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Cougar This wonderful creature was kept in a cage on an island in the Orinoco Delta, having been saved as a cub.  It was sad to see but a privilege too. Cougar,Orinoco Delta,Puma concolor Click/tap to enlarge

Cougar

This wonderful creature was kept in a cage on an island in the Orinoco Delta, having been saved as a cub. It was sad to see but a privilege too.

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  1. I was wondering how you got so close, great shots! Posted 5 years ago
    1. Yes, sad but I eventually saw it as an opportunity to watch this beautiful animal - I did see one briefly while out on a night drive at Hato El Cedral - it was with majestic. Celebrated by not covering up and getting eaten alive whilst having a celebratory drink outside. That ride was also noticeable for Nightjars, Giant Anteaters & the sheer quantity of luminescing insects on show (Awesome) Posted 5 years ago
      1. Wow, you've seen things :) Posted 5 years ago

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The cougar , also commonly known as the mountain lion, puma, panther, or catamount, is a large felid of the subfamily Felinae native to the Americas. Its range, from the Canadian Yukon to the southern Andes of South America, is the greatest of any large wild terrestrial mammal in the Western Hemisphere. An adaptable, generalist species, the cougar is found in most American habitat types. It is the second-heaviest cat in the New World, after the jaguar. Secretive and largely solitary by nature, the.. more

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Uploaded Dec 19, 2019. Captured Jul 25, 2015 22:08.
  • Canon EOS 7D
  • f/6.3
  • 1/83s
  • ISO3200
  • 70mm