(1) This country's big wildcat - called a puma or mountain lion or panther in different regions - is common in some units of the National Park System west of the Mississippi River.

(2) Known by many names - puma , cougar, catamount, panther - this large feline predator was once wide-spread throughout much of North America.

(3) This is the mountain lion, the puma , the cougar.

(4) Cougar, puma , mountain lion, catamount, panther - by any name, this big cat has inspired wilderness lovers across the country.

(5) The big cat - thought to be either a puma or a panther - has been blamed for mauling several sheep after being set loose by a rogue owner who faced prosecution once it was caught, police said.

(6) Docile and inoffensive by nature, the anteater's principal enemies are the puma and the jaguar.

(7) Even easily recognizable species such as bobcat, puma , tiger, leopard, cheetah and ocelot were unstudied, and virtually nothing was known about what they needed in terms of space and food.

(8) This was not an African lion but an American mountain lion also known as a cougar or puma , a cat the size of a leopard that was once rare and considered virtually harmless.

(9) Between dives, there is the whole park to explore, a lagoon with manatees, turtle pools, flamingos, parrots, pumas , jaguars, butterflies and a few small Mayan ruins.

(10) But a new survey suggests that the country may now be home to wild leopards, pumas , and other big cats.

(11) Known variously as pumas , panthers, or mountain lions, cougars are fairly common in the West, but not in the East.

(12) This year we have scheduled a tiger, three lynxes, a cheetah, two pumas , a hippopotamus, and 500 rabid rats.

(13) The British Big Cats Society says its 15-month survey indicates there is little doubt that big cats such as leopards, lynxes and pumas are roaming Britain.

(14) In the event that it decides to develop the area, there will be serious risks to the health and long-term survival of the region which is home to jaguars, pumas , tapirs and many more endangered species.

(15) Cougars are also known as mountain lions, panthers, and pumas .

(16) Elk, mule deer, wild turkeys, black bears, and pumas still roam the range, beneficiaries of its remoteness.

(17) Animals used to make fur include dogs, cats, pumas , seals, badgers, foxes, otters, mink and squirrels.

(18) Although we have conserved significant areas, even the largest parks are too small to maintain independent populations of large carnivores like pumas , wolves, and grizzlies.

(19) Long-term studies of solitary cats such as tigers, pumas , leopards, cheetahs and lynx have shown that male cubs usually leave the area where they were born and wander in search of a territory.

(20) Terborgh found that predators such as pumas , jaguars, anacondas, eagles, armadillos, and some weasels were not able to persist on islands smaller than 37 acres.