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The cougar (Puma concolor) (/ ˈ k uː ɡ ər /, KOO-gər), also known as the panther, mountain lion, catamount and puma, is a large cat native to the Americas. It inhabits North , Central and South America , making it the most widely distributed wild, terrestrial mammal in the Western Hemisphere , and one of the most widespread in ...
Mammals. Diet: Carnivore. Size: Head and body: 3.25 to 5.25 feet; tail: 23.5 to 33.5 inches. Weight: 136 pounds. The mountain lion used to be found all over the United States, but now is...
Description. The mountain lion—also known as the cougar, puma, panther, or catamount—is a large cat species native to the Americas. Mountain lions are large, tan cats. Their bodies are mainly covered in tawny-beige fur, except for the whitish-gray belly and chest.
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Cougars hunt at dawn and dusk. They usually prey on deer, although these opportunistic predators also eat coyotes, moose, wild sheep, birds, and rodents. They even kill feral donkeys, an invasive species in California’s Death Valley National Park. The cats silently stalk their prey, then pounce and kill them with a fatal bite to the back of the hea...
Male cougars maintain large territories that overlap with several smaller territories of their mates. About three months after mating, a female gives birth to three or four kittens in a secluded den, where she stays for 10 days. Babies are born with camouflaged, spotted coats that fade into a solid color as they grow. After six weeks, the family wi...
Arguably the world’s most famous cougar was an animal called P-22, whose father was P-001—the first puma to be collared by the National Park Service. Born in the Santa Monica Mountains, P-22 left his birthplace to find his own territory and crossed some of the world’s busiest freeways to reach L.A.’s Griffith Park, part of the Hollywood Hills, wher...
Cougars once roamed nearly all of the United States, but by the early 1900s, they were mostly hunted to extinction in the Midwest and eastern U.S. The Florida panther—a subspecies only found in Florida—survived, though today fewer than 200 individuals remain in the wild. Overall, cougar populations are stable, and the International Union for the Co...
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14 de feb. de 2023 · Scientific Name: Felis concolor. Size (length) English & Metric: 6'-9' (1.5-2.75 m) Habitat: all mountainous regions and swamps. Diet: commonly deer but also anything from elk to mice. Predators: wolves, other Mountain Lions. Mountain Lion. NPS. Identification:
ORDER: Carnivora. FAMILY: Felidae. GENUS: Puma. SPECIES: concolor. ABOUT. What's in a name? Mountain lion, puma, cougar, panther—this cat is known by more names than just about any other mammal! But no matter what you call it, it’s still the same cat, Puma concolor, the largest of the "small cats." So how did it get so many names?
18 de dic. de 2022 · Mountain lions (Puma concolor, also called cougars or pumas) inhabit the canyons and forests of the park, and are the region's only remaining large predator. Learn more about this secretive animal's behavior, and habits.
