Meet the puma: Chilean Patagonia's top predator As an apex predator, this large cat (Puma concolor) plays a critical role in many ecological processes in the environments that it inhabits. Pumas (also called cougar or mountain lion) help control the population of wild herbivores and through their kills, provide food to many scavenger species such as Andean condor. In this video, you can see Catimba, the dominant male in the Valle Chacabuco sector of Patagonia National Park. Our offspring Fundaci

19 reactions | The puma - also known as the mountain lion or cougar - is a versatile and solitary big cat that calls Patagonia home   Despite its size, it’s an incredibly agile and skilled predator, capable of leaping up to 18 feet in a single bound! With a keen sense of vision and hearing, the puma is a stealthy hunter, adapting to various habitats from dense forests to arid plains. Patagonia, Argentina  Video by @marlondutoit | Exploring Planet | Facebook