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A mountain lion that was struck and killed last weekend along a northern Illinois highway will be analyzed by biologists, according to the DNR. Biologists seek origin story of mountain lion struck ...
Illinois On April 14, 2008, a cougar triggered a flurry of reports before being cornered and killed in the Chicago neighborhood of Roscoe Village while officers tried to contain it. The cougar was the first sighted in the city limits of Chicago since the city was founded in 1833.
The cougar (Puma concolor) (/ ˈ k uː ɡ ər /, KOO-gər), also known as the panther, mountain lion, catamount and puma, is a large 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.
The cougar is also commonly known as mountain lion, puma, mountain cat, catamount, or panther. The sub-population in Florida is known as the Florida panther. Over 130 attacks have been documented in [1] North America in the past 100 years, with 28 attacks resulting in fatalities.
The mountain lion has a long tail (2.5-3 feet), while the bobcat has a short tail (less than 10 inches). Mountain lions are 7 to 9 feet long, while bobcats are around 3 feet long.
Aug. 1—The mountain lion found in a Rio Rancho neighborhood last week has been returned to a remote area in the northwestern part of the state, according to the Department of Game and Fish.
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).
Seeing the mountain lion “didn’t bother me at all. I found it fascinating,” Winston said with a laugh. “I’m kind of a day person, so I’ll take the day, and they can have the night ...