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  Puma   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The belly of a puma is whitish, and the upper lips, chin and throat are almost pure white.
Grey phased pumas tend to be silvery grey to bluish and slaty grey.
Pumas were once cited as good examples of Bergman’s rule, which states that animals in cooler climates are expected to have a large body size to reduce heat loss.
members.aol.com /cattrust/puma.htm   (2009 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The puma, the second largest cat in the Americas, is a large cat and (apart from its size) is a perfect example of the basic feline type, without any particular specilization.
The smallest pumas are found in equitorial regions with the average size increasing progressively towards the north and south, with the largest found at the extremes of its range.
Pumas mate at any time of the year when hormonal changes in the female urine alerts the resident male that she is in estrous.
home.globalcrossing.net /~brendel/puma.html   (929 words)

  
 Puma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pumas that live closest to the equator are the smallest, and increase in size in populations closer to the poles.
There were around 100 puma attacks on humans in the USA and Canada during the period from 1890 to January 2004, with 16 fatalities; California, which has the highest population density of areas with a significant cougar habitat, has had 14 attacks and 6 fatalities.
Attacks by puma on humans and pets are associated with urban areas situated in the wildland urban intermix such as the Boulder, Colorado area, which have encouraged the traditional prey of the puma, the mule deer, to habituate to urban areas and the presence of people and pets.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Puma   (2692 words)

  
 Puma
As mentioned, the Puma is a derivative of the ubiquitous Sho't, which in itself is a modified British Centurion main battle tank.
In a move to adapt the Puma to its new role, it was fitted with a super structure, not unlike the one used by the Nagmachon.
The Puma RAM is also fitted with a crane on the rear of the vehicle, which seems to be the same as the one sometimes fitted to the rear of regular Pumas.
www.israeli-weapons.com /weapons/vehicles/engineer_vehicles/puma/Puma.html   (1244 words)

  
 Puma
In the north of its range and in higher mountainous regions the pumas coat is generally longer to provide additional protection against the extremes in temperature - the colour of the fur varies from slate grey, through yellow buff to light reddish brown.
In appearance the puma has a small, broad head with small rounded ears, a powerful body with long hind legs and tail, which is tipped with fl.
It is common for the puma to mark the boundaries of its territory with tree scrapes and sprays of urine which serve as markers and warnings to other puma.
dialspace.dial.pipex.com /agarman/puma.htm   (564 words)

  
 Army Technology - Puma - Wheeled Armoured Fighting Vehicles
The Puma Armoured Fighting Vehicles are a family of light wheeled armoured vehicles developed in a 4x4 and 6x6 configuration by the Consorzio Iveco Fiat - Oto Melara based in Rome.
The development of the Puma was extended to provide a complete family of light wheeled armoured fighting vehicles, suitable for combat and combat support roles.
The hulls for the different versions of the Puma vehicles are customised to meet the specific mission requirements, while the mechanical systems, with minor differences in the transfer casing, are common to the family of vehicles.
www.army-technology.com /projects/puma   (744 words)

  
 PUMA-- Kids' Planet -- Defenders of Wildlife   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The Florida panther, a puma subspecies, is found in isolated populations in Florida where an estimated 50 to 100 individuals remain.
Pumas do not have a set breeding season, but most births occur in late winter and early spring after a three month gestation period.
Pumas are considered a game species in areas where they are abundant, such as the western U.S., and are protected in the eastern U.S. The Florida panther is protected under the Endangered Species Act.
www.kidsplanet.org /factsheets/puma.html   (301 words)

  
 Puma   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Pumas are larger toward the extreme southern or northern parts of their range (away from the equator) and have large feet and proportionately the longest hind feed of the cat family.
Although pumas have been documented recently in a remote forested area of east-central New Brunswick, DNA tests of road-killed individuals and other material from that province and adjacent states demonstrated these cats to have been derived from South American origin and presumably originate as escapees or intentionally released individuals.
Pumas are only supported by the PMP for educational purposes, and only if they are part of a zoogeographically theme within a zoo.
www.csew.com /felidtag/pages/Educational/FactSheets/puma.htm   (1701 words)

  
 Cougar, Puma, Mountain Lion
PUMA also called AMERICAN LION, COUGAR, DEER TIGER, MEXICAN LION, PANTHER, PAINTER, MOUNTAIN LION, or CATAMOUNT (Felis concolor), is a large, graceful cat, of the family Felidae, that is exceeded in size only by the jaguar among cats of the New World.
The puma ranges widely from the southern third of British Columbia to Patagonia in habitats as varied as mountains, deserts, and jungles, but, because of persecution by humans, it is now generally restricted to wilderness areas.
Pumas usually live to be about 12 years old, but they have been known to live up to 19 years in captivity.
home.midwest.net /~selsyn/puma.htm   (570 words)

