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Big Cats in Captivity terms
Big cats in zoos, sanctuaries and private hands: tiger and lion cubs, rescued circus and roadside cats, escapes and Tiger King.
Big cat sanctuaryA facility that gives lifetime care to captive big cats without breeding them, trading them or allowing public contact, unlike a roadside zoo.Captive breedingBreeding a threatened species under human care, in zoos or breeding centres, to keep a safe population and sometimes supply animals for release.Hybrid catA cat bred from a domestic cat and a wild species, such as the Bengal from the Asian leopard cat or the Savannah from the serval.