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
A mountain lion was spotted in California wine country Sunday, just days after another puma had been captured in San Francisco.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026
But was the puma really to blame for the killings or an unwitting participant in an elaborate hoax, and why did big cat sightings continue after she was caught?
From BBC • Dec. 28, 2024
Now it seemed a new puma was following in his pawsteps.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 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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