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The cougar (Puma concolor) (/ ˈkuːɡər /, 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 (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] It was once common in eastern North America and is still prevalent in the western half of the continent. This subspecies includes populations in western Canada, the ...
The eastern cougar or eastern puma (Puma concolor couguar) is a subspecies designation proposed in 1946 for cougar populations in eastern North America. [2][3] The subspecies as described in 1946 was declared extinct by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2011. [4] However, the 1946 taxonomy is now in question. [5]
What to do if you see a cougar. If you encounter a cougar, stay calm and back away while facing it. Give the cougar a way to escape. You can also: Raise your voice and speak firmly. Maintain ...
June 19, 1890. Arthur Dangle, 7, Male. USA, California, Siskiyou County — Killed and eaten by two cougars while playing near his home in Quartz Valley. November 11, 1901. Frank Cook, age unknown, Male. Mexico, Baja California — The body of a Norwegian carpenter was found by hunters east of the Santa Caterina Landing.
P. c. wavula (Lesson, 1842) The South American cougar (Puma concolor concolor), also known as the Andean mountain lion [4] or puma, [5] is a cougar subspecies occurring in northern and western South America, from Colombia and Venezuela to Peru, Bolivia, Argentina and Chile. [6]
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 Cougars didn't run the ball well until their Rice game and UC is the No. 28 rushing offense currently averaging 213.7 yards. Cincinnati 28, Houston 20 Cincinnati Bearcats vs. Houston Cougars ...