Do BIG cats purr?

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---MIKE--- - 24 Apr 2007 13:40 GMT

I mean lions, tigers etc. Do they purr?

---MIKE---

>>In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
>> (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580')

prather.js@verizon.net - 24 Apr 2007 14:34 GMT

> I mean lions, tigers etc. Do they purr?

Simple answer: yes!

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Running Scissors - 24 Apr 2007 14:50 GMT

>>I mean lions, tigers etc. Do they purr?
>
> Simple answer: yes!

But I think I read somewhere that they only purr when they exhale.
Domesticated cats purr on the intake and the exhale.

Barry - 25 Apr 2007 01:28 GMT

> I mean lions, tigers etc. Do they purr?
>
> ---MIKE--->>In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
>
> >> (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580')

yes