Facts about Puma
The cougar has numerous names in English, of which puma and mountain lion are popular.
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Cougar (Puma concolor) is a very large, New World wild cat (family Felidae), characterized by a slender body, long hind legs, retractable claws, and typically an unpatterned tawny, grayish, or reddish coat.
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The Moche people represented the puma often in their ceramics (Berrin and Larco Museum 1997).
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