Puma or cougar? Candid Animal Cam Ep 5 takes you to the Americas to meet this wild cat

The pumas (Puma concolor) are large cats but they are not classified as ‘big cats’. Instead, they are the biggest of the smallest cats. They have the largest range of any native land mammal in the western hemisphere living all the way from Canada to Chile. Also, they are extremely adaptable and able to live in almost every type of habitat, from forests to deserts. Watch the video to learn more about pumas and it’s six different subspecies found across the Americas!

Special thanks to the San Miguelito Jaguar Conservation Ranch, WWF-Peru and Sean M. McHugh for sharing this footage with us.

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Romi Castagnino is Mongabay’s bilingual writer. Find her on Twitter and Instagram: @romi_Castagnino

Article published by Romina Castagnino

Animals, Biodiversity, Camera Trapping, Conservation, Conservation Technology, Endangered Species, Environment, Forests, Green, Happy-upbeat Environmental, Mammals, Rainforest Conservation, Tropical Forests, Wildlife

Central America, Latin America, North America, South America

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