Is this a puma, cougar, or mountain lion? Depending on where you are in the Americas, you might hear people call this big cat by different names. In the western U.S., they’re often called mountain lions; in Florida, they’re known as panthers. Further south, like in Latin America, they’re called pumas. And if you head to Canada, you might hear them called cougars.No matter the name, these majestic creatures are one of the most adaptable animals in the Western Hemisphere, thriving in habitats rang