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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.
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 average litter size is three cubs and each of the babies weigh a little over a pound (500 grams). ... Mountain Lion (Cougar) This page was last edited on 30 ...
Officials later euthanized the mountain lion after determining it was a threat to public safety. The cats can weigh up to 150 pounds and be up to eight feet long.
Weight range kg (pounds) Maximum weight kg (pounds) Length range (m) Maximum length (m) [a] Shoulder height (cm) Native range by continent(s) Range map 1 Tiger: Panthera tigris: 126–221 [1] (277-487) 317 (690) (Verified) [2] 387.8 (854) (Unverified) [3] 2.3–3.9 [4] 4.0 [5] [6] 70–110 [7] Asia: 2 Lion: Panthera leo: 160–195 [8] [9] (352-429)
Jackie Winston of Cambria had a surprise guest at her front door soon after midnight early Monday morning — a large mountain lion.. Her Ring security system’s camera captured a 12-second video ...
A 2023 report by the Road Ecology Center at UC Davis found that one or two mountain lions were killed every week on California roads and highways between 2015 and 2022.
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] It is the nominate subspecies.