Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for September 06, 2022

Besides Washington State University and Brigham Young University both being the Cougars, know of any institutes of higher learning in the U.S. whose mascots are really called Mountain Lions and Pumas?

I’m surprised they didn’t point this out, but beetles are also the same animal as cougars. So are red tailed hawks, ligers and California Redwoods. Different names, same species.

According to this article the panther is not the same as a cougar.

https://www.forestwildlife.org/cougars-pumas-panthers-mountain-lions-difference/

Excerpt: Sometimes cougars are referred to as panthers, but in fact, panthers belong to an entirely different genera. Cougars are in the puma species, while the term “panthers” refers to the panthera species.

He forgot to include catamount, short for cat of the mountain.

Not that big pink one over there that stands on his hind legs and acts like Moe Howard.

Take care, may famed gendarme Inspector Jacques “What Is The Price Of One Magnolia Compared To The Terrible Crime That Has Been Committed Here” Cleausord be with you, and gesundheit.

What point are we trying to make with the completely random measuring of the distances from El Paso? Texas is a big state? Don’t think anyone has ever run down the street proclaiming that an amazing fact! As El Paso is on the extreme western border it’s naturally closer to many cities in other states and even in Mexico than to any of the major cities in Texas. I expect a little more from Believe It Or Not than statements of the bleedin’ obvious!

Bees birthdates are not determined by their preferences. Don’t persecute them.

Mountain lions, and whatever else they are called are technically not big cats like lions and tigers but bigger cats like Fluffy. Has to do with vocal cords and other anatomical features. But, and this is a big but, it is best to avoid them like one would avoid lions and tigers.

My new avatar is my rendition of “Skimmers” which I believe are an endangered species! They are seen here in the panhandle of Florida coast if you are lucky! Their under bill is much longer than the upper bill which allows them to skim the surf picking up bait fish!

I had to fact check that El Paso mileage because I found it hard to believe, but it’s true, by 22 miles.

The distance from El Paso to Texarkana is 811 miles. El Paso to Austin is 576 miles.

In Memphis,Tennessee in the 1970’s,the college football mascot was a tiger that resided in the Memphis Zoo.On Saturday game days,it would be moved to the Stadium and was on the sidelines in a cage.

It was quite the local celebrity,Though I doubt it rooted for a particular t eam

mountain lions also go by Catamounts.

All of South America is east of Key West.

Chiropractors are scientifically dubious.

Did he really urinate on the mound?

More than 3000 Mountain Lions are killed for sport every year in the USA by sport hunters who evidently are simply thrilled by killing animals for fun. Mountain Lions are endangered. Sport hunting is barbaric and selfish.

From the Mountain Lion Foundation: Are Mountain Lions, Cougars and Panthers all the Same Animal?

YES! The American lion’s scientific name is Puma concolor, and is sometimes referred to as “the cat of many names.” The scientific name was changed from “Felis concolor” in recent decades. Mountain lions once ranged more extensively than any other mammal in the Western Hemisphere. Historically they could be found anywhere from the Canadian Yukon to the Straits of Magellan — over 110 degrees in latitude — and from the Atlantic seaboard to the Pacific Ocean. As a result, each native tribe and group of European explorers gave the cat a different name. Today, mountain lions are listed in dictionaries under more names than any other animal in the world. Writer Claude T. Barnes listed 18 native South American, 25 native North American, and 40 English names for the same animal. Depending on the region and native language, common names for the American lion include: mountain lion, cougar, panther, puma, painter, el leon, and catamount. To learn more about the origins of some of these names, read Chapter 1 of Cougar: The American Lion.

Although the mountain lion may have more names and nicknames than any other animal, the following are not names for lions and represent completely different species: bobcat, lynx, ocelot, jaguar, leopard, cheetah, Asiatic lion, African lion, and tiger. Many people have heard the term “black panther,” but these are actually melanistic jaguars or leopards: a genetic trait that makes an individual cat’s fur appear much darker than the usual coloration. To date there has never been a confirmed case of a melanistic (black) mountain lion.

Magnolias: There’s absolutely no way of knowing that. Another assumptive shot in the dark,…follow the science?

I don’t know—my dad had a 1969 Cougar, but he didn’t have a mountain lion or a puma!

All you evolutionists should watch “Is Genesis History”. With an open mind. You just might change your thinking.

Please more fun evolution facts!

On a lighter note: what’s the difference between Genesis & Lord of the Rings? A: Lord of the Rings actually happened!

Another lighter note: Texarkana is closer to Chicago than to El Paso!

Sounds like there are different “races” among the cats, as there are among the humans.