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adult pumas can sometimes weigh over 200 pounds
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But experts said that the killing of the puma was probably the only responsible answer.
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024
The wild cats have come into conflict with sheep farmers, or gauchos, who sometimes shoot the pumas to protect their sheep.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025
The city itself is said to be designed by the Inca in the shape of a puma with the Sacsahuaman site forming the animal’s head.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
The least nocturnal puma tracked was P-13, a female with a home range in the central and western Santa Monicas.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024
The wild cats have come into conflict with sheep farmers, or gauchos, who sometimes shoot the pumas to protect their sheep.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025
The city itself is said to be designed by the Inca in the shape of a puma with the Sacsahuaman site forming the animal’s head.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
The least nocturnal puma tracked was P-13, a female with a home range in the central and western Santa Monicas.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Puma.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puma. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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