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Cougar

Cougar — Photo: National Park Service — Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The cougar ( KOO-gər; Puma concolor), also called puma, mountain lion, catamount, and panther, is a large feline native to the Americas.

GroupInvertebrateWhere it livesMountainsSizeLarge

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The cougar ( KOO-gər; Puma concolor), also called puma, mountain lion, catamount, and panther, is a large feline native to the Americas.

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