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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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
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About 67 cougars are living in the Santa Monica Mountains near Los Angeles, the DFW report estimates.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
28 Jan. 2026
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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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People are urged not to approach mountain lions, to back away slowly and to keep children and pets close by.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2026
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California lawmakers on Tuesday took initial steps toward addressing the public safety concerns posed by the state’s growing populations of wolves, mountain lions and other predators — issues the state’s top environmental official called a crisis.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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