found the footprints of a catamount on the mountain trail
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Throughout the story, beetles tunnel through the woodwork; blight fells the trees; a catamount, referenced in rumor or song, stalks the patch.—Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2023 The last catamount in Vermont was shot and killed in 1881, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.—Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2023 What is a catamount?—R.j. Coyle, Dallas News, 8 Sep. 2021 Cougars, also called mountain lions, pumas and catamounts, were native to Wisconsin but were extirpated through unregulated hunting in the 1800s.—Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2018 The Eastern cougar is also known as the ghost cat, catamount, puma, painter, panther, and mountain lion.—Mari A. Schaefer, Philly.com, 25 Jan. 2018 Western Carolina and Samford posted a 1-2 finish in the men's 100-meter dash as the teams remained separated by just a point, with the Catamounts on top.—Samford Athletics, AL.com, 12 May 2017
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