Leonardo, a 17-year-old jaguar-leopard hybrid, recently died. For the last eight years, staff gave Leo a loving home after nurturing the big cat back to health.

"Whereas in the leopard, it could be up to a meter [3.2 feet long], in the jaguar it is maybe 60 centimeters [1.9 feet]. So even just that 40 centimeters [1.3 feet] could bring a lot more balance ...

Leopard father + jaguar mother = jagleop. Lion father + jagleop mother = lijagleop. The fun drains out of this exercise, however, when you learn of the health issues associated with these hybrids.

Add a jaguar or leopard to the mix (any of the four species of the big-cat genus, Panthera, can interbreed) and you get all sorts of crazy combinations. Though many hybrid animals are infertile ...

NEOSHO, Mo. (AP) -- A large, black animal -- either a jaguar or a leopard -- that apparently either lost its way or was dumped by someone, was shot and killed by a deputy after a woman reported ...

The difference between a cheetah and a lion is clear as day, but a leopard and a jaguar? Not so much. Both big cats are muscular ambush predators with spotted coats and a very similar appearance ...

The jaguar and leopard are members of the Panthera genus. They are part of the big cat family with tigers and lions. These ...