According to Antonio, pumas lived mainly on hare and guanaco, with the latter being their favorite prey. To date, I had never seen one in the wild and
probably never would.
“All a puma has to do is stand still and you’ll never see one from the air,” said Antonio to me once when I asked about pumas. “They don’t have the herd instinct of the guanaco and don’t run. What they do is locate their prey during daytime and wait until dark. Easier that way. They stalk from downwind, moving silently, same as a ghost.
“I used to hunt puma when I was a kid,” he went on. “We’d go riding out for several days into the wildest country you ever saw, when we had nothing better to do, and usually got one or two. Pumas live in country that’s good for the eyes but hell on the feet. Back when, there were lots of cats. By ourselves, we had better luck after a big snow, because then you can follow fresh tracks. The rest of the time, you have to use dogs to have any chance at all. It was a way to stay busy and keep the sheep losses down. You see, they like lamb every bit as much as you and me, but they shy away from man . . . which is a good thing. The puma is a true hunter. Solitary cats with fire in their eyes and lots of patience. Big, too, so when the time comes they can deliver the fatal blow. Puma,” he added, “is an Inca word meaning strong and powerful. I learned a lot about hunting and tracking just by watching them.”
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