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Although they are cats of similar sizes, there is a huge difference in the demeanor of leopards and cougars. The author Peter Capstick commenting on the practice in the American west of treeing cougars and then lassoing them out of the tree. He said if cowboys tried that with a leopard, there would be a huge overflow at the emergency room of the local hospital.


7 posted on 02/12/2016 10:02:49 AM PST by CommerceComet (Ignore the GOP-e. Cruz to victory in 2016.)
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The author Peter Capstick commenting on the practice in the American west of treeing cougars and then lassoing them out of the tree.

Was this in reference to the Lee brothers in Tucson, AZ. They traveled the west capturing pumas for ranchers who were
loosing sheep or cattle.


9 posted on 02/12/2016 10:13:07 AM PST by OregonRancher (Some days, it's not even worth chewing through the restraints)
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