Family

Felidae

Every animal we cover from Felidae, and the articles about them.

8 animals22 articles

Articles

Adaptations

Cheetahs are built for short, fast chases: a bendy spine, grippy claws, a steering tail, big nostrils and an inner…

Cheetah7 min read

Comparisons

Wild tigers and lions never meet, so nobody really knows who would win. On paper the tiger is heavier on…

Lion6 min read

Comparisons

Tigers and grizzly bears live on different continents, so nobody knows who would win. A big Amur tiger and a…

Strength & bite force

A tiger can kill and drag prey about five times its own weight, and its canine bite is modelled at…

Tiger7 min read

Strength & bite force

A captive lioness bit a sensor with 1,594 newtons, about 163 kg of force. Male lions weigh 150 to 260…

Lion7 min read

Strength & bite force

Pound for pound, the jaguar has the strongest bite of the big cats. A 2005 skull model puts its canine…

Jaguar7 min read

Size & weight

An adult male Bengal tiger weighs about 220 kg (480 lb) and a female about 140 kg (300 lb). The…

Records & rankings

An adult tiger usually weighs 75 to 325 kg (165 to 716 lb). Amur males are the heaviest wild tigers…

Tiger9 min read

Conservation & population

Bengal tigers live in India, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh. India has at least 3,167 of them, and tigers range from…

Diet & feeding

Bengal tigers eat mostly deer and wild pigs: chital, sambar and wild boar top the menu. They hunt about once…