Max rubs his body against his cage in order to mark his territory at the Exotic Feline Rescue Center in Center Point, Ind. Max has lived with a lion named Kisa since she came to the center in 2006 and has acted as her caretaker. Joe Taft, 71, opened and now houses upwards of 200 big cats in the Exotic Feline Rescue Center in Center Point, Ind. The number of wild cats in captivity in the U.S. now outnumbers those in the wild world as their natural habitats are disappearing and more humans look to privately own them. Katelyn Rowe and Katelyn Rowe