puma

• When Ignacio's dogs turn out a jaguar or a puma, they follow him hotly till he stops to defend himself. —  The Rover of the Andes A Tale of Adventure on South America
• No matter under what latitude, the puma is a sanguinary animal; but his strength, size, and thirst of blood, vary with the clime I have killed this animal in California, in the Rocky Mountains, in Texas, and in Missouri; in each of these places it presented quite a different character. —  Travels and Adventures of Monsieur Violet
• There was not much probability of our being assailed either by a jaguar or a puma, as these creatures were not likely to make their way across the water intervening between us and the dry land; but we were not safe from the stealthy approach of an anaconda, though we had seen no signs of such a creature since we had left the broad river. —  The Wanderers Adventures in the Wilds of Trinidad and Orinoco
• I'll try it The puma was silent, and Shaddy slowly approached his hand, thrust in his knife, and made one bold cut which swept through the deer's flank; but another growl arose, and there was a bound made by the puma--which, however, turned and crept slowly back to cover, where it stood watching them, with the fire again reflected in its eyes He don't mean mischief, Mr Rob, sir," said Shaddy. —  Rob Harlow's Adventures A Story of the Grand Chaco
• Shouldn't wonder if, when he's done, he comes and lies down here for a warm Rob thought of his former night's experience, when something came and nestled near him; and the next minute he was doing the same as the puma--partaking of the nourishing meat, every mouthful seeming to give him fresh strength It was a rough, but enjoyable meal, nature making certain demands which had to be satisfied; and for the moment, as he fell to after his long fast, Rob forgot his boyish companion and the second loss he had sustained. —  Rob Harlow's Adventures A Story of the Grand Chaco

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