If you like cats, or are merely interested in them from a distance, the recent two-part series from PBS' Nature on cats is an excellent documentary. The narrative is much better than many nature shows (some of which really drone on). It is information rich, and the visuals are incredibly good an might interest you even if you aren't much on cats. Just a few bits of science as examples: The cat species are about 11 million years old, and the oldest surviving member is the cloud leopard. Cats originated in Asia, then moved to Africa, then to North America across a land bridge during an ice age. The cheetah actually evolved in the Americas and moved back on a land bridge to Africa. The jaguar, which I thought of as a somewhat delicate lithe tree dweller, is actually largely aquatic, hunts large aquatic reptiles, and has the strongest jaws among all cats with a crushing power of 700 pounds. There are many smaller wild species like the Caracal, the Serval, the Ocelot, the Palace Cat, the Desert Cat, the Fishing Cat, and so one. The smallest species eats mostly insects and weights about two pounds. The largest cat that ever lived was the North American lion which fed on bison and other large ruminants. This is a great show, and one of the best nature documentaries on which the writers earned their keep. The largest cats roar, all of the smaller ones purr.
