It was not a dog, or a puma, which has a much higher pitched growl.
Staring down a puma can let the animal know you're aware it's looking, though distance can reduce its effectiveness.
Animals seen on these rafts included a puma, a deer, monkeys and snakes.
puma navigates and hunts for hydrothermal vents using chemical sniffers and lasers to detect smoke traces.
Also look out for monkeys and birds, or a rare sighting of a puma.
Poachers come for the pelts of the vicuna and the now-endangered puma.
Also called mountain lion and puma fluctuate: verb: to constantly change back and forth.
Desert puma evolutionary ecology and conservation of an enduring carnivore.
British Dictionary definitions for puma
puma
/ˈpjuːmə/
noun
1.
a large American feline mammal, Felis concolor, that resembles a lion, having a plain greyish-brown coat and long tail Also called cougar, mountain lion
Word Origin
C18: via Spanish from Quechuan
Word Origin and History for puma
n.
1777, from Spanish puma, from Quechua (Peru) puma.