Why it's awesome: Not all predatory wildcats roar; a small feline called the jaguarundi uses at least 13 calls, including purring, whistling and chirping like a bird. Native to the Americas, ...

In the dense forests and scrublands stretching from southern Mexico to northern Argentina, a secretive creature slips quietly through the underbrush. Its unique appearance, combining features of both ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A jaguarundi in nature. The endangered species is believed to be extirpated in Texas. (Gregory Valle/Getty Images) Over the past ...

The jaguarundi is a wild cat that occupies a broad range of habitat in the Americas from the scrublands of the borderlands between the U.S, and Mexico through every major ecoregion of Brazil and into ...

Jim Schroeder rounded a bend in the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge this September, the side of his pickup brushing past high grasses emerging from the dense South Texas thickets. Schroeder’s sister, ...

A few weeks ago, my coworker Celeste and I were driving back from a beach cleanup and as we were headed back to Lake Jackson, we thought we saw a mountain lion on the side of the road. We were taken ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The jaguarundi (Herpailurus yagouaroundi) is a little-known small felid with a range extending from northern Argentina to Mexico. The last ...

Over the past few months, residents in Texas have claimed they've spotted a rare cat, the jaguarundi. However, the elusive feline hasn't had a confirmed sighting in decades. Jaguarundis, an animal ...