cougar
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And a cougar attacks in a very different way than a bear does.
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
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
Korinna Domingo, founder and director of the Cougar Conservancy, emphasized how cougar behavior in Los Angeles is similarly shaped by decades of urban development, fragmented landscapes and the social and political choices that structure them.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 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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