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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).
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 North American Cougar is a carnivore and its main sources of prey are deer, elk, mountain goats, moose and bighorn sheep. [25] Despite being a large predator, the North American Cougar can also be the prey of larger predators like wolves and bears. [ 26 ]
DENVER (KDVR) — A north Boulder man said a mountain lion approached him as he was walking his dog late Thursday night. Juan Gutierrez said his dog probably thought the mountain lion was a small ...
The owner told Rulon that he kicked the mountain lion, but it grabbed the dog anyway, Rulon said in the post. While the owner ran for help, Rulon said, a woman driving by who witnessed the attack ...
The dog was badly injured in 'a pretty vicious fight' with the cougar after it attacked, a wildlife official said. A woman was attacked by a mountain lion in Northern California. Her dog may have ...
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 ...
[8] [3] [9] [1] This being said, mountain lion tracks had been discovered next to Jaryd's tracks in the initial search. According to Allyn Atadero, "[the search team] found some cougar prints coming down toward his tracks, and where the cougar prints and a little person's prints come together, the child's prints disappear."