Cougar! Mountaion Lion! Puma! Panther!

     Choose a name for this big cat. Any of them will strike fear into those who know this predator. This big cat is known by all these names. Why does it have all these names?
     The cats' name differs from place to place. In the Rocky Mountains of  the United States, it's called the mountain lion. Down in Florida (Land of Flowers), he's known as the panther or the cougar. Once in a while, it's also called the puma. They are fierce and skillful predators. Each is capable of capturing animals larger than itself.
     The swamp of Florida are their natural habitat. The great swamps provide an environment suited to the stealthy cat. They are night hunters. Another word is nocturnal. They hunt at night. 

       "Stealthy slipping through the tangled roots of the Cypress trees the great cat glided effortlessly in the direction of the prey. Her belly was grumbling. A good meal was on the wind tonight. She had scented it 20 minutes ago and silently approached from up wind. She raised her muzzle up and sniffed the air. Fresh blood on the wind! A surge of adrenaline flowed through her. The hairs on her neck and back raised in eager primal excitement. All of her sences were now tuned to the prey. When see sighted it she'd bring it down. With a spring she was gone... disappearing into shadows of the trees.  "