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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.
- North American Cougar
The North American cougar ( Puma concolor couguar) is a...
- Cougar (Disambiguation)
Bands. Cougar (band), an instrumental band from Madison,...
- Jaguar
The jaguar (Panthera onca) is a large cat species and the...
- Crepuscular
In zoology, a crepuscular animal is one that is active...
- Puma
Puma (/ ˈ p j uː m ə / or / ˈ p uː m ə /) is a genus in the...
- Lynx
A lynx (/ l ɪ ŋ k s / links; pl.: lynx or lynxes) is any of...
- Big Cats
The term "big cat" is typically used to refer to any of the...
- List of Largest Cats
This list of largest cats shows the 10 largest extant...
- Eastern Cougar
The eastern cougar or eastern puma (Puma concolor couguar)...
- North American Cougar
The North American cougar ( Puma concolor couguar) is a cougar subspecies in North America. It is the biggest cat in North America ( North American jaguars are fairly small). [4] [5] It was once common in eastern North America and is still prevalent in the western half of the continent.
Learn about the cougar, also known as puma, mountain lion, or catamount, the fourth largest wildcat in the world. Find out how this adaptable predator hunts, reproduces, and faces challenges in its wide range across the Americas.
Learn about cougar, or puma, a large, graceful cat that lives in the Americas and has various names and subspecies. Find out its characteristics, habitat, diet, threats and conservation status.
The eastern cougar or eastern puma (Puma concolor couguar) is a subspecies designation proposed in 1946 for cougar populations in eastern North America. [2] [3] The subspecies as described in 1946 was declared extinct by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2011. [4]
Eastern cougars' primary prey was white-tailed deer, but they also hunted eastern elk (now extinct) and porcupines and other smaller mammals. The eastern cougar (Puma concolor couguar) once roamed the eastern United States from Maine to South Carolina and west from Michigan to Tennessee.
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The cougar (Puma concolor), also commonly known as the mountain lion, puma, or catamount, is a large felid of the subfamily Felinae native to the Americas. Its range, from the Canadian Yukon to the southern Andes of South America, is the greatest of any large wild terrestrial mammal in the Western Hemisphere. [3]
