puma
Example Sentences
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At Monte Leon National Park, authorities continue to closely track both puma and penguin populations as they navigate the complex consequences of ecosystem recovery.
From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2026
Small puma populations have been isolated by the freeway, and their offspring were showing signs of birth defects.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2025
The female puma - later nicknamed Felicity - was caught by a farmer frustrated by a series of savage attacks on livestock.
From BBC • Dec. 28, 2024
The National Wildlife Federation is also partnering with the Friends of Griffith Park to create a memorial at the park honoring the puma.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2024
I was makin’ up a litter in the monkey-house for a young puma which is ill; but when I heard the yelpin’ and ’owlin’ I kem away straight.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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