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50. Synonymns for the same animal ...

Mon Apr 21, 2025, 12:18 AM

Apr 21

⁠Puma

⁠Cougar

⁠Couguar

⁠Panther

⁠Panthere

⁠Painter

⁠Catamount

⁠Wild Cat

⁠American Lion

⁠California Lion

⁠Silver Lion

⁠Mountain Devil

⁠Mountain Lion

⁠Mountain Demon

⁠Mountain Tiger

⁠Mountain Cat

⁠Purple Panther

⁠Tiger

⁠Tyger

⁠Lion

⁠Lyon

⁠Deer Tiger

⁠Deer-killer

⁠Pampas-cat

⁠Mexican Lion

⁠Indian Devil

⁠Red Tiger

⁠Brazilian Cat

⁠Bender

⁠Brown Tiger

⁠Poltroon Tiger

⁠Sneak-cat

⁠Tyger of America

⁠Mountain Screamer

⁠Rocky Mountain Lion

⁠Black Puma

⁠King-cat

⁠Varmint

⁠American Panther

⁠Great Panther

SOURCE: "The Cougar or Mountain Lion", C.T. Barnes (1960)

ALSO Florida Panther Catamountain Cat-o-mountain

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The photo of the cougar is amazing. Just look at how muscular it looks in the shoulders. FadedMullet Apr 20 #12

I had the same thought Sanity Claws Apr 20 #15

Just watched "The Americas", the PBS nature series narrated by Tom Hanks, and I'm now pretty sure..... FadedMullet Apr 21 #48

Puma and Cougar are the same, Right? Sanity Claws Apr 21 #52

That really grabbed my attention too. It's like he's on steroids ! eppur_se_muova Apr 20 #23

Read my comment above. I think now that it was a puma, having just watched one on PBS. FadedMullet Apr 21 #49

Synonymns for the same animal ... eppur_se_muova Apr 21 #50

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"Tic Tac Toe", and a lovely collection today. planetc Apr 20 #14

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LOL, opera has a similar effect on me. RandomNumbers Apr 20 #27

I love opera. If I ever meet a mountain lion I will sing "Dove sono i bei momenti" Ocelot II Apr 20 #30

I would go with D'Oreste, d'Ajace from markodochartaigh Apr 20 #39

Mozart certainly knew how to shred the scenery! Ocelot II Apr 20 #40

He might just feel sorry for you -that's a tear jerker. soldierant Apr 20 #44

Do the Commendatore from "Don Giovanni." That scares everybody, maybe even mountain lions. Ocelot II Apr 20 #45

That's what I have heard from everyone I have either spoken with or soldierant Apr 20 #46

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