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Puma (/ ˈ p j uː m ə / or / ˈ p uː m ə /) is a genus in the family Felidae whose only extant species is the cougar (also known as the puma, mountain lion, and panther, [2] among other names), and may also include several poorly known Old World fossil representatives (for example, Puma pardoides, or Owen's panther, a large, cougar-like cat of Eurasia's Pliocene).
[1] [2] The legend is that the dogs were bred to be an homage of the lion in the town crest [1] and coat-of-arms animal of Leonberg, the lion. [18] The Leonberger dog became popular with several European royal households, including Napoleon II, Empress Elisabeth of Austria, the Prince of Wales, Otto Von Bismarck, [19] Emperor Napoleon III, and ...
The cougar (Puma concolor) (/ ˈ k uː ɡ ər /, KOO-gər), sometimes called the mountain lion, catamount, or puma, is a large small cat native to the Americas. It inhabits North, Central and South America, making it the most widely distributed wild, terrestrial mammal in the Western Hemisphere, and one of the most widespread in the world.
From the Italian Alps to the North American Appalachians, mountain dog breeds have been braving tough and highly elevated elements for thousands of years. Some, like Caucasian Shepherd Dogs ...
This list of dog breeds includes both extant and extinct dog breeds, varieties and types. A research article on dog genomics published in Science/AAAS defines modern dog breeds as "a recent invention defined by conformation to a physical ideal and purity of lineage". [1] According to BigThink, over 40% of the world's dog breeds come from the ...
It sounds like the plot of a Disney movie: a mountain lion named P-22, trapped from finding a mate by the Los Angeles freeway, becomes famous and inspires the construction of the world’s largest ...
Wildlife officials killed a mountain lion they suspected of attacking goats — and a pet dog — in Colorado. The first report of a mountain lion attacking goats came in Feb. 1 from a property in ...
The Aksaray Malaklısı or Malaklı Karabaş is a Turkish breed of large flock guardian dog from the Aksaray Province in central Anatolia. [1] [2] [3] It is also known as the Turkish Mastiff or the Anatolian Lion. [4] It is recognized by the Turkish Dog Federation. [5]