Mountain lions are known by many names: panthers, pumas, cougars, and catamounts, for example. However, there is one moniker ...

Whether called a mountain lion or a catamount, puma, panther, cougar, painter, gato monte or el leon, this indigenous American cat has ancestors that crossed over the Bering Land Bridge from Asia ...

A mountain lion was spotted in two San Francisco neighborhoods on Tuesday morning. The cougar (Puma concolor), also commonly known by other names including catamount, mountain lion, panther and ...

There have been 16 verified mountain lion attacks on humans in California since 1890, including six deaths. ... -- Mountain lions, known scientifically as Puma concolor, ...

Cougar Facts. According to the Mountain Lion Foundation, the mountain lion — Puma concolor or Felis concolor — is known as a cougar or panther, depending on the region.

Nature lovers flock to Joshua Tree National Park. Although the rugged desert is harsh, the animals have adapted. Here are the ...

Holy cow! I’d be absolutely terrified! Recently hiking, a California woman ended up getting stalked by a mountain lion, and the video is pure nightmare fuel. Earlier in July, Cortney Rasura was taking ...

Mountain lions were once a common sight in Oklahoma. But as settlers began arriving during the 19th century, they shot and killed many of the big cats. They also wiped out the predators’ main food ...

The mountain lion (Puma concolor), also known as the cougar, puma or panther, was once common throughout North America, but was largely wiped out in the eastern United States by hunting and ...

Catamount, Puma, Cougar, American Lion, Panther, Mountain Ghost, Painter, Red Tiger, Felis Concolor, Deer Tiger, Painted Cat to name a few and in the 19th century here in Maine they were known as ...

According to the Coloradoan, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) has confirmed that a male cougar (Puma concolor couguar, also known as a mountain lion, puma, or catamount) weighing at least 80 ...