1988 Press Photo Patagonia Puma in the Andes Mountains, Chile - noc16722
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Description
Patagonia Puma in the Andes Mountains, Chile. Cornered by scientists, a Patagonia puma is fiercely unaware of the intruders' good intentions. William L. Franklin, an animal ecologist at Iowa State, has spent three years directing a study of the big cats in the high desert of the Chilean Andes. As members of Franklin's team approach the puma the immobilize it with a dart gun and collar it for future study, its position is not as precarious as it appears: a ledge a few feet below will stop the puma if it tumbles.