  
 National Labor Committee   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Puma is making a net profit of $12.24 per hour on each worker in China making their sneakers.
Puma should seriously address these human rights issues: the right to earn at least subsistence level wages, freedom of association, and the right to organize-but should do so in reality, with concrete actions and not just words.
Ultimately though, if the Puma workers and others across the developing world are to win respect for their human and worker rights and fair wages, much will depend upon the engagement, awareness and demands of consumers in the U.S. and elsewhere in the developed world.
www.nlcnet.org /campaigns/puma04   (932 words)

  
 Puma - MSN Encarta
Puma, also cougar or mountain lion, carnivore of North and South America with thick fur that ranges from reddish-brown in tropical forms to bluish-gray in northern forms.
It is lighter on the sides, and the muzzle, chin, throat, breast, and insides of the legs are whitish.
The puma is found from British Columbia to Patagonia.
encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761572249/Puma.html   (156 words)

  
 Puma Darts
At Puma, we have always had a goal and commitment to offer our customers a range of innovative darts and darting equipment made to the highest standard and supplied with service and back up second to none.
Puma Darts is the home of the original Bandit.
Puma darts and dartboards are the choice of many of the top players around the world which has lead to the development of the professional Signature range of darts for both steel and soft tip.
www.pumadarts.com   (238 words)

  
 Puma - Puma concolor
Pumas tend to be larger farther away from the equator.
Pumas mate usually in late winter and early spring.
Pumas live to be 15 years in the wild, but captive puma have lived to be 20 years
www.blueplanetbiomes.org /puma.htm   (350 words)

  
 The Royal Air Force - Equipment   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The Puma is a support helicopter which entered RAF service in 1971.
The remaining Pumas are based at RAF Aldergrove in Northern Ireland with 230 Sqn.
Pumas were involved in Operation TELIC, the liberation of Iraq, supporting British Army patrols and carrying out casualty evacuation flights.
www.raf.mod.uk /equipment/puma.html   (363 words)

  
 Cool Hunting: Puma
In March 2005 Puma unveiled their Mongolian Shoe BBQ—an in-store sneaker customization experience where you pick out actual parts and they get shipped off and sewn in to shoes (see our preview here and the shoes I made here).
Puma has deals with no less than 12 federations, including Italy, all of the African teams who qualified, as well as Saudi Arabia and Iran from the Middle East.
Puma teamed up with renowned tattoo artist BJ Betts aka Cubanbee for a special release of the Puma heritage RS 100 to be released around Mother's and Father's day and offered Cool Hunting a pack that includes one pair of each of the three colorways to give away to one of our readers.
www.coolhunting.com /archives/puma   (1857 words)

  
 CorpWatch : Sweating for the Olympics
Fila and Puma are cases in point, selling their fashionable wear and old school sneakers to skaters, jocks, and hip hop heads.
Puma is the world's sixth largest sportswear brand, doubling its profits in 2003 from $108 million to $228 million.
While both Fila and Puma have stated their commitment to honoring the labor rights of the workers who produce their merchandise, the reality on the factory floor seems to belie these claims.
www.corpwatch.org /article.php?id=11493   (1394 words)

  
 Army Technology - Puma Tracked Infantry Fighting Vehicle
The Puma vehicles are to replace the Rheinmetall Landsysteme Marder 1 Infantry Fighting Vehicles which entered service in 1971 with the German Army and will soon reach the end of operational life.
The German Army Puma with Level A protection has a combat weight of 31.45t and is air transportable in the A400M aircraft.
It would be necessary to deploy four A400M transporters to carry three Puma infantry fighting vehicles fitted with Level C armour protection, the fourth aircraft lifting the additional modular armour fits.
www.army-technology.com /projects/puma_tracked   (1114 words)

  
 Puma   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Pumas are in the genus Felis, which are considered the small cats.
It is reported to be capable of leaping from the ground to a tree branch up to 17 feet in a single bound.
Pumas are solitary and establish large home ranges.
www.centralfloridazoo.org /animals/Puma.htm   (516 words)

  
 Preserve Unique Magnolia Association
Welcome to PUMA, a an organization centered in the Magnolia area in the mountains west of Boulder, but dedicated to health and well being of the entire front-range mountain community.
Of primary concern to members of PUMA is the preservation of a reasonable balance of human use with native species and the ecosystems we share.
The PUMA Newsletter helps us inform and educate our community, not only about our organization, but also about what living in the mountains can offer, and about issues we should be concerned about if we are to sustain and improve the environment we call home.
www.puma-net.org   (331 words)

