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The cougar (Puma concolor) (/ ˈ k uː ɡ ər /, KOO-gər), sometimes called the mountain lion, catamount, puma, or panther is a large small 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.
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 animal is the namesake of South Florida's hockey team, and the team has donated to the preservation of panther habitats. In 2023 the Florida panther was featured on a United States Postal Service forever stamp as part of the Endangered Species set, based on a photograph from Joel Sartore 's Photo Ark .
In the unlikely event of a cougar attack, fight back aggressively. The post How Cougars Use Their Climbing Skills to Escape Danger appeared first on A-Z Animals . Show comments
The cougar was photographed by an individual, and confirmed by the Wisconsin DNR. In November 2021, a DNR representative told WDJT-TV that the Department confirms about 15 cougar sightings per year in the state. [23] While the origins of these animals are unknown, some cougar experts believe some are captive animals that have been released or ...
The cougar killed Nov. 11 by a bowhunter in Buffalo County was a healthy young male, according to a DNR examination. Exam shows cougar killed in Wisconsin was healthy; bowhunter feared animal ...
An 8-year-old was left with minor injuries after being attacked by a cougar in Washington’s Olympic National Park on Saturday evening, park officials said.
List of animals by speed Rank Animal Maximum speed Class Notes 1 Peregrine falcon: 389 km/h (242 mph) 108 m/s (354 ft/s) [1] [7] Flight-diving The peregrine falcon is the fastest aerial animal, fastest animal in flight, fastest bird, and the overall fastest member of the animal kingdom. The peregrine falcon achieves its highest velocity not in ...