Is it true there are pumas and possibly other big cats living in the wild in Australia?
357665
i've lived in the outback for most of my childhood and never seen any such animals. i say there's no proof and there not here. it would be cool to see one though
399110
For starters (I'm checking out more):  \n\nlions, tigers, brown bears, wolves, jackals and camels.\n\nhttp://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/06/17/1055615758453.html\n\nHOLD IT!!  Those are listed for a ZOO.  Does that count?\n\nI found this, but it's about zoo animals, too:\n\n"The zoo is home to about 50 animals—brown bears, lions, cheetahs, a lone wolf, a badger—that survived the siege of Baghdad."\n\nThe source is www.NationalGeographic.com ( a good source!!):\n\nhttp://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/06/0604_030603_iraqzoo.html\n\n\nForgive me -- I think that's the best I could do.  (Hope it helps.)
440398
hi yes,  there are cervil cats in south africa (wild)  they are a bit bigger than your average house cat, not as big as a lynx.  with pointy hair growing out of their ears. they're sort of a light caramel colour
1097672
Dude, these are called WarCats and they are used all the time in wars already.  Do you mean to tell me you did not know this?  How can this be? Giant WarCats have been used a lot in Africa over the past 20 years, they have the ability to get through the thickest jungle and can see very well in the dark.  God would approve of them because they have slogans written on them in the local dialects including "Allah is On Our Side."
613109
The Lion (Panthera leo) is a mammal of the family Felidae. It is the second largest natural living feline with the exception of the tiger. The male lion, easily recognized by his mane, weighs between 150 and 190 kg (330 lb and 423 lb). Unlike tigers, very few lions exceed 225kg in the wild. The greatest wild lion on record is very large male with a weight of 311kg. Females are much smaller, weighing between 117 and 158 kg (240 lb and 330 lb). In the wild lions live for around 10–14 years, while in captivity they can live over 20 years.\n\n\n\nTigers (Latin: Panthera tigris) are mammals of the Felidae family and one of four "big cats" in the panthera genus. They are predatory carnivores and the largest and most powerful of all living cat species. The Indian subcontinent is home to more than 80% of the wild tigers in the world. Tigers breed well in captivity, and the captive population in the United States may rival the wild population of the world.\n\nMost tigers live in forests and grasslands, for which their camouflage is ideally suited, and where it is easy to hunt prey that is faster or more agile. Among the big cats, only the tiger and jaguar are strong swimmers; tigers are often found bathing in ponds, lakes, and rivers. Tigers hunt alone and eat primarily medium-sized herbivores such as deer, wild pigs, and buffalo. However, they will also take larger or smaller prey on occasion. Humans are the tiger's only serious predator and often kill tigers illegally for their fur. Their bones and nearly all body parts are used in Chinese medicine for a range of purported uses including pain killers and aphrodisiacs. Poaching for fur and destruction of habitat have greatly reduced tiger populations in the wild, and it has been placed on the endangered species list.\n\nAlthough different subspecies of tiger have different characteristics, in general male tigers weigh between 180 and 325 kg (400 lb and 715 lb) and females between 100 and 180 kg (220 lb and 400 lb). The males are between 2.6 and 3.3 metres (8 ft 6 in and 10 ft 9 in) in length, and the females are between 2.3 and 2.75 metres (7 ft 6 in and 9 ft) in length. Of the living subspecies, Sumatran tigers are the smallest, and Amur or Siberian Tigers are generally the largest.\n\n\nTigers have the longest and biggest canine teeth of all the wild cats. A tiger's canines are larger and longer than those of a similar-sized lion. The reason for this is likely due to the habit of preying on large herbivores in its habitat whose bones are thick and large; the tiger's canines have to be strong enough to break the bones of their prey. Moreover, as tigers hunt alone to bring down their prey, they have to work harder than lions, which hunt in groups.\n\n\nigers often ambush their prey as do other cats (including the domestic cat). Tigers overpower their prey from any angle, using their body size and strength to knock prey off balance. Once prone, the tiger bites the back of the neck, often breaking the prey's spinal column, piercing their windpipe, or severing the jugular vein or carotid artery. For large prey, a bite to the throat is preferred. After biting, the tiger then uses its muscled forelimbs to hold onto the prey, bringing it to the ground. The tiger remains latched onto the neck until its prey dies.\n\nPowerful swimmers, tigers are known to kill prey while swimming. Some tigers have even ambushed boats for the fishermen on board or their catch of fish.\n\nIn the wild world, tigers can leap as high as 5 m, and as far as 9 m -10 m, making them one of the highest-jumping mammals, perhaps second only to the puma. They have been reported to carry domestic livestock weighing 50 kg while easily jumping over fences 2 m high. Their forelimbs, heavily muscled, are used to hold tightly onto the prey's and avoid being dislodged, especially by large preys such as gaurs. A single tremendous blow of the paw can kill a full-grown wolf or heavily injure a 150 kg
677405
No! and did you know.. they arent even really bears they are closer related to kangaroos than they are bears :) but yeah they are still around!
679980
yah in my country has more than expect.\nin wild enviroment even not in just zoo.\nit's long, strong, fast, wild, like wild cat and has black and yellow points.
