Big cats quiz: Can you get the lion's share of these questions right?

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How good is your knowledge of big cats? Let's find out if you've got the eye of the tiger in this quiz.

Two young lions (Panthera leo) in the Masai Mara National Park in Kenya.
Lions (Panthera leo) are one of five big cat species. (Image credit: Manfred-Suzanne DANEGGER/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

"Big cats" are living members of the genus Panthera. There are five big cat species, including lions and tigers.

They are found on most continents — including Africa, Asia and South America — and in various types of environment, such as savannas and jungles. Like all felids (cats), they are carnivorous.

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Sascha Pare
Sascha Pare
Staff writer

Sascha is a U.K.-based staff writer at Live Science. She holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Southampton in England and a master’s degree in science communication from Imperial College London. Her work has appeared in The Guardian and the health website Zoe. Besides writing, she enjoys playing tennis, bread-making and browsing second-hand shops for hidden gems.

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