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THE PUMA - CAT OF ONE COLOUR (Puma concolor)
THE PUMA - CAT OF ONE COLOUR (Puma concolor)
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THE PUMA - CAT OF ONE COLOUR (Puma concolor)
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Puma preying on adult male mule deer (0:45).
And female mule deer. The audio is very dumb: is your stereotypical simpleton kids listening to rap on a roadtrip that we often find in american movies; they stumble upon a rare privilege and they seem almost annoyed by it...
Puma "pride" attracted by a dead cow in Moses Coulee, Washington. Probably two related females (mother and daughter) and their respective cubs.
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Glacier National Park, 2013: In a unfortunate incident a puma and a bighorn fell from a cliff during a predator-prey struggle; the puma was clinging to the ovine during the fall as you can see by the fur in its mouth.
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Pair of cubs hiding from a group of five coyotes in National Elk Refuge.
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Peruvian pumas.
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Fishing.
 *This image is copyright of its original author Chasing racoon.  *This image is copyright of its original author Chasing mule deer.  *This image is copyright of its original author Chasing bighorn.  *This image is copyright of its original author Dragging bighorn carcass.  *This image is copyright of its original author Interaction with badger.  *This image is copyright of its original author
Puma attacking wapiti in deep snow.
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Article by Mark Elbroch about the relation of pumas with other predators and humans throughout its range. Excerpts:
"In a new paper just published in PeerJ, we found that mountain lions are often losers—and subordinate to at least one other apex carnivore in 47.5% of their 22,735,268 square kilometer range across North and South America." "Anna Kusler, a graduate researcher with Panthera’s Teton Cougar Project from Pace University, and I set out to investigate the mountain lion’s position in animal hierarchies by reviewing past research assessing interactions between mountain lions and other large carnivores. We knew they were at the top—but they are not alone, as they share this rank with grizzly bears, wolves, jaguars and several others."  *This image is copyright of its original author "Mountain lions are heavily regulated through hunting to reduce conflicts with livestock and people, which raises an important question: Should we reduce human hunting where dominant competitors like wolves and bears make mountain lion lives more difficult, or, at minimum, reduce hunting where dominant competitors are expanding their range into areas where mountain lions were the top carnivore?" "Wolves seem to influence mountain lions the strongest. When they live with wolves, mountain lions reduce their use of open habitats, where wolves have the advantage, and restrict their movements to forests and cliffy areas where they can easily escape wolves that might pursue them. They also change which prey they hunt when they live with wolves."  *This image is copyright of its original author Article: https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2018/01/25/caught-in-the-middle-the-subordinate-mountain-lion/# I must say this is impressive. What can attest more to how remarkable pumas are and its amazing prowess than the fact that even having to put up with the pressure of bigger and /or more numerous competitors without the weaponry and adaptations of the similarly sized leopard, that being a more successful species than them?
Document of a male puma preying on a 269.2 cm (8.8 ft) alligator in Florida.
 *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author Link to the document: https://vk.com/doc-68054567_437784644?hash=d3b61a6d96c5aef735&dl=0be130386c4132ccda/  (08-14-2018, 12:47 AM)epaiva Wrote: Colors of Pumas from different Regions. Though I like that guide overall, some of the artwork isn't that good, and the temperate form puma illustration is a prime example of it, as you can see, the proportions are off, showing an individual with very tall shoulders which aren't representative of the species.
Amazing mother abilities.
"This was sent to us and we were given permission to share. A truly stunning photo caught on a motion-triggered camera in Idaho. Is this a pride of mountain lions? Is this evidence of socialization among mountain lions? No and no, at least not socialization among adult mountain lions. This is instead evidence of an amazing mother than has raised 4 kittens to such an age. Truly amazing. Can you spot her? She's the one drinking from the pool."  *This image is copyright of its original author https://www.facebook.com/TetonCougarProject/photos/a.576693285695294.1073741828.575979385766684/2025630884134853/?type=3&theater |
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