American Indian Names for Mountain Lions Name klandagi katalgar ko-icto puma Meaning lord of the forest greatest of wild hunters cat of god mighty magic animal Four hundred years ago a boy splashed onto the eastern coast of the same land He had come from Europe to the Americas with his family They were hoping to start a better life As he helped unload supplies the boy felt eyes upon him He scanned the swampy shoreline He saw a big cat just as it slipped into the trees
European Names for Mountain Lions Name leon leopardo tyger Meaning lion leopard tiger catamount cat of the mountain Mountain lions once prowled all over North and South America They lived from coast to coast and from Canada to Chile Many people saw the big cats These people lived in different times and places and they spoke different languages So they gave the mountain lion dozens of different names
TODAY LIONS MOUNTAIN 1 Chapter Modern scientists call the mountain lion Puma concolor which means puma of one color Most people call this big cat a mountain lion cougar or puma The mountain lion no longer lives all over North and South America As people spread across the continents they crowded mountain lions out of some areas The mountain lion still has a big range though Today mountain lions live in Central America and western North America They also can be found in most of South America
range lion mountain NO MOUNTAINS REQUIRED range geographic region where an animal or plant species naturally lives
