Nowadays, there really is very little to say about the eastern cougar. And what can be said is in the past tense (but see below). The eastern cougar has been absent from New York state since the late 1800s. There is no longer any distinct subspecies of cougar in Florida since they introduced cougars from …
People are interested in and frightened of a mountain lion attack. The mountain lion is a puma or a cougar. This page covers attacks on people and also provides information on the hunting characteristics of this animal. Mountain lion attacks on people – very rare The following is an extract from a book written by …
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The Florida panther can be a thorn in the side of economic growth and a barrier to improving the lives of the people of Florida – discuss. It is bit of an anomaly in that it is the only puma population in the east of the US. Are there too many human settlements which prevent …
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The puma a.k.a. mountain lion and cougar, together with the snow leopard are the two mammalian predators living at the highest elevations above sea level, on the planet. They are, therefore, listed in the Guinness World Records. They state that the snow leopard’s distribution covers 12 countries (their historic range covered 2.5 million square kilometers). …
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I’ll tell you why mountain lions are called mountain lions and why they are also called cougars and pumas (and painters). Mountain lions Columbus is one of the first to call this cat a ‘lion’ because of its tawny coat which resembles that of the African lion. Also, the name ‘lion’ or ‘león’ is widely …
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Surplus killing by pumas is rarely written about it seems to me. I bumped into this when reading the book Wild Cats of the World. At page 257 the authors, Mel and Fiona Sunquist, state: “Pumas will also indulge in surplus killing sprees, particularly with domestic sheep. In one incident 192 sheep were killed in …
This article contains comment. It has to because there is a certain degree of mystery and confusion surrounding the onza. There is speculation and uncertainty which lends itself to personal comment. However, the title indicates that I’ve decided that the onza is a gracile puma to use the words of Sarah Hartwell. The word “gracile” …
This is the sad story of a mountain lion that conservationists had labelled F99. She was a midget mountain lion at 40-pounds in weight. This is about half the size of a normal female puma of her age. She was regarded as a subadult. Her face was that of a mature animal but her body …
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The puma, a.k.a. the mountain lion, may be the most athletic jumper of all the wild and domestic cats. Sport hunters, who’ve obviously had first-hand experiences in chasing pumas, say that this athletic wild cat has an amazing ability to leap 20 feet straight up a cliff and when chased by dogs the puma can …
CALAIS, FRANCE-NEWS AND COMMENT: There are reports of a big cat, thought to be a mountain lion (puma), in the area of Aux-le Chateau, south of Calais, France. The authorities want to shoot it dead because they say it would be hard to capture the animal with a tranquilizer gun. “The straying of such an …
Big cat in Calais, France?! The authorities want to shoot it. Read More »
These pictures and video are all over the internet and you can see why because no one has seen a puma, aka mountain lion, wandering around and resting on a small iceberg in the middle of what I believe is Lake Argentino. It is not the sea but a large lake in this magnificent nature …
NEWS AND COMMENT: There is a nice relationship between the citizens of Los Angeles and its environs and the mountain lion a.k.a. the puma which is good to see. They’ve clubbed together to build the world’s largest wildlife bridge to expand the habitat of the mountain lion in the Santa Ana Mountains just north of …
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The bobcat and the mountain lion a.k.a. the puma are definitely in Texas. The ocelot is said by some to be in Texas. You will see a range of opinions on whether the ocelot is in Texas or whether it has become extinct in that state. If it does exist in Texas, it is in …
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 panther cat’ is actually three different species of wild cat. Therefore, to answer the question in the title you have to ask where the jaguar, …
How many miles do mountain lions travel in a day? Unfortunately there isn’t much information on this topic but nonetheless I have some information. M.E. Musgrave tells us in their “Some habits of mountain lions in Arizona” (1926) published in the journal Mammal that ‘an old tom’ (old male mountain lion) covered more than 32 …