586772
frenchys in the gold coast.....so i have heard, hmmmmmmmm
372533
I think there are more than just one Chupacabra, really. I know it sound a little silly, but I think there is just some creature that we just haven't really got the chance to identify and list as a species. There have many accounts of the same in places all over the world. The Chupacabra(s) Live!!
417735
Could there be a Bigfoot?  Could there be a giant, anthropoid primate of some kind living in the wilds of North America, undiscovered by modern man?\n\nIt might be theoretically possible, but there is no credible evidence that such a critter exists.\n\nThere are no bodies, no fur, no bones, no teeth, no credible footprints that are undisputably something other than a bear, bison, or hoax.\n\nNo one has ever managed to take decent film footage, or even a focused photograph of the beast, despite decades of trying.\n\nZoologists have found tiny dwarf marsupial mice in the deepest jungles of New Guinea, and even taken footage of living giant squid in the deep depths of the ocean.  Yet, for Bigfoot to exist, it would have to have gone unseen in some of the highest use 'wilderness' in the world.\n\nFossils of almost all living North American mammals are well known, as well as a variety of extinct forms, including a wide variety of bison, lions, wolves, cheetahs, leopards, sabre-toothed cats, even giant beavers and predatory bears, but no sign of any kind of anthropoid.\n\nAny zoologist would be absolutely thrilled if they could discover Bigfoot, but sadly it looks like the probability of its existence is very very slim.
565913
It's supposedly a creature that lives in the U.S. It walks on two legs like humans but is covered in hair like primates. Some dodgy film footage allegedly showing Big Foot was shot in the 50s(?) but there is as much evidence that he exists as there is of the Loch Ness monster! He is also known as sasquatch but that is almost certainly not how you spell it!
981130
Not clear at all.  Search the link for "pantherines".
685270
The largest rodent does not live in Australia but right here in South America. It's the capybara (Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris), a relative of Guinea pigs. The translation of the scientific name is "water hog" and here in Argentina we call them "carpinchos".\n\nTheir maximum weight is about 80 kg (for large males) although the average is 50-60 kg. The head+body length can reach 1,3 m. \nIn addition I can tell you that they're really smart (I kept one as a pet for a time, until it grew too big), and that their meat is appreciated in some South American countries. \nBut even the capybara is small when compared to the extinct Phoberomys (also from South America). This giant Guinea pig is estimated to have weighed more than 650 kg. Nice pet, don't you think?
159296
YES\n\nThe Tasmanian Wolf is believed to have been extinct for nearly sixty-five years. Despite its appearance and its popular name, this animal was not in fact a species of wolf, nor was it a dog, which it also resembled. It was actually a marsupial -- the largest carnivorous marsupial in recent times -- and was closely related to the kangaroo and the wombat. (Its pouch is not visible in this mount.) Thus the Tasmanian Wolf's Latin name, Thylacinus cynocephalus, meaning "pouched dog with wolf head," reflects the animal's true nature as well as its similarity to the dog and the wolf. \nThe Tasmanian Wolf's resemblance to unrelated species is a result of what scientists call convergent evolution, in which similar features develop separately in different species. The Tasmanian Wolf evolved into a form comparable to members of the dog family because it filled much the same ecological niche in Australia as true dogs do in their environments. \n\nThe extinction of the Tasmanian Wolf is attributable solely to activities of human beings. In the nineteenth century, when Tasmania encouraged agriculture, the Tasmanian Wolf was considered a threat to livestock, and bounty hunters were paid twenty-five cents per scalp as part of a concerted, and successful, effort to eliminate the animal. It was soon hunted to extinction. Today, in the hopes that the Tasmanian Wolf is not truly extinct, the Australian Conservation Foundation offers $100 just for a sighting of the animal's tracks. So far, there has been none.
295740
We've had deer, coyotes, bobcats, rabbits, and squirrels in our yard.  Possums and racoons, too.  We live out in the country and see all kinds of animals in our yard, both wild and domesticated.
746818
I actually personally work with eastern gray kangaroos at my local zoo, along with bennett's wallabies. they are very nice (all the ones i work with are females), of course these have been raised and have been comfortable around human contact their entire lives. they are very curious, however if they don't like something, they will let you know by growling at you, standing up on their back legs, and sometimes their tail. i have only been kicked once, but it was my fault, i startled her. if you have any more questions about roos, i would be more than happy to help ya out the best i can. i could talk about them for days! :)
850367
Depends on the species of sea lion. Steller Sea lions live in the Northern Pacific, from the Kuril Islands around the Gulf of Alaska and down to central California or so. \nThe California sea lion lives from southern British Columbia down to about Baja Mexico. \nThe Hookers Sea lion lives on the South Island in NZ and other nearby subantarctic islands. \nThe Australian Sea lion lives in Australia from The Pages Islands in South Australia and Houtman Abrolhos off the Western Australian coast.\nThe South American Sealion lives along the Chilean, Peruvian, Uruguayan and Argentine coasts.\nAll Sealions are tied to coastal areas inclding islands as that is where they breed. They will not be found on open ocean and are generally in temperate or subarctic waters.