The Cougar. 



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farm in the Argentine, he found pumas very common, 

 and killed many. They were very destructive to sheep 

 and colts, but were singularly cowardly when dealing 

 with men. Not only did they never attack human beings, 

 under any stress of hunger, but they made no effective 

 resistance when brought to bay, merely scratching and 

 cuffing like a big cat ; so that if found in a cave, it was 

 safe to creep in and shoot them with a revolver. Jaguars, 

 on the contrary, were very dangerous antagonists. 



