as in panther
a large tawny cat of the wild
tracks that looked to be those of a cat-a-mountain
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The biologists captured the animal as part of a long-term research program that monitors panther movements, health and population dynamics, the commission said.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
16 Feb. 2025 -
Timothée Chalamet wore a black Bottega Veneta suit with a Cartier necklace that featured a panther pendant.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
WWD,
16 Feb. 2025
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In the last few years, perhaps after an adaptive mutation, bird flu has jumped to a wide number of mammal species, including seals, bears, skunks, foxes, cougars, bobcats, dolphins and even a polar bear.—
Karen Weintraub,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
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This included one Bengal tiger, four cougars, an African caracal, two Canada lynx, one Geoffroy's cat, a Bengal cat, one Eurasian lynx, four bobcats, and four African servals.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
26 Dec. 2024
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Wolves, along with mountain lions, disrupted the industry more than any animal, with each one estimated to kill 2x as much as a bear and 20x as much as a coyote.—
Mark Dent,
thehustle.co,
31 Jan. 2025
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First time in a land home to gray wolves, bear, mountain lion, lynx, coyote, elk, moose.—
Chris Colin,
AFAR Media,
31 Jan. 2025
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