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
USS Wild Cat (1862) described in any detail in the available records, but it is known that she operated from St. Helena, North Carolina, to Port Royal, South Carolina. During that service, she assisted refugees from a plantation attacked by Confederate marauders. On 13 June, "Wild Cat" sailed up to Hutchinson's Island, off St. Helena Sound, in company with the gig from the sloop-of-war , Lt. W. T. Truxtun, commanding, to investigate a large fire ashore. Upon arrival in the vicinity, the Union sailors found the burning Marsh Plantation, set afire by a marauding Confederate band. The Southern troops had plundered the belongings of