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Appalachian Cougars shouldn't exist... but do they?

Appalachia

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They say Appalachian Cougars don’t exist anymore, yet over the last 100 years or more, people who live around these mountains still claim to see them. In this video, I track down a dozen or more historical accounts from the last 350 years, & follow the extinction of the Eastern Cougar - as well as its supposed survival. What do you think? Does the Eastern Cougar survive?

Part 5 of 6

American Wilds

The unknown and forgotten history of the Americas. The frontier, the wildlife and the explorers who saw them.

  1. 01The Extinct Appalachian Jaguars... that Explorers saw
  2. 02We’ve Finally Found Magellan’s Lost Colony in South America
  3. 03Colombia’s Forgotten City… that Conquistadors never found
  4. 04The 1805 Expedition That Encountered America's Deadliest Apex Predator
  5. 05Appalachian Cougars shouldn't exist... but do they?
  6. 06We're Finally Finding Lost Cities in the Amazon

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