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
USS Wild Cat (1862) the poor negroes there, wounding some, generally striking terror into the hearts of the inhabitants. As "Wild Cat" sailed up the river, she came in contact with many canoes paddled by panic-stricken former inhabitants of the plantation. Lt. Truxtun soon placed all of the refugees on board "Wild Cat" and had them transported out of the area. A few days later, while reconnoitering the vicinity, "Wild Cat" shelled some Confederate raiders spotted near the Ashepoo River. "Wild Cat" continued to operate in South Carolina's coastal waters through March 1865. After a brief spell as pilot boat at Charleston, South Carolina,