Why, you have said that no cattle-either cows or horses-can exist there without man to protect them, else they would be devoured by pumas, jaguars, and bats.
"Popular Adventure Tales"
Mayne Reid
They are the real "wild beasts" of South America, far more to be dreaded than pumas, or crocodiles, or snakes, or even the fierce jaguar himself.
"Popular Adventure Tales"
Mayne Reid
Their Indian allies were there also, and these grinned like unfed pumas, snarling and whimpering for our lives, till their masters kicked them to silence.
"Montezuma's Daughter"
H. Rider Haggard