small cats
Housepet-sized felines
Small cats are the members of the cat family that don't roar—domestic cats, bobcats, lynxes, ocelots, and about thirty other species.
The distinction from big cats (lions, tigers, leopards, jaguars) is anatomical: small cats have a bone structure that allows purring but not roaring.
Size alone doesn't determine the category; some small cats outweigh some big cats.
- kittenJuvenile domestic feline
- fur babyPet as family member
- felineOf or like cats
- tabbyPatterned domestic cat
- calicoPatchy-coated cat type
whiskers · wet nose · purring · meow · paws · fur · domestic · housecat · siamese · tomcat · stray · alley · cuddle · lap · napping · nine lives · grooming · scratching
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Large wild felines
lions · tigers · great cats · man-eaters · panthers
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Undomesticated feline species
feral cats · wildcats · jungle cats · big game · sand cats
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