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Mother Puma Teaches Daughter How to Hunt

Solitaria, a mother puma, is on the move to hunt prey with her cubs close by. Please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE if you enjoyed it! http://bit.ly/1Adl6ht **More info & videos below** โ€œPumas: Legends of the Ice Mountainsโ€œ premieres February 3, 2021, at 8|7c on PBS. --------------- For full NATURE episodes, check out http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pbsnature/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/pbsnature/ Tumblr: http://pbsnature.tumblr.com/ Instagram: http://instagram.com/pbs_nature/ ----------------- Nature is a production of THIRTEEN for PBS. Throughout its history, Nature has brought the natural world to millions of viewers. The PBS series has been consistently among the most-watched primetime series on public television. ----------------- Solitaria, a mother puma, is on the move to hunt prey with her cubs close by. One female cub, in particular, takes in her mother's every move, which may give her an advantage one day when hunting on her own. ----------------- More videos: How an Egg Hatches - https://bit.ly/2J2TfLB Bear Cub Check Up - https://bit.ly/3063a8H Meet One of the Rarest Frogs on Earth - https://bit.ly/2XkSztD The Wild Horses that Beat Extinction: https://bit.ly/2XiysaK Studying Tree Kangaroos - https://bit.ly/2YnAveRTwitter: http://www.twitter/pbsnature FOLLOW PBS: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pbs/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PBS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/PBS Shop: http://www.shop.pbs.org/

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- [Narrator] Solitaria is on the move. She's seen these winters before. She knows how to turn it to her advantage. The ground crunches underfoot. If she flips a pebble, the game will be up. Stalking is difficult. So she sticks to the soft snow, picking her footsteps. The explosion of a light, tawny cat from the dappled snowfield is the last thing the guanacos expect. (roaring) It's confusing and lethal. At least one cub is taking it all in, every moment of the life and death struggle because one
day this lesson will make all the difference in her life. It's time to name her, too. A beautiful huntress, La Bella Cazadora, albeit in the first stages of learning. Because of this closeness, Cazadora will grow just a little larger with each mouthful she forces down while the others play. The rule of the valley is that those who get even the slightest edge, survive. In a competitive family, the one that figures out the best spot to absorb free heat wins the day. And it's usually Cazadora.

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@fredalwatkins4506

Boy, she REALLY earned that meal

@thecursor1

Nothing quite like mom's home cooking.

@sarahmohamed587

I like the encouraging "mew" the daughter gives her mom at 1:06

@MandalaHF

The great skill of cameraman

@lydiapetra1211

The cubbies have such adorable faces....they are so cute!

@shortscenes9338

She fought hard for that meal; and took a couple of injuries too, I believe.

@Hedgpig

That thing is massive, one wrong move and the puma gets a broken bone and probably dies from being unable to hunt

@LechuzaPrecoz

The strong neck of the Guanaco moving like a crazy hose, hitting the cat against the ground, is something that must be faced if they want to eat every day. That is the law of Wild life.

@coyote_in_the_city

no need to make it overdramatic, it's stunning and faszinating as it is.

@louisehelgesson5471

๐Ÿ–ค๐ŸŒˆThe cubs are ridiculously cute and chubby๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ–ค

@frances___----223

Beautiful mother and baby ๐Ÿ’œ

@brianekay4149

At 1:23 that little cub was like, โ€œGo mama!โ€

@vichkar3680

Puma: brutally murders a guanacos Baby puma: ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘„๐Ÿ‘

@dimidomo7946

What is not to like about this majestic cat and its hunting prowess? First-rate video capture of predator and prey along with a learning audience. I doff my hat to the videographer and production crew. Narrator was sultry spot on.

@marieslabbert6009

That was a huge meal. She is a skillful hunter.

@bigskyguys

Those other two cubs playing are probably males training to fight for their life in the future

@liamreidy1175

Beautiful creatures, and the kittens look so cute......

@askbats5407

Incredible how strong these cougars are...just simply amazing. They dont roar but damn they are strong

@gnarmarmilla

What extraordinary footage. Iโ€™m so thankful for your work, PBS. I feel very privileged to have this on youtube. May God bless your hearts and hands with good things evermore. Amen

@lunamaria1048

Omg she is absolutely BEAutiful! Felines are my favorite of God's creation.. Look how she took down prey 3 times her own weight and size, as if it was a game. Just WOW!