Roaring and Purring
For the most part, big cats (lions, tigers, leopards, and jaguars) can roar, but they can't purr. Cougars and smaller cats (bobcats, ocelots, lynxes, and house cats, among others) can purr, but they can't roar.
What is the largest cat that purrs?
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Cougars are the largest species of cat that can still meow and even purr.
Are Cheetahs the only big cat that purrs?
Big cats don't purr. Purring and roaring are mutually exclusive, so lions, tigers, leopards and jaguars are all incapable of purring, while every other cat can purr but not roar.
