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  2. Cougar - Wikipedia

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    Attacks on humans are very rare, as cougar prey recognition is a learned behavior and they do not generally recognize humans as prey. [106] In a 10-year study in New Mexico of wild cougars who were not habituated to humans, the animals did not exhibit threatening behavior to researchers who approached closely (median distance=18.5 m; 61 feet ...

  3. List of largest cats - Wikipedia

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    Following list contains size (weight and length) measurements for wild adult males of each species: Rank Common name ... Cougar: Puma concolor: 53.1–71 [15] (117-156)

  4. North American cougar - Wikipedia

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    The North American cougar (Puma concolor couguar) is a cougar subspecies in North America.It is the biggest cat in North America (North American jaguars are fairly small). [4] [5] And the second largest cat in the New World. [6]

  5. Puma (genus) - Wikipedia

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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).

  6. Florida panther - Wikipedia

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    The Florida panther had for a long time been considered a unique cougar subspecies, with the scientific name Felis concolor coryi proposed by Outram Bangs in 1899. [10] A genetic study of cougar mitochondrial DNA showed that many of the purported cougar subspecies described in the 19th century are too similar to be recognized as distinct. [11]

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    Humans’ impact on biodiversity—via both habitat loss and the effects of man-made climate change—has caused irreversible damage to wildlife, argues a 2023 paper published in the journal PNAS.

  8. List of fatal cougar attacks in North America - Wikipedia

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    Standing still however may cause the cougar to consider a person easy prey. [5] Exaggerating the threat to the animal through intense eye contact, loud shouting, and any other action to appear larger and more menacing may make the animal retreat. Humans are capable of fending off cougars, as adult humans are generally larger.

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