cougar

(Newser) - A cougar shot April 14 in Chicago was spotted earlier in Wisconsin, DNA tests show, suggesting an epic trek. Now, scientists are eager to study the animal, hoping to learn more about how and why it migrated; they aim to pin down its ancestry in an effort to better understand...

(Newser) - The first cougar spotted in Chicago since the city's 19th-century founding ran loose around the Windy City over the weekend only to be shot dead last night in a North Side neighborhood by police officers who feared it was going to attack them, the Chicago Tribune reports. As the police...