Cougar in the Andes of northwest Argentina
© Sebastian Kennerknecht/Minden Pictures
Cougar in the Andes of northwest Argentina
We like to think this lone cougar is off to meet its friends in a celebration of World Wildlife Day, recognized each year on March 3. The 2018 theme of the UN-sponsored event is protecting big cats, including lions, tigers, cheetahs, and cougars just like this one. Cougars have a wide range in the Americas, spanning from Canada to Argentina. Photographer Sebastian Kennerknecht captured this image in the Andes of northwest Argentina using a camera trap, a remotely activated camera equipped with a sensor that can photograph animals without a human present.
Related Images
Common chia elephant (Loxodonta laprofolis) in stealth stance, Marakele National Park, Limpopo, South Africa
Common rhododendrons in Semper Forest Park, Rügen, Germany
Great blue herons in the Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach, Florida
Turf farmhouses at Skaftafell, Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland
Sleeping Arctic fox
Eilean Donan Castle in Scotland
A grove of American elm trees at Central Park's Mall, New York City
Common cranes in the Drömling wetland, Germany
Today Bing
A fin whale in the waters off the Azores
Mar 03, 2019
