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That was pretty interesting....
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by MattHarris on October 25, 2005
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..a nice digression on the etymology of the names for cougars...or puma...or whatever.
As an aside, it's interesting, how you never hear about jaguar attacks on the Peninsula de Osa, Costa Rica, but its not uncommon for pumas to "Roll" a person every now and then, but usually bounding off in the jungle once they realize what they've tangled with. These cats are somewhat smaller in size, than the N. American cougars.
MCH
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by ReptileWild825 on October 25, 2005
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Sorry, John. I didn't know you were talking about Felis concolor. In that case my apologies. And you're right the mountain lion has over 30 subspecies and is the most widely distributed cat in the Americas. Bryan.
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by Cro on October 25, 2005
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Bryan: No need to apologise. The name of these great, big cats has allways been confusing. Some folks even call melonistic leopards in Africa Black Panthers!
I have had the great fortune to see two cougars in the wild in South Georgia, one near Fargo, on the edge of the Okefenokee Swamp, and one near the huge Fort Stewart Military Base.
I have seen one in the high mesa cliffs of New Mexico, and three in West Texas. Two of the West Texas ones were Cougar Kittens, on the River Road, between Lajitas and Presidio, and they were walking along below the road side cliffs. It was about 3:00 am, and they were spotted, and about the size of house cats. I so wanted to take them home. I kept looking up at the cliffs above the road for their momma, and wondering why they were out on their own. Chances are that the momma cougar had been harvested by hunters, as that was common in that area at that time, and the kittens had gotten hungry and went out exploring on their own. The ranch I was staying at at the time actually had Lion Hunts and used Lion Dogs for Cougar hunts.
They are really amazing animals.
We had a strange case in Dekalb County, GA a few years back, where an animal was climbing 6 foot fenses and eating dogs and cats in peoples back yards. The tracks that were found matched a big cat, probably a cougar. Perhaps someones pet which got loose, perhaps a wild one which travelled up the flood plain of the river that ran through the area. It really spooked folkes to find the remains of their pets eaten. DNR and Animal Control were able to do nothing. Some folks from Atlanta Zoo found tracks that matched a big cat. Although it was never found, it was speculated it was a cougar, or mountain lion, or puma, or whatever, that ate the pets.
Best Regards JohnZ
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