Cougar One of North America’s most powerful predators, the cougar is the largest wild cat in Canada. A male cougar can measure up to two metres in length and weigh more than 90 kilograms. This feline has the largest range of any land mammal in the western hemisphere, ranging from Yukon to Argentina. Are bobcats … Read more
There are lions (spots giving way to plain coloration), jaguars (large, filled-in spots), leopards (large open spots), snow leopards (large open spots), and tigers (vertical stripes) all within the same genus. What big cat has stripes? Tigers are the largest of the big cats. They are reddish tan with dark stripes. What wild cat has … Read more
Lynx are smaller than cougars , but larger than bobcats. Canada Lynx also have a black-tipped tail , which is useful in trying to identify what species of cat you are seeing, especially if the animal is running away. Canada Lynx range across the entire northern half of the province and extend down the Rocky … Read more