as in panthers
a large tawny cat of the wild
tracks that looked to be those of a cat-a-mountain
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Noun
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Footage of the incident shows the mountain lion — the species also known as a cougar, puma or panther — lurking in some brush at the Orange County park, peeking its face tentatively from a spot behind some leaves.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025 -
Ten minutes before kickoff on the first Friday in October, the giant inflatable tunnel sags and the giant inflatable panther perched atop it is just about snout-to-turf.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Travelers can easily spend the entire day exploring these captivating caverns, admiring the mystical stalagmites and stalactites and looking out for wildlife like bats and cougars.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Jan. 2026
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Mountain lions are also known as cougars, pumas, panthers or catamounts, and there are projected to be 3,800 to 4,400 mountain lions currently in the wild in Colorado, the CPW noted.—
Mason Leath,
ABC News,
2 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Resdients reported seeing two other mountain lions, one believed to be the cub’s mother, in the area.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Last month, the state's Department of Fish and Wildlife made a formal recommendation to protect southern California's mountain lions as a threatened population under the state's Endangered Species Act.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 Jan. 2026
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