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San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance on Twitter: "Mountain lion, puma, cougar, panther—this cat is known by more names than just about any other mammal. But no matter what you call it, it's
Wild Cats World - The Puma lineage is a monophyletic clade that includes three extant species, each in its own genus, differing in size, range, and coat pattern: Puma concolor, Herpailurus yagouaroundi,
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