variants
also panther
as in cougars
a large tawny cat of the wild
the panther is surprisingly difficult to spot
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Noun
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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 -
Where are confirmed cougar sightings in Michigan?—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Detroit Free Press,
18 Dec. 2024
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The dog was in the cougar’s jaws as the neighbor fired and didn’t survive the attack, a California Department of Fish and Wildlife spokesperson told McClatchy News in a phone interview Tuesday, Jan. 14.—
Brooke Baitinger,
Sacramento Bee,
15 Jan. 2025
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Inside, the girl’s mother frantically yells through the glass panes to scare the cougar away, but to no avail.—
Chris Dorsey,
Forbes,
18 Dec. 2024
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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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The least nocturnal puma tracked was P-13, a female with a home range in the central and western Santa Monicas.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Dec. 2024
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