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BigCatWise uses only photos that are free to reuse: public domain (CC0) or Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike, all from Wikimedia Commons. We checked the licence on each file's own page before use and credit the photographer under every photo and here.

Photos

File on BigCatWiseSource file pageAuthorLicenceUsed on
home-tiger-cub (being added)Tired Tiger Cub (29323748176).jpgMathias AppelCC0home page
lion (being added)African Lion (40307117333).jpgMathias AppelCC0lion.html
tiger (being added)A Bengal tigress (Panthera tigris tigris) in syphon area of Pilibhit tiger reserve.jpgPixel009CC0tiger.html
leopard (being added)Leopard Serengeti.jpgNaturedataCC0leopard.html
jaguar (being added)Panthera onca in Jardim Zoológico de Curitiba.jpgWilfredorCC0jaguar.html
cheetah (being added)Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), Maasai Mara.jpgHobbyfotowikiCC0cheetah.html
snow-leopard (being added)Snow leopard at bronx zoo.jpgRyan SchwarkCC0snow-leopard.html
lion-yawn (being added)Panthera leo yawn (Kgalagadi, 2012).jpgYathin S KrishnappaCC BY-SA 3.0blog/which-big-cats-can-roar.html
leopard-road (being added)Panthera pardus (passant regardant).jpgmartynseddon (via Unsplash)CC0blog/leopard-vs-jaguar-vs-cheetah.html
cheetah-run (being added)Gepardjagt1 (Acinonyx jubatus).jpgMalene ThyssenCC BY-SA 3.0blog/how-fast-is-a-cheetah.html
tiger-fog (being added)A Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) stretching on a foggy morning at Pilibhit tiger reserve.jpgPixel009CC0blog/why-do-tigers-have-stripes.html
tiger-cub-kanha (being added)Tiger with cub kanha.jpgDavidvrajuCC0blog/how-many-big-cats-are-left.html
lion-pride (being added)Lions Family Portrait Masai Mara.jpgBenh LIEU SONGCC BY-SA 3.0blog/why-do-lions-live-in-prides.html
cheetah-grass (being added)Cheetah Serengeti 1.jpgNaturedataCC0teachers/

Our copies are resized, cropped to a 3:2 frame and converted to WebP; no other changes were made. Photos licensed CC BY-SA remain under that licence, so you may reuse our resized copies under the same licence with credit to the photographer. Licences checked 8 October 2026.

Illustrations, games and fonts

The logo, icons, paw doodles, game art and diagrams are original works drawn in code by BigCatWise. Games are original works © 2026 Joshua Israel Ventures LLC; see the games credits file. Fonts: Fredoka and Nunito from Google Fonts, under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

Think a photo is credited wrongly? Email joshuaofisrael@gmail.com and we will fix or remove it promptly.