I'm going out on a limb here and maybe giving the organization maybe a little too much credit here, but logically speaking, if you have started an organization called PUMA, and you wanted a symbol to represent your organization, you don't turn around and say, "Hey!, I got it! We're the PUMAs, right... oh, your gonna love this idea... So if we're the PUMAs, riiiiight..... and we need a symmmbol... Let's... use... a... COUGAR!
Sheesh, that's like saying the Washington Indians, or the Cleveland Redskins, the New York Titans or the Tennessee Giants, same species, different regions, right? 220... 221?, hey, whatever it takes...
LOL, OK we can have a zoological debate later, after we win this election!!