CT09_0077-2

Young cougar
I can assume that a young cougar (Puma concolor) recorded its passage through Ponto dos Gatos three times. I named the cat ‘Garoto’ (means boy) and my assumption is supported by its size, the spots on its fur, the way it walks and the brief interval between each appearance.
After the first registration on August 30, 2018, Garoto appeared twice more, and always in the same place.
This long stay of a feline in the place demonstrates a healthy ecosystem, demonstrates that the local fauna is abundant. Since the beginning of my residence in this forest, I have come across the presence of hunters who detonated their instruments of death, night and day. Gradually I established a conversation with them, trying to explain that my area was functioning as a place for the reproduction of fauna, and this meant that animals were constantly distributed to other neighboring lands. Probably in most cases this was understood. The shots in my area decreased more and more as they continued in the neighboring lands.
In my analysis, the presence of so many felines and their permanent visit to my area reinforces the idea of the abundance of food for these predators.

CT09_0077-2 – Leonide Principe
Equipment: UltraFire with lens set at 5 mm – Exposition: ISO: 527 – Aperture: 3.6 – Shutter: 1/30 – Program: Normal – Exp. Comp.: 0.0,
Original digital capture of a real life scene –
Original file size: 3776px x 2124px
Location: Abra144 (Presidente Figueiredo – Amazonas Brazil)
Date: August 30, 2018 – Time: 9:20:05 AM
Collection: Feline Monitoring – Persons shown: none
Keywords:
144, AMERICA DO SUL, Amazon, Amazonas, Amazonia, Amazonian, Brasil, Brazil, Brazilian, FAUNA, Felinae, Grade144, Grid144, PESQUISA, Presidente Figueiredo, Puma concolor, RESEARCH, SOUTH AMERICA, animals, catamount, cats, cougar, fauna monitoring, felids, felinos, mammals, mamíferos, monitoramento da fauna, onça-parda, onça-vermelha, puma, suçuarana
EN1 Young couguar CT09_0077-2
PT1 Jovem suçuarana CT09_0077-2
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CT011_5063

Resident like me
The second entry is dated November 21, 2018 at 10:44:24 AM, about 80 days later. This surprised me a lot, and the third entry surprised me even more… resident, like me.

CT011_5063 – Leonide Principe
Equipment: UltraFire with lens set at 5 mm – Exposition: ISO: 324 – Aperture: 3.6 – Shutter: 1/30 – Program: Normal – Exp. Comp.: 0.0,
Original digital capture of a real life scene –
Original file size: 3776px x 2124px
Location: Abra144 (Presidente Figueiredo – Amazonas Brazil)
Date: November 21, 2018 – Time: 10:44:24 AM
Collection: Feline Monitoring – Persons shown: none
Keywords:
abra144, AMERICA DO SUL, Amazon, Amazonas, Amazonia, Amazonian, Brasil, Brazil, Brazilian, FAUNA, Felinae, Grade144, Grid144, PESQUISA, Presidente Figueiredo, Puma concolor, RESEARCH, SOUTH AMERICA, animals, catamount, cats, cougar, fauna monitoring, felids, felinos, mammals, mamíferos, monitoramento da fauna, onça-parda, onça-vermelha, puma, suçuarana
EN2 Resident like me CT011_5063
PT2 Morador como eu CT011_5063
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CT011_5122

Third capture
The third record is dated December 30, 2018 at 9:14:53 AM, 40 days after the second digital capture.
The features of a slender figure can still be observed.

CT011_5122 – Leonide Principe
Equipment: UltraFire with lens set at 5 mm – Exposition: ISO: 459 – Aperture: 3.6 – Shutter: 1/30 – Program: Normal – Exp. Comp.: 0.0,
Original digital capture of a real life scene –
Original file size: 3776px x 2124px
Location: Abra144 (Presidente Figueiredo – Amazonas Brazil)
Date: December 30, 2018 – Time: 9:14:53 AM
Collection: Feline Monitoring – Persons shown: none
Keywords:
Puma concolor, onça-parda, puma, suçuarana, cats, mamíferos, mammals, FAUNA, animals, abra144, Presidente Figueiredo, Amazonas, Amazon, Amazonia, Amazonian, Brazil, Brasil, Brazilian, AMERICA DO SUL, SOUTH AMERICA, monitoramento da fauna, fauna monitoring, Grade144, Grid144, PESQUISA, RESEARCH, catamount, cougar, onça-vermelha, felinos, felids, Felinae
EN3 Third capture CT011_5122
PT3 Terceira captura CT011_5122
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CT05_3011-4

Adult cougar 1
That year 2018 Garoto was not just the only actor in this impressive monitoring. On May 18, 2018 an adult cougar crossed my camera.

