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  2. Cougar - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. 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).

  4. List of nocturnal animals - Wikipedia

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    Crepuscular, a classification of animals that are active primarily during twilight, making them similar to nocturnal animals. Diurnality, plant or animal behavior characterized by activity during the day and sleeping at night. Cathemeral, a classification of organisms with sporadic and random intervals of activity during the day or night.

  5. Mountain lions are vital to Texas wildlife ecosystems. The ...

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  6. Video captures mountain lion in Texas backyard; wildlife ...

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    Mountain lions rarely create conflict with people and attacks are extremely rare, "with fewer than 30 confirmed fatal mountain lion attacks on people in North America in the last 100 years," TPWD ...

  7. Mountain Lions Are Plentiful in These U.S. States - AOL

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    Mountain lions live in secluded areas across the United States with recent data suggesting that their numbers are increasing in their historical regions. These top predators, also known as pumas ...

  8. North American cougar - Wikipedia

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    A cougar in the snow at North Cedar Brook in Boulder, Colorado, the USA. 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]

  9. Texas changes mountain lion hunting rules after 50 years ...

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    Before last month's decision, Texas was the only one of 16 states with mountain lion breeding populations that did not have protections over the species. More: Turtles, ducks and geese are out in ...