Two rare apex predators killed less than a week apart by vehicles in Florida
A male Florida panther estimated to be 4 to 5 years old was found dead ... Florida panthers are one of two big cat species ...
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NATURAL HISTORY
DESCRIPTION: A type of puma, the Florida panther is generally rust-colored on its back, tawny on its sides, and pale gray underneath. Adult males weigh an average of 116 pounds and females 75 pounds.
What is a Catamount? And why it is the University of Vermont’s mascot
UVM touts an obscure name for its mascot, which is also known as a puma, cougar, panther and mountain lion. Here's how the VT college came to adopt it ...
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SAVING THE CALIFORNIA MOUNTAIN LION
The resilient mountain lion goes by many names: puma, cougar, panther, catamount and even “ghost cat.” Over the past century in California, it has survived habitat loss and government-sponsored ...
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Panther cornered by dogs is largest found in Florida, state says. What was it eating?
puma and catamount. Mishaps involving cars remain the greatest threat to Florida panthers, despite a “very proactive” effort to construct wildlife road crossings, Lotz says. This panther was ...
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Two rare apex predators killed less than a week apart by vehicles in Florida
A male Florida panther estimated to be 4 to 5 years old ... species native to the state and the last remaining subspecies of puma that lives east of the Mississippi River, according to the FWC.