The Puma

The Puma

The puma , also known as the cougar or mountain lion, is a large, solitary cat found in

both the Americas. Their primary food is deer but they hunt a range of prey, from

insects, mice and rabbits to domestic cats( AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Oh my That calls for a bit of zen meditatin to calm my heart: Om,OmOm alright i will continue), domestic dogs( GOOD ittle be a relief to be rid of them.. just call 1-(800) – eatmydog and well be right over with a puma …i just remembered, my freind cat is named Puma..interesting…), alpaca, livestock, and even

bighorn sheep and elk, and sometimes in the Rocky Mountains kill mature cattle and

horses. They are secretive cats that usually avoid people( Bu Bu But who pets them and groomms them and feeds them milk and gives them water and kisses them and lets them sleep by their fire???), very rarely attacking humans.

 Pumas are known by many regional names, including panther, catamount, painter,

American lion, Mexican lion, Florida panther, silver lion, red lion, red panther, red tiger,

brown tiger, deer tiger, ghost cat, mountain screamer, Indian devil, sneak cat, king cat,

and painted cat. The word puma comes from the Quechua language. In Brazil it is also

known as suçuarana, from the Tupi language, but also has other names.

In North America, particularly the United States, panther by itself refers to a puma when

the context implies a local species. In South America, panther refers to the jaguar and

can refer to either the spotted or black jaguar.

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