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Puma concolor (cougar - onça parda)
The cougar (Puma concolor), also known as puma, mountain lion, mountain cat, catamount or panther, depending on the region, is a mammal of the family Felidae, native to the Americas. This large, solitary cat has the greatest range of any large wild terrestrial mammal in the Western Hemisphere, extending from Yukon in Canada to the southern Andes of South America. An adaptable, generalist species, the cougar is found in every major American habitat type. It is the second heaviest cat in the Western Hemisphere, after the jaguar. Although large, the cougar is most closely related to smaller felines and is closer genetically to the domestic cat than to true lions. Like the smaller felines, the cougar is nocturnal.
This cougar is found in the Wildlife Sanctuary, located in the state of Tocantins. He was handed a baby. He arrived with lung problems and was healed. Today, with more 1 years old, unfortunately, can not return to its habitat, it would be an easy target. Require many resources to attempt reintroduction of the cougar in nature.
Does anyone know any work of reintroducing cougars in these conditions?
Spotted on Aug 2, 2012
Submitted on Aug 2, 2012
4 Comments
Awesome shot!
really great shot!
Fantástico!!!
Valguilhostar, bem vinda ao Project Noah, é sempre bom ver brasileiros por aqui. Sua foto é muito boa, mas é necessário fazer uma pequena revisão no seu "spotting". No lugar reservado ao Nome comum (common name), você deve colocar o nome pelo qual o animal é conhecido popularmente (neste caso, suçuarana, cougar, mountain lion). O nome científico vai no lugar correspondente. Se este animal está em algum tipo de zoológico ou abrigo, isto deve ser indicado. Você pode colocar informações adicionais na seção "Notes". Obrigado.