The adjective bad meaning âunpleasant, unattractive, unfavorable, spoiled, etc.,â is the usual form to follow such copulative verbs as sound, smell, look, and taste: After the rainstorm the water tasted bad. The coach says the locker room smells bad.
Taxonomy. 1  Cat species comprise about 16% of the world's carnivores. 2  The Felidae family has 18 genera encompassing about 40 species. 3  There are eight recognized subspecies of tiger, five of which are living (Bengal, Amur, Indo-Chinese, Sumatran and South China tigers).
The Big Cat Family. Big cats are all members of the Felidae family (a biological classification), along with small wild cats and domestic cats. There are two Felidae sub-families, the Pantherinae and the Felinae. The lion, jaguar, tiger and leopard are members of the subfamily Pantherinae and the genus Panthera.