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* '''Family:''' [[Felidae]] | * '''Family:''' [[Felidae]] | ||
* '''Genus:''' [[Puma]] | * '''Genus:''' [[Puma]] | ||
* ''' | * '''Genus: Puma''' | ||
* ''' | * '''Species: ''P. concolor''''''' | ||
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! {{animal header}} | ''' | !{{animal header}} | '''Subspecies''' | ||
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* [[Florida Panther]] (P. c. coryi) | |||
* [[Wisconsin Cougar]] (P. c. shorgeri) | |||
* [[Eastern Cougar]] (P. c. cougar) | |||
* [[Mexican Cougar]] (P. c. azteca) | |||
* [[Costa Rican Cougar]] (P. c. costaricensis) | |||
* [[Brazilian Cougar]] (P. c. concolor) | |||
* [[Baja Californian Cougar]] (P. c. improcera) | |||
* [[Patagonian Puma]] (P. c. patagonica) | |||
* [[Missoula Cougar]] (P. c. missoulensis) | |||
* [[Colorado Cougar]] (P. c. hippolestes) | |||
* [[Oregon Cougar]] (P. c. oregonensis) | |||
* [[Vancouver Island Cougar]] (P. c. vancouverensis) | |||
* [[California Cougar]] (P. c. californica) | |||
* [[Kaibab Cougar]] (P. c. kaibabensis) | |||
* [[Yuma Puma]] (P. c. browni) | |||
* [[Texas Cougar]] (P. c. stanleyana) | |||
* [[Mayan Cougar]] (P. c. mayensis) | |||
* [[Colombian Cougar]] (P. c. bangsi) | |||
* [[Ecuador Cougar]] (P. c. soderstromi) | |||
* [[Amazon Cougar]] (P. c. discolor) | |||
* [[Incan Cougar]] (P. c. incarum) | |||
* [[Bolivian Cougar]] (P. c. osgoodi) | |||
* [[Mato Grosso Cougar]] (P. c. acrocodia) | |||
* [[Chilean Puma]] (P. c. puma) | |||
* [[Argentine Puma]] (P. c. pearsoni) | |||
* [[Andes Puma]](P. c. araucanus) | |||
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== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
''' | '''Cougars''' go by many names including puma, mountain lion, catamount, deer tiger, indian devil, and panther. Cougars are one of the smaller "big cats" but are one of the deadliest. Their hunting success rate is almost double that of the other "big cats". Another thing that separates them is that the cougar can actually be as active in the day as they are at night. They use to live almost everywhere in the Americas but they are now absent from Eastern Canada and Eastern United States. They are the subject of many indian myths because of their ability to appear and disappear so quickly and quietly. If one sees a human in the woods it will most likely walk in the other direction before the person even knows its there. However, if the cougar is hungry enough it may stalk a human and even attack it. The way a cougar attacks its prey is to stealthily stalk it and then leap onto its back from twenty feet or closer. Then, when it has its victim down to the ground it sinks its canines into the back of the neck, killing it instantly. Cougars will eat just about anything from a deer to an insect if hungry enough. Female cougars are able to make a high pitch noise that has been described as "demonic".[http://www.bcadventure.com/adventure/wilderness/animals/cougar.htm 2] | ||
== Body Design == | == Body Design == | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
