Wild Cats

2. African cat with tufted ears that can leap up to ten feet in the air
6. The endangered variety of lynx
8. African species that has the relatively largest ears amongst cats
10. bone that determines whether cats are able to purr or roar
12. this variety of leopard can open its jaws wider than any other cat and has the largest canine teeth-to-body ratio of any cat, earning it the nickname of "the modern saber-tooth"
13. largest extant feline species
14. species of New World cat that kills its smaller prey by using its powerful jaw to crush skulls
15. Asian leopard variety with wide furry paws that act like natural snowshoes

1. feline species often confused for an ocelot that spends most of its life in trees
3. species of roaring cat is generally regarded as the most social
4. feline species known for its love of water and are named accordingly
5. the hybrid offspring of a male lion and a female tiger
7. large cat native to Africa and central Iran that has a stride of 22 feet when sprinting
9. most endangered variety of leopard
11. New World cat that can rotate ankles to climb down trees head first