Big cat 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 of "Panthera" including the cougar, clouded leopard, Sunda clouded leopard and cheetah, although these added species also do not roar. Despite enormous differences in size, various cat species are quite similar in both structure and behaviour, with the exception of the cheetah, which significantly stands out from the
Cat in the Rain at a time while her husband worked. She asked for a cat but he told her they were too poor. When she became pregnant he wrote "Cat in the Rain", apparently based on an incident in Rapallo (where they visited Ezra Pound in 1923). Hadley found a stray kitten and said, "I want a cat ... I want a cat. I want a cat now. If I can’t have long hair or any fun I can have a cat.” “Cat in the Rain” is a short story about an American couple on vacation in Italy set in or around the