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cougar

[koo-ger] / ˈku gər /
NOUN
large wildcat of the Americas
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The research comes as wolf and cougar territories increasingly overlap across the western United States.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

Between 2016-24, researchers recorded 12 adult cougar deaths, two of which were caused by wolves.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

Stage 2, the final phase, will connect the structure to the hills at the north and south so that wildlife, like L.A.’s famous, ill-fated cougar, P-22, can use it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2025

On the night of Aug. 10, Yasmin Lopez’s father was walking their pit bull, Gigi, in Oakridge Mobile Home Park when the cougar pounced on the dog.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2024

Like asking a cougar to dance with a bear.

From "Worth" by A. LaFaye