panther
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Ryan Ballogg, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2024
In 2022, 27 panthers were struck and killed by vehicles in Florida — the same number that were found dead in 2021.
—CBS News, 11 Jan. 2024
Mountain lions, which are also known as cougars, pumas or panthers, can be found across the globe, from Canada to South America, according to the National Wildlife Federation.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 16 Dec. 2023
In the wild Pumas — also known as the cougar, mountain lion, panther and catamount — are found in 28 countries across the Americas from Alaska to Chile, according to Panthera.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2023
Furthermore, construction causes habitat loss, and roads pose a danger to panthers attempting to cross.
—CBS News, 9 Nov. 2023
Three of the panthers were one year old or younger.
—CBS News, 9 Nov. 2023
Pimm isn’t involved in the ocelot effort but analyzed the benefits of introducing eight female Texas cougars into panther habitat in Florida in 1995.
—Amy Mathews Amos, Scientific American, 4 Sep. 2023
Other names include cougar, panther, puma, mountain devil, mountain screamer and others.
—Justin Miller Communications Specialist Alabama Cooperative Extension System, al, 11 Aug. 2023
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Word History
Middle English pantere, from Anglo-French panthere, from Latin panthera, from Greek panthēr
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Panther.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/panther. Accessed 26 Jan. 2024.
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