Puma cat – all aspects with links to more
This is a leading or links page on the Puma cat. The links lead to other pages that expand on the particular topics discussed. As there are links to lots …
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Where is the black panther cat from?
The term “black panther” normally refers to a black leopard or jaguar and it can also refer to a black mountain lion (puma). So, you can see that the ‘black …
Why do mountain lions have so many names?
The reason is twofold. This famous wild cat species has a very wide distribution across the Americas although it is shrinking. Also, it has been recognised and recorded for many …
Wild cat species in Michigan
According to some “experts” there are possibly two wild cat species in Michigan: the Canada lynx and bobcat. The lynx is ‘possible extant’. However, sightings contradict this and it may …
Tesla autopilot detects mountain lion running across road (video)
Townsend, Montana, USA: This short video neatly sums up a lot about the relationship between America’s mountain lion (puma, cougar) and people. This iconic wild cat, which is so closely …
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If a cougar mauls a dog and kills a domestic cat you shoot the cougar
The policy of conservation officerso in the area of Penticton1, British Columbia, Canada, is to shoot dead a cougar (even a young one2) if it mauls someone’s dog and kills …
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Do pumas eat penguins?
Do pumas eat penguins? Although I can’t find any hard scientific evidence that penguins are a prey item to the puma, it seems that their distributions overlap (just) in Peru and Chile and if so pumas might eat penguins. It depends if the puma range extends to the sea shore. I doubt that it does because pumas like tree cover.
Mountain lions live in the Ozarks of both Missouri and Arkansas
By Zachary Bauer The conservation departments are swearing up and down that (mountain) lions do not live in the Ozarks for both Missouri and Arkansas but everyone out in the …
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