Puma Concolor

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==Summary==
The cougar (Puma concolor), also commonly known as the puma, mountain lion, 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 widest 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 biggest cat in North America, and the second-heaviest cat in the New World after the jaguar. Secretive and largely solitary by nature, the cougar is properly considered both nocturnal and crepuscular, although daytime sightings do occur. The cougar is more closely related to smaller felines, including the domestic cat (subfamily Felinae), than to any species of subfamily Pantherinae, of which only the jaguar is native to the Americas.
The cougar is an ambush predator that pursues a wide variety of prey. Primary food sources are ungulates, particularly deer. It also hunts species as small as insects and rodents. This cat prefers habitats with dense underbrush and rocky areas for stalking, but can also live in open areas. The cougar is territorial and survives at low population densities. Individual territory sizes depend on terrain, vegetation, and abundance of prey. While large, it is not always the apex predator in its range, yielding to the jaguar, gray wolf, American black bear, and grizzly bear. It is reclusive and mostly avoids people. Fatal attacks on humans are rare, but have recently been increasing in North America as more people enter cougar territories.
Intensive hunting following European colonization of the Americas and the ongoing human development of cougar habitat has caused populations to drop in most parts of its historical range. In particular, the North American cougar was extirpated in eastern North America in the beginning of the 20th century, except for the isolated Florida panther subpopulation. Transient males have been verified in Minnesota, Missouri, Iowa, Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois (where a cougar was shot in the city limits of Chicago), and in at least one instance, observed as far east as coastal Connecticut. Reports of eastern cougars (P. c. cougar) still surface, although it was declared extirpated in 2011.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: to , higher via piercing damage
Name: Puma Concolor, Puma, Cougar, Mountain Lion, Panther
Origin: The Real World
Gender: Male and Female
Age: In the wild, life expectancy for cougars is 8 to 13 years, but more average of 8 to 10 years. In captivity, however, the age of cougars rises significantly, with many individuals living up to 15 to 17 years, with some even reaching 20 years old.
Classification: Felid, Carnivorous mammal
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Enhanced Senses, Bodily Weaponry (Teeth and Claws), Pain Tolerance (Cougars have developed a tolerance to getting quilled by porcupines, some having been found with dozens of quills embedded in them to no ill effect)
Attack Potency: Athlete level to Street level (Humans have trouble defeating a young Puma. Can easily kill lone wolves, guard dogs, wolverines, lynxes, foxes and coyotes. Commonly hunt moose, roe-deers, and occasionally juvenile or weakened bison. Can scare off black bears. Female cougars are weaker than males, typically weighing 30 pounds less and being 1 foot shorter), Street level+ kinetic energy (Its KE at its lowest weight would generate over 7,900 joules), higher via piercing damage (The Puma is in twentieth place of the strongest bites in the world. Their muscular jaws and long canine teeth are adapted to cut off flesh, tendons and nerves.https://web.archive.org/web/20180617090658/https://yxzl.baiduyy.com/chm11/jzyxtp/ch.18.htm They can crush the skulls and spines of large prey such as wolves and horses, and also easily crush a skull of an adult human)
Speed: Superhuman travel speed and combat speed (An adult puma can run at speeds of 60 to 80 km/hr in short bursts)
Lifting Strength: Peak Human (Able to easily overpower lone wolves. Can jump up to 18 feet high from a sitting position and leap over 40 feet)
Striking Strength: Athlete level to Street level (They can overpower a deer by tackling them. Deers can weigh up to 40 kilograms) 
Durability: Athlete level to Street level (Can withstand various scratches, bites and other damages of various predators and other pumas)
Stamina: Average
Range: Standard Melee Range
Standard Equipment: None notable
Intelligence: Animalistic
Weaknesses: None notable
==Notable Matchups==
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