CT05_3011-4 – Leonide Principe
Equipment: Reconix UltraFire with lens set at 5 mm – Exposition: ISO: 324 – Aperture: 3.6 – Shutter: 1/30 –
Original digital capture of a real life scene –
Original file size: 1920px x 1080px
Location Taken: Abra144 (Presidente Figueiredo – Amazonas Brazil)
Date Taken:
Collection: Feline Monitoring – Persons shown: none
Keywords:
144, AMERICA DO SUL, Amazon, Amazonas, Amazonia, Amazonian, Brasil, Brazil, Brazilian, FAUNA, Felinae, Grade144, Grid144, PESQUISA, Presidente Figueiredo, Puma concolor, RESEARCH, SOUTH AMERICA, animals, catamount, cats, cougar, fauna monitoring, felids, felinos, mammals, mamíferos, monitoramento da fauna, onça-parda, onça-vermelha, puma, suçuarana
EN4 Adult cougar 1 CT05_3011-4
PT4 Suçuarana adulta 1 CT05_3011-4
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CT06_3012-4

Suçuarana adulta 2
Em Junho de 2018, outra suçuarana adulta cruzou o enquadramento da câmera no Ponto da Tucandeira, uns 300 metros mais ao Sul. É fácil ver que não é a mesma onça, pois esta segunda tem pelo na barriga.
Seria esta a mãe do Garoto? Meu sentimento diz que sim, mas sabemos que este tipo de afirmações não são muito bem vista em nossa era racional.

CT06_3012-4 – Leonide Principe
Equipment: Reconix UltraFire with lens set at 5 mm – Exposition: ISO: 324 – Aperture: 3.6 – Shutter: 1/30 –
Original digital capture of a real life scene –
Original file size: 1920px x 1080px
Location Taken: Abra144 (Presidente Figueiredo – Amazonas Brazil)
Date Taken:
Collection: Feline Monitoring – Persons shown: none
Keywords:
Puma concolor, onça-parda, puma, suçuarana, cats, mamíferos, mammals, FAUNA, animals, abra144, Presidente Figueiredo, Amazonas, Amazon, Amazonia, Amazonian, Brazil, Brasil, Brazilian, AMERICA DO SUL, SOUTH AMERICA, monitoramento da fauna, fauna monitoring, Grade144, Grid144, PESQUISA, RESEARCH, catamount, cougar, onça-vermelha, felinos, felids, Felinae
EN5 Adult cougar 2 CT06_3012-4
PT5 Suçuarana adulta 2 CT06_3012-4
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CT10_2046-1

Adult cougar 3
I apologize for the framing of this photo, by the way, I must confess that I was always very disappointed with the framing of the digital capture camera, despite the effort to improve it.
Here is a capture from September 21, 2018, Spring Day. In the middle between Garoto’s first and second passages. This jaguar doesn’t look like the svelte young cat, this one looks more like an adult cat to me.

CT10_2046-1 – Leonide Principe
Equipment: Reconix UltraFire with lens set at 5 mm – –
Original digital capture of a real life scene –
Original file size: 1920px x 1080px
Location Taken: Abra144 (Presidente Figueiredo – Amazonas Brazil)
Date Taken:
Collection: Feline Monitoring – Persons shown: none
Keywords:
Puma concolor, onça-parda, puma, suçuarana, cats, mamíferos, mammals, FAUNA, animals, abra144, Presidente Figueiredo, Amazonas, Amazon, Amazonia, Amazonian, Brazil, Brasil, Brazilian, AMERICA DO SUL, SOUTH AMERICA, monitoramento da fauna, fauna monitoring, Grade144, Grid144, PESQUISA, RESEARCH, catamount, cougar, onça-vermelha, felinos, felids, Felinae
EN6 Adult cougar 3 CT10_2046-1
PT6 Suçuarana adulta 3 CT10_2046-1
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Our Boy
During 2019, the monitoring of the puma can be assumed to be absent in the area, at least with regard to photographic records. However, we repeatedly heard cougar roaring further north from the registration points, in addition to typical scratching very close to roadway BR174.
However, almost a year later, the cougar is shown again and, again, it shows its persistent presence in this area. Four captures in two months.
Everything indicates that it is the same jaguar. Here too my heart tells me that it is our Boy, a year older, more mature.