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cougar

[koo-ger] / ˈku gər /
NOUN
large wildcat of the Americas
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The research comes as wolf and cougar territories increasingly overlap across the western United States.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

Between 2016-24, researchers recorded 12 adult cougar deaths, two of which were caused by wolves.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

“It was so strong,” McVay said of the cougar.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

Stage 2, the final phase, will connect the structure to the hills at the north and south so that wildlife, like L.A.’s famous, ill-fated cougar, P-22, can use it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2025

In the old Alamo games, Hester had often been a cougar or a wolf, and once or twice a rattlesnake, but mostly a mockingbird.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman




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