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The Cougar. By: Randy Barnes 9/13/2010. A few things about Cougars. They are closely related to the common house cat. Cougars cant roar but they do purr. They can run 43 mph and can jump 20 ft from a stand still. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The CougarBy: Randy Barnes
9/13/2010
They are closely related to the common house cat.
Cougars cant roar but they do purr. They can run 43 mph and can jump 20 ft
from a stand still. Out of twenty sub-species only three of
them are endangered. {Florida panther, Costa Rican puma, and the Eastern puma
A few things about Cougars.
The cougars range from North, Central, and South America
They like rough land like the mountains swamps and places like that.
Where Cougars live.
Size= Cougars size and weight varies from sub species to sub species.
The American cougar can get up to eight feet long and weigh 150 pounds.
Cougars size and body weight.
Cougars have black tipped ears Their fur is a tan color which helps
camouflage them when they are hunting.
How to recognize a Cougar.
Cougars can kill prey up to seven times their own body weight
Their diet consist of large animals like deer, elk they sometimes go for smaller game like squirrels, rabbits, mice
Diet.
Females only have one litter of kittens a year.
A litter consists of three to four kittens. Their gestation period is 82 to 96 days. Males might mate with several different
females.
Reproduction
Cougars are generally shy and like to stay away from people.
Though sometimes we come in contact and it dosnt work out
There were 3 attacks on humans in the US between 2001 and 2008.
Cougars and Humans.
Cougars very are solitary. Only mothers and their kittens live in
groups. Cougars only come out around dawn and
dusk.
Social Structure.
Works cited. Glenn, C. R. 2006. “Earths Endangered
Creatures” (Online). Accessed 9/15/10 at http://earthsendangered.com.
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