  
 PUMA AG - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
PUMA AG Rudolf Dassler Sport (PUMA) is a large German-based multinational company that produces athletic shoes and other sportswear.
Puma were the commercial sponsors for the 2002 anime series, Hungry Heart: Wild Striker, with the jerseys and clothing sporting the Puma brand.
Puma are the main producer of enthusiast driving shoes and race suits.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/PUMA_AG   (307 words)

  
 PUMA Issues of Concern
Roz McClellan, PUMA member, has been active in environmental issues in Boulder County since 1981 and is currently the Director of the Southern Rockies Ecosystem Project, an organization working to protect biodiversity and prevent habitat fragmentation by mapping and protecting remaining wilderness areas.
The primary concern of PUMA and other local residents is the negative impact that motorized use has on the wildlife and ecology of that area.
At PUMA's request, Boulder County Commissioners held a public meeting to discuss closure of the road to protect the area as part of the Winiger Ridge Environmental Conservation Area and Wildlife Migration Corridor.
www.puma-net.org /Issues.htm   (3123 words)

  
 PUMA Documentation
PUMA is a DD-Package for the efficient representation and manipulation of Boolean Functions with OKFDDs as well as Zero-Suppressed BDDs.
PUMA`s sifting approaches also differ in the selection strategy for the next sifting candidate, that is to say the next variable for a repositioning is determined more sophisticated.
PUMA has several additional parameters (although some are still for experimental purposes) to get a more sophisticated interleaving behaviour, but I don`t want to make things too complicated.
ira.informatik.uni-freiburg.de /software/puma/pumamain.html   (6759 words)

  
 The Cornell PUMA (Publications Management System) Project   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
PUMA maintains the list of referee-paper assignments, and only allows referees to review the papers to which they are assigned.
PUMA uses many features of the Cornell PREDATOR system, such as the special handling of data types (such as the abstracts, papers, and reviews); therefore, the two should be used together.
PUMA was first used for the SIGMOD 98 conference and then for the VLDB 98 conference.
www.cs.cornell.edu /database/predator/puma/puma.html   (3445 words)

  
 VW PUMA PAGE
The first Pumas were built strictly for racing, but it was not long before they were being built for street use.
Pumas were sporadically imported to the U.S. during the 1970's and 1980's.
Puma built some front engine rear wheel drive models based on Brazilian Chevrolet components, but these were not exported.
wj2d.100megsdns.com /home.html   (931 words)

  
 Puma Shoes and Sneakers, Puma Clothing, Jackets, Bags, Hats and more
PUMA shoes, sneakers and clothing is a business rooted in the passionate world of sporting endeavor.
PUMA makes products designed to facilitate the individual achievements that evoke the most passionate responses- PUMA sneakers, PUMA shoes and PUMA clothing all help bring contenders closer to their goal.
PUMA has accompanied Pelé through World Cup finals (you know he was wearing Puma sneakers), Boris Becker to the grass courts of Wimbledon (Puma sneakers, definitely) and Linford Christie (oh yeah, Old Linny, he was wearing a dope track suit) to an Olympic gold.
www.karmaloop.com /brands/puma.asp   (193 words)

  
 PUMA - The PURE Manipulator   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
PUMA is a library that allows complex transformations of C++ source code.
The main goal of PUMA is to support developers of aspect weavers (see Aspect-Oriented Programmingg (Xerox PARC)), but other applications, e.g.
The library is a development of researchers and helping students of the OS research group of the university of Magdeburg, Germany.
ivs.cs.uni-magdeburg.de /~puma   (98 words)

  
 AS 532 Cougar
A total of 696 Puma's had been sold by the end of manufacture although they are still produced in Romania.
The Cougar name was adopted for all military variants, and in 1990, all Super Puma designations were changed from AS 332 to AS 532 to distinguish between civil and military variants.
The Cougar can also be equipped with jet diluters for protection against heat-seeking missiles, with infrared and electromagnetic countermeasures, crashworthy seats for pilot and military personnel, armorplate for crew seats and vital parts of the machine, a 4.5 metric-ton capacity sling and a winch capable of hoisting 245 kg.
www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/ac/row/cougar.htm   (1593 words)

  
 Armed Forces - Royal Air Force - r7a13 - RAF Aircraft - Puma HC1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Following the retirement of the last Wessex in 2003, the Puma is the oldest helicopter in RAF service.
In September 1994, a contract was announced for a navigational upgrade for 41 x Puma helicopters, with Racal Avionics acting as the prime contractor.
RAF Pumas are due to be phased out of service in 2010.
www.armedforces.co.uk /raf/listings/l0033.html   (279 words)

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