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adult pumas can sometimes weigh over 200 pounds
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By 2007, a family of pumas likely killed thousands of Magellanic penguins (MP), over the course of several nesting seasons along the wild coastline of Argentine Patagonia.
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
But experts said that the killing of the puma was probably the only responsible answer.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024
The wild cats have come into conflict with sheep farmers, or gauchos, who sometimes shoot the pumas to protect their sheep.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025
The city itself is said to be designed by the Inca in the shape of a puma with the Sacsahuaman site forming the animal’s head.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
But experts said that the killing of the puma was probably the only responsible answer.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024
The wild cats have come into conflict with sheep farmers, or gauchos, who sometimes shoot the pumas to protect their sheep.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025
The city itself is said to be designed by the Inca in the shape of a puma with the Sacsahuaman site forming the animal’s head.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Puma.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puma. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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