<\/span><\/h2>\n1. Maine Coon. Perhaps the cat that looks most like a lion is the Maine Coon. Originating from the United States, while they won’t quite reach the size of a fully-grown lion, the Maine Coon is the largest domestic cat breed in the world.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/span>What cat is closest to a lion?<\/span><\/h2>\nleopard, (Panthera pardus), large cat closely related to the lion, tiger, and jaguar. The name leopard was originally given to the cat now called cheetahthe so-called hunting leopardwhich was once thought to be a cross between the lion and the pard.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/span>What are those big cats called?<\/span><\/h2>\n1. Maine Coon. If you’re looking for a big cat breed, you’ll find everything you want with a Maine Coon. Weighing up to 20 pounds and with big, fluffy coats, they’re a lot of cat to love.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/span>Are lions similar to cats?<\/span><\/h2>\nAll cats, from our own pet moggies to lions and tigers, belong to the same family of animals; the Felidae family. These animals first began to evolve 25 million years ago and have become the most highly-developed carnivorous hunters of all the mammals.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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