Fabrice Cahez / Wild cat (Felis silvestris) walking, Vosges, France, June.

Fabrice Cahez / Wild cat (Felis silvestris) walking, Vosges, France, June.

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Leopard (Panthera pardus) female feeding on sub-adult male Impala (Aepyceros melampus) prey in tree, Greater Makalali Private Game Reserve, South Africa

Philippe Clement / European wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris) sitting on a rock, with kittens playing nearby, Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany, May. Captive.

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) wild female, wet after having crossed river, in mountain valley, Uchkul River, Sarychat-Ertash Strict Nature Reserve, Tien Shan Mountains, eastern Kyrgyzstan

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) biologist, Paul Houghtaling, using telemetry to track mother and cubs near houses, Santa Cruz Puma Project, Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay, California

Fabrice Cahez / Wild cat (Felis sylvestris) in snow, Vosges, France, February.

Fabrice Cahez / Wildcat (Felis silvestris) crouched low in woodland, Vosges, France, April

Michel Poinsignon / European wild cat (Felis silvestris) kitten portrait, Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany, captive.

Fabrice Cahez / Wild cat (Felis silvestris) amongst vegetation, Vosges, France, June

Fabrice Cahez / Wild cat (Felis silvestris) portrait, Vosges, France, June

Fabrice Cahez / Wild cat (Felis silvestris) hidden in long grass, Vosges, France, July