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cougar

[koo-ger] / ˈku gər /
NOUN
large wildcat of the Americas
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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 cougar was found lying on the sidewalk under the shade of a tree, where deputies set up a perimeter to keep vehicles and people away.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

Three days before we were filming that, that was a cougar; we were going to have a live cougar.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026

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

From Science Daily ● Mar. 3, 2026

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

‘Why are mule deer deemed less worthy than cougars? Don’t we teach our children that all animals have a purpose on our planet?’ writes an L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

The cat haven has been operating for 28 years and houses 39 different cat species, including cheetahs, bobcats, clouded leopards, cougars and snow leopards.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

"Research like this...helps people want to live alongside cougars," he said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

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

She knows that there are also cougars in those woods.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti




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