The World’s Least Deadly Big Cats
Which cats could hurt us but are holding back?
Deadly, ferocious felines! Lions, tigers, man-eaters, oh my! We are drawn to the beauty of these peerless predators even as we fixate on their ability to harm us. Naturally, humans are interested in keeping themselves and their families safe and secure, and we are intrigued by power. It makes sense that we are driven to learn about the world’s most dangerous and deadly animals. Although most of us do not deal with megafaunal menaces on a daily basis, this natural vigilance is part of being human. There are many articles about big cats who have menaced humans.
Does anyone ever ask, though, which ones are the least dangerous big cats? Does anyone care to find out which cats hurt the fewest humans? Practically, in most parts of the world, it doesn’t matter. Most of us are not likely to encounter a big cat on our walk home, and even where human and wild big cat territories do overlap, attacks are still rare. Also, spoiler alert, all of the cats on this list are protected species. Just because they are not as keen to see you as prey does not mean they can or ever should be pets.
Big cat populations are struggling. They have suffered terrible losses over the last century or so and for the most part they are still in trouble everywhere. Although lions are not…
