Good article. One difference I&#x27;ve seen between big cats and house cats is that big cats never (as far as I know) tuck their feet under their bodies in the &quot;bread loaf&quot; position that house cats do. I always assumed it was because it put too much pressure on the big cat&#x27;s legs. So house cats often sit like this:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nedhardy.com&#x2F;wp-content&#x2F;uploads&#x2F;images&#x2F;2014&#x2F;september&#x2F;cat_loaves&#x2F;cat_loaves_17.jpg" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nedhardy.com&#x2F;wp-content&#x2F;uploads&#x2F;images&#x2F;2014&#x2F;septe...</a><p>While big cats put their legs out in front, like this:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;cbs.umn.edu&#x2F;sites&#x2F;cbs.umn.edu&#x2F;files&#x2F;public&#x2F;african_lion_king-wide_1.jpg" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;cbs.umn.edu&#x2F;sites&#x2F;cbs.umn.edu&#x2F;files&#x2F;public&#x2F;african_li...</a><p>House cats will take the lion position, but lions do not take the house cat position.