puma

Researchers confirmed that M. trumani was a sister species of the modern puma and split from that evolutionary lineage about 2.6 million years ago.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026

Jasper Ridge is far too small to support its own resident puma population.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 28, 2026

A puma named Muluk seemed sure that South Korea will triumph against the Czech Republic, and six giraffes hedged their bets with the Democratic Republic of Congo over Colombia.

From Barron's ● Jun. 6, 2026

Animal rights groups were also concerned that Neukgu would be killed during the capture process - something that happened to Porongi, a puma that had escaped from the same zoo in 2018.

From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026

The lab report came back that it was indeed the scat of Felis concolor, the eastern mountain lion, also variously and respectfully known as the panther, cougar, puma, and, especially in New England, catamount.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

"These cats were remarkably flexible, much like pumas are across their range today," said Molly Cassatt-Johnstone, a Ph.D. candidate in the Paleogenomics Lab at UC Santa Cruz and lead author of the study.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 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

Despite cities’ trash, speeding cars, dogs, and humans, capybaras see plenty of upsides in urban riverside living: water, food, and shelter—plus no pumas, who have been known to eat young capybaras.

From Slate ● May 27, 2026

The couple also advertised other animals through social media including hyenas, desert lynxes and pumas.

From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2025

The animals from miles around came to drink from the little pools, and the wild sheep and the deer, the pumas and raccoons, and the mice— all came to drink.

From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck