except the snow leopard, these species are able to roar. A more liberal and expansive definition of the term includes species outside
Big Cat Diary and in 2006, a spin-off series called "Big Cat Uncut" was broadcast on BBC Three immediately after the BBC One episodes. On 5 October 2008, the series returned to British television screens as "Big Cat Live", the BBC Natural History Unit's most ambitious live international broadcast. Host Kate Silverton and local Maasai guide Jackson Looseyia joined regular presenters King and Scott for two weeks of nightly live programmes on BBC One. Additional broadcast content included "Little Big Cat" on CBeebies and "Big Cat Raw", a webcast hosted on BBC Online. An update programme with highlights was shown at Christmas 2008.