as in panthers
a large tawny cat of the wild
found the footprints of a catamount on the mountain trail
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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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Individuals can alert mountain lions — who are most active at dusk and dawn — to their presence with noise and bright clothes, the foundation says.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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Rader Lane, the ranger, said researchers had found that the elk might be crowding into the village because the Coconino Rim just south of there, where we were headed next, had a particularly high concentration of mountain lions.—
Shaun McKinnon,
AZCentral.com,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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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
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Mountain lions — also known as cougars, pumas or catamounts — can weigh 130 pounds and grow to more than 6 feet long.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
2 Jan. 2026
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