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adult pumas can sometimes weigh over 200 pounds
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In Sonora, jaguars and pumas might each kill a few calves per year, which typically amounts to only a fraction of a rancher’s production.
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Benji Jones, Vox, 21 May 2025
According to the National Parks Service, crossing the highway is the number one cause of death for the big cats, also known as mountain lions and pumas.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
Other scavengers — pumas, ocelots, caiman, and coyotes — were rarely spotted.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 9 May 2025
Ciancio adds that pumas could affect penguins in the long term.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
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Benji Jones, Vox, 21 May 2025
According to the National Parks Service, crossing the highway is the number one cause of death for the big cats, also known as mountain lions and pumas.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
Other scavengers — pumas, ocelots, caiman, and coyotes — were rarely spotted.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 9 May 2025
Ciancio adds that pumas could affect penguins in the long term.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Puma.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puma. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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