Question

What is another name for the cougar?

Answer 1

The cougar is also known as the mountain lion, puma, or panther.

The cougar (Puma concolor) is a large cat native to the Americas. It is the second-largest cat in the New World after the jaguar, and the fourth-largest in the world. Cougars are solitary and elusive animals, and can be found in a variety of habitats ranging from deserts to rainforests. They are powerful predators, and typically hunt deer, elk, and other large mammals.

Answer 2

Also called mountain lion, panther, puma . a large, tawny cat, Felis concolor, of North and South America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in some areas