Puma Kitten (IMAGE)

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Puma Kitten

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A puma kitten, at home in her nursery, peers through a hole in a redwood log in the Sana Cruz Mountains. Scientists have now sequenced the genomes of 10 pumas, which could help shape conservation strategies.

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Sebastian Kennerknecht

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