jaguars

A jaguar by any other name would still look as sweet . . . but it wouldn't technically be a jaguar. You see, even though some people call out these species interchangeably, I've zoomed into the photos from our big cats quiz to illustrate the spotty difference between the three.

• Leopard (Scientific name: Panthera pardus): These cats have a pattern that looks flower like — called rosettes — in large numbers with a slightly different color inside.
• Jaguar (Scientific name: Panthera onca): Jaguars' markings also include rosetted dots but they sometimes have spots in the center as well as a darker, thicker outline. Typically, there are larger rosettes in smaller numbers on this species.
• Cheetah (Scientific name: Acinonyx jubatus): No rosettes here, the Cheetahs have solid, evenly-distributed spots.

Go forth, kitty expert, there you have it!

OK, so I haven't been to Germany since I was 13, but the loads of furry fun I keep spotting from this country makes me want to plan a Summer trip. Meet three Berlin babes — lil jaguars born just five weeks ago. Now, a sucker for the cute like me surely couldn't let this moment pass without adding a whole gallery of their flowery romp. Jaguars up in arms, jaguars nestled in baskets, jaguars squirming around . . . right into my heart.

See more photos — and a video! — of the cuteness when you read more

How stunning! I'm still a sucker for baby animals (especially exotic cats) so when I saw a newborn black Otorongo, I had to pass it along. This two-month-old Peruvian jaguar, known as an Otorongo (Panthera onca), was born at the Huachipa Zoo in Lima, Perú making it just the third jaguar ever born in captivity in that country. Look closely and you can see the pattern on this big cat's gallery when you read more