A puma from South America sought a higher vantage for hunting:
It’s a familiar sight for cat owners: You come into the room only to find your furry friend has climbed up onto the dining table in search of food.
A similar thing has now been caught on camera traps in South America: A wild puma (Puma concolor) has been spotted way higher up in the rainforest canopy than they’re usually thought to climb.
The account is reported in a new preprint paper from a team led by the National Museum of Natural History in France.
See Michael Irving, A Wild Puma Was Caught on Camera Hunting in an Unexpected Place, Science Alert, November 13, 2026.