--- a/src/mission_companion.cpp
+++ b/src/mission_companion.cpp
@@ -1448,14 +1448,14 @@
             int monsters = rng( 0, 10 );
             if( skill * rng_float( .80, 1.2 ) > monsters * rng_float( .8, 1.2 ) ) {
                 if( one_in( 2 ) ) {
-                    popup( _( "%s was able to scare off the bear after delivering a nasty "
+                    popup( _( "%s was able to scare off the cougar after delivering a nasty "
                               "blow!" ), comp->name );
                 } else {
                     popup( _( "%s beat the cougar into a bloody pulp!" ), comp->name );
                 }
             } else {
                 if( one_in( 2 ) ) {
-                    popup( _( "%s was able to hold off the first wolf but the others that were "
+                    popup( _( "%s was able to hold off the first cougar but the others that were "
                               "skulking in the tree line caught up…" ), comp->name );
                     popup( _( "I'm sorry, there wasn't anything we could do…" ) );
                 } else {