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Mia’s medical team made the difficult decision to euthanize the big cat, Oakland Zoo wrote.—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2026 The big cat answered a little closer.—Delbert L. Chears, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026 Cheetah print, tiger print, leopard print…except for the occasional zebra or rancher-coded cow, animal print is usually reminiscent of a big cat.—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 10 Feb. 2026 The city council is still reviewing its bonding requests to state lawmakers, like the big cat enclosure at the Como Zoo and the remodel of Grand Casino Arena.—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for big cat