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[-] gibmiser@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Panthers are native to north America? News to me.

[-] Wangus@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

It's a cougar, mountain lion, or a catamount. It's not a member of the genus panthera. It's not even really a subspecies of cougar, it's just a name has more to do with people than the genetics of the animal.

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