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adult pumas can sometimes weigh over 200 pounds
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Visitors also get to observe pumas in their natural habitat.
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Lily Bunker, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2024
Why did authorities kill Malibu puma who attacked a boy?
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2024
Meet the neighbors Mountain lions, also known as cougars or pumas, live primarily in the western U.S. and are legally hunted in all western states except California.
—Rebecca Niemiec, The Conversation, 13 Sep. 2024
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.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024
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Lily Bunker, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2024
Why did authorities kill Malibu puma who attacked a boy?
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2024
Meet the neighbors Mountain lions, also known as cougars or pumas, live primarily in the western U.S. and are legally hunted in all western states except California.
—Rebecca Niemiec, The Conversation, 13 Sep. 2024
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.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Puma.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puma. Accessed 14 Oct. 2024.
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