as in panther
a large tawny cat of the wild
found the footprints of a catamount on the mountain trail
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Noun
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Conservationists say the land to be set aside is not good panther habitat.—
Natalia Jaramillo,
Orlando Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2025 -
Before 2000, fewer than four panthers died each year from vehicle strikes.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
13 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The department is working with a United States Department of Agriculture trapper to find the cougars and haze them away from the area, which usually involves hounds sniffing out the cougar’s location, the spokesperson said.—
Brooke Baitinger,
Sacramento Bee,
15 Jan. 2025
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The sanctuary lost one Bengal tiger, four cougars, one African caracal, two Canada lynx, one Geoffroy cat, one Bengal cat, one Eurasian lynx, four bobcats and five African servals.—
Katherine Hignett,
Forbes,
28 Dec. 2024
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The sanctuary lost one Bengal tiger, four cougars, one African caracal, two Canada lynx, one Geoffroy cat, one Bengal cat, one Eurasian lynx, four bobcats and five African servals.—
Katherine Hignett,
Forbes,
28 Dec. 2024
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Where are confirmed cougar sightings in Michigan?—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Detroit Free Press,
18 Dec. 2024
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