puma

Many modern big cats, like lions and pumas, are born with spots as babies.

The National Wildlife Federation is also partnering with the Friends of Griffith Park to create a memorial at the park honoring the puma.

Vickers believes these efforts could help address inbreeding among pumas in the Santa Anas that are hemmed in by the I-15.

Fortunately, the pumas’ extirpation from the region doesn’t mean they’ll be extinct everywhere in the U.S.

With golden eyes, velvet voice and smooth gait, Pierre is like a puma prowling across the screen, but ultimately his character’s temperament is much more like a rattlesnake — coiled and ready to strike when threatened.