THE PUMA - CAT OF ONE COLOUR (Puma concolor)

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PUMA CARCASS FOUND IN THUNDER BAY, CANADA 

This post compares to the previous in that it proves that pumas travel far and wide at times. More so than researchers think, so it seems. Pumas have never been seen in Thunder Bay (northwestern Ontario). This, however, doesn't mean they wouldn't be able to get there. 

The carcass found, as expected, was that of an adult male, who was partly frozen. They extracted 50-75 quills from his nose and shoulder, meaning something went wrong when he attacked a porcupine.

Could have been hunger. The lack of food had an effect, as he weighed about 80 pounds only (well below par for an adult male) and suffered from muscle atrophy. It's very likely he died from natural causes. Like very tough conditions. 

The article is from March 2016 and has a few photographs: 

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/cougar-carcass-found-frozen-in-snow-northwest-of-thunder-bay-may-answer-mountain-lion-mystery-1.4041876 Reply