Dossier
big cats
Coverage of big cats in the Nexus archive.
- Tiger rescued from ‘worst roadside zoo in America’ finds new home in California
A female tiger rescued from a private facility described as the 'worst roadside zoo in America' has been relocated to a new home in California. The tiger was among five big cats abandoned at the facility.
- Ancient ground squirrels feasted on carcasses like ‘zombies of the Pleistocene’
Fossilized feces from ancient ground squirrels contained remains of mammoths, bison, and big cats. These findings include some of the oldest DNA ever reconstructed, suggesting the squirrels scavenged carcasses during the Pleistocene era.