can you please name 5 intresting facts about them please!!!
2006-10-09 11:34:15 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
(1)The cougar has 6 names : mountia Lion Puma Amarican Panther WhistlerCatamount Couger (2)There size ranges from 6 to 8 feet in lenth and weight 150 to 200 pounds. (3)they have a 50 mile hunting range (4)Females mate between 2 to 3 years and after a 90 day gestation, they give birth to 1 to 5 cubs. (5) they can bound over 20 feet at a time. (6) Amanda blake (miss Kitty from gunsmoke) raised pumas in Scottsdale, arizona. (7) you can find pumas from the deserts in california to the forests in canada to the rain forest in South America.
2006-10-09 14:00:34 · answer #1 · answered by dhwilson58 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Description - The cougar is a large animal with fur that is short and reddish-brown to grey-brown with white on the underside; the tail is black-tipped. The head is fairly small with small, rounded ears and large feet. The average adult male weighs 125 pounds and the female 100 pounds. The cougar is the largest wild cat native to British Columbia
Distribution - The cougar occurs in BC from the Canada/USA border to Big Muddy River on the Alaska Highway. Although they have not yet reached the Queen Charlotte Islands, they can be found on most other coastal islands. This animal is found only in the western hemisphere of the Americas generally in mountainous areas.
Biology - Although there is no fixed mating season, 1-6 young are usually born midsummer in a den where they are raised only with the female and remain with her for 1-2 years. The cougar is a strong, solitary, strongly territorial hunting species that requires an undisturbed game-rich wilderness. They feed on large animals to mice; the cougar is capable of killing a 600 pound moose or elk. An adult male needs no more than 14-20 mule deer per year to survive. The female cougar has a distinct scream that has been described as "nerve-wracking, demoniac, terror-striking, a trilling wail".
Tracks - The cougars tracks rarely show evidence of the claw. The front feet are larger than the rear and generally the toes spread wider with speed. A distinctive feature of this creature in snowy areas is tail marks on the snow.
Straddle: 20 cm (8 in)
Stride: 40 - 50 cm (16 - 20 in)
Track: 8 cm (3.2 in) long / 8 cm (3.2 in) wi
2006-10-09 18:39:03 · answer #2 · answered by Lele07 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At one time cougars had a wide range in North and South America
They came to be known by many different names including: mountain lion, puma, catamount, screamer and painter.
Mountain lions can jump 18 feet (5.5 meters) from the ground into a tree, and they have been known to jump 20 feet (6.1 meters) up or down a hillside. That is the height of many two-story buildings!
Mountain lions are good swimmers, but they would rather not get in the water because they do not seem to like being wet.
Even though we hear it a lot in movies and on TV, mountain lions don’t make that "wild cat scream" very often. More common vocalizations are whistles, squeaks, growls, purrs, hisses, and yowls.
Some mountain lions eat porcupines, quills and all, apparently without any harm!
Fully grown they reach the height of 7 to 8 feet
An adult weighs between 100 and 250 pounds
2006-10-09 18:54:15 · answer #3 · answered by pinkpiggies336 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I work with them everyday. Interesting? They are the only lion in our Continent. They go by at least five different names - but it's all the same cat. Goolge this question - you'll learn a lot.
2006-10-09 19:11:25 · answer #4 · answered by risa131313 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