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adult pumas can sometimes weigh over 200 pounds
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The puma’s body was discovered about 5 a.m. in the far right lane of the freeway near Liberty Canyon Road, according to the California Highway Patrol.
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Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2024
The scientists also found a lapis lazuli carved puma and a turquoise pendant near the Bolivian side of the lake’s Island of the Sun.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 4 June 2024
Lynxes, including Canadian lynxes, Eurasian lynxes and Iberian lynxes.
Cougars, also known as pumas or mountain lions.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 3 June 2024
Where visitors can sit quietly, watching species interact with one another, and even see glimpses of certain animals—like pumas, Darwin’s rhea, and colocolo cats—that are more elusive.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 May 2024
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Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2024
The scientists also found a lapis lazuli carved puma and a turquoise pendant near the Bolivian side of the lake’s Island of the Sun.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 4 June 2024
Lynxes, including Canadian lynxes, Eurasian lynxes and Iberian lynxes.
Cougars, also known as pumas or mountain lions.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 3 June 2024
Where visitors can sit quietly, watching species interact with one another, and even see glimpses of certain animals—like pumas, Darwin’s rhea, and colocolo cats—that are more elusive.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 May 2024
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“Puma.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puma. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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