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Cougar
Puma concolor
1 habitat
Cougar is found around Various Locations in New Austin and West Elizabeth, one of 1 habitat the compendium records for it.
Everything else that breathes, swims or flies. Habitat and loot are what the compendium asks you to fill in; the three-star carcass is what the trapper asks for.
- Scientific name
- Puma concolor
- Habitats
- Various Locations in New Austin and West Elizabeth
- Carcass yields
- Cougar Fang, Cougar Claw, Cougar Meat, Cougar Pelt
Trivia
- ◆The Undead Cougar is the Cougar equivalent encountered in the Undead Nightmare DLC pack.
- ◆Cougars and bobcats share the same sound file.
- ◆Rufus Byrd, Warren Dillard, Baxter Deaton and Eddie Savoy often talk about a giant cougar or a mountain lion in Hennigan's Stead, claiming it killed three lawmen and that it stole and ate a baby. Rufus will also claim that, according to Jesse Bryars, another has been spotted in Río Bravo. Baxter will claim that the cougar is protected by the "local inbreds".
- ◆Despite their relatively small size, cougars have been seen attacking bears, but this is quite rare.
- ◆The sounds that the cougars make were reused for the cougars in Grand Theft Auto V.
- ◆Despite being there in promotional screenshots, Cougars do not spawn in Nuevo Paraíso.
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Last verified September 13, 2026