Re: Inger's 'sacred cats' are the Puma concolor

Doug Weller <dweller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:bgjn53lgf9mtlufrjcflrps6kvesrv835s@xxxxxxx:

Aka cougar, mountain lion. Puma is the Quechua word for cougar. That is,
the Inca word.
She evidently found a cat fanciers site that said the Inca revered sacred
cats and decided that showed European influence. An indication of the
'scholarly nature' of her research.

Doug

Just remember:

"Inger said it, therefore it is wrong."

will never fail you.

David

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