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The cougar is also commonly known as mountain lion, puma, mountain cat, catamount, or panther. The sub-population in Florida is known as the Florida panther. Over 130 attacks have been documented in [ 1 ] North America in the past 100 years, with 28 attacks resulting in fatalities.
no. 1: mountain lion cub gets ‘second chance at life’ after car hit him in california The cub was found at 5 months old on the side of the road, the humane society said. | Published February ...
Three orphaned mountain lion cubs are in the care of the Oakland Zoo's veterinary hospital after rescuers found the wild animals alone several weeks after the death of the cubs' mother. The baby ...
P-22 was born circa 2010 in the western part of the Santa Monica Mountains. [1] Genetic testing showed that his father was P-1. [13] P-1 was known as "king of the mountains," having a very large territory. [14]
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.
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.
After attempts to dart or tranquilize the mountain lion proved difficult, wildlife officials captured the animal across the street from the Brentwood Country Club shortly after 4 p.m.
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).