cougar
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A coyote is bathed in red light; a cougar stalks near a grand piano; a man stands in a tropical jungle surrounded by mist; a pay phone off the hook dangles by its cord.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The tragic ending of the young puma in San Dimas comes three months after a year-old female cougar and a 6-month-old male mountain lion were fatally struck by vehicles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Between 2016-24, researchers recorded 12 adult cougar deaths, two of which were caused by wolves.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 3, 2026
To better understand how evolution shaped these sounds, the researchers compared domestic cat meows with those of five wild cat species: African wildcat, European wildcat, jungle cat, cheetah, and cougar.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 11, 2026
Inside she placed her couch, cougar skins, an Axminister carpet, rocking chairs, and assorted other artifacts of domestic life.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
Suraci and colleagues instead focused on the Olympic Peninsula, where mountain lions -- variously known as cougars, pumas or panthers -- have long been established.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
"Research like this...helps people want to live alongside cougars," he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Decades of research have shown that wolves usually dominate these interactions because they hunt in packs, while cougars are solitary.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 3, 2026
As elk numbers declined in Yellowstone, cougars shifted their focus toward deer.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 3, 2026
The woods just beyond the property were full of bears and cougars.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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