Cats in the United States the appearance of humans in the Americas. Some prehistoric animals referred to as "saber-toothed cats" were in fact marsupials and not cats at all, but called such because of their resemblance to true felines with large canine teeth. Two main species of big cat currently inhabit the United States. One is the jaguar ("Panthera onca"), which is related to many species of big cat found on other continents and can be found in the southwestern US and as far south as northern Argentina. The other, the cougar ("Puma concolor"), which is also known as the puma or mountain lion, is
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