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Habitats of the World: A Field Guide for Birders, Naturalists, and Ecologists

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Page 101, chapter Habitats of the Neotropics, lovely photos of a Cougar and a Resplendent Quetzal , and a bit of a smallish map of biomes of Central and South America. Presuming I am an absolute beginner, who has no clue about habitats of Costa Rica, let me see what the Habitats of the World has to say about those areas.

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Boy Crazy: Why Older Loon Ladies Chase Young Studs

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Perhaps the most salient point made by the researcher is that this “cougar”-like behavior is “a striking example of how animals adapt to maximize their breeding capacity regardless of the breeding environment they face.” All the single ladies, take note.

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When Will One Show Up In Queens?

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The last confirmed sighting of a cougar in Connecticut was in the late 1800s. The Mountain Lion struck and killed by a car in Connecticut in June has been confirmed as a wild animal. Its journey originated in South Dakota, 1,500 miles to the west!

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Big Cat Week 2012 Starts Sunday!

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From Cougars, tigers, cheetahs, jaguars, and snow leopards and more, it’s a great time to learn more about these amazing cats! Nat Geo Wild presents the third annual Big Cat Week starting Sunday, Dec 9th. The week features shows that highlight the kings and queens of the jungle!

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On Cat Killers and Mental Competency

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Mentally competent people, oddly enough, go around mutilating and killing deer and ducks and cougars, though, when doing so either is in season or some governmental body has decided their numbers need trimming. What is most surprising is that he was declared mentally competent, as mentally competent people don't go around killing cats.

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Feral Cats Are An Invasive Species in North America (and elsewhere)

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He also had tigers, cougars, and some other animals. Have you ever seen the Dryfus Lion? The one that walks around Wall Street and somehow makes you want to invest in the stock market? That was one of his cats.

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The Emotional Lives of Animals

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I also watched a red fox bury her mate after a cougar had killed him. One, then another, flew off and brought back pine needles and twigs and laid them by his body. They all stood vigil for a time, nodded their heads, and flew off. Photo by Paul Huber.

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