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
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