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Cougar

By: Addison R

Intro

What kind of animal is perfectly adapted to its habitat and environment? A cougar! Cougars live in most of South America. Cougars live in every climate in the new world. Pumas are native to Washington State.

Intro

Cougar

The scientific name for a cougar is the puma concolor.

Body

The tail is cylindrical, and about one-third of total body length. The limbs are short and muscular. The feet are broad, with four digits on hind feet and five on forefeet. The retractile are sharp and curved. The skull is broad and short, with a high, arched forehead and massive teeth modified for grabbing and slicing prey.

Cougar body

Cougar bones in body

Food

food

Pumas will eat whatever they find. Pumas mostly eat goats, sheep, raccoons, coyotes, rabbits, hares, deer, rodents, porcupines, dogs, cattle, horses, and elk. Pumas use only a little of speed to ambush their prey because of how fast they are.

Goats

Sheep

Raccoons

Coyotes

Rabbits and Hares

Rodents

Deer

Porcupines

Dogs

Cattle

Horses

Elk

Habitat

Cougars can adapt to tropical forests, swamps, grasslands, mountain conifer forests, desert scrub, and any location with adequate cover and prey. Cougars prefer densely forested areas in coastal swamps, rocky cliffs and mountain ranges as their habitat. Pumas adapt to any climate, habitat, and environment.

Habitat

Tropical forest

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Swamps

Grasslands

Mountain conifer forests

Desert scrub

Coastal swamps

Rocky cliffs

Mountain ranges

Rep and care of young

Rep. and Young

The cubs open their eyes ten days after birth. At the same time their ear pin nae unfolds, their first teeth erupt, and they begin to play. The cubs are fully weaned at about forty days of age. Mother and cubs remain together for as long as twenty-six months, though the average is fifteen months.

Cougar with baby

Baby cougar

Interesting facts

Interesting

Facts

The cougar is the largest cat in North America. Pumas can't roar but can purr. 30,000 cougars live in the Western United States. Pumas are known to live all across the world. A cougar can jump 18 feet high in a sitting position. Cougars are native to Washington state. About 2,500 live in Washington state, double the population of the early 1980s, and their numbers are growing.

Cougar

Conclusion

The scientific name for a cougar is the Puma Concolor. Cougars have sharp, curved, and retractile claws. Cougars eat whatever they find in large or small areas. Cougars adapt to any habitat or environment. Mothers and cubs remain together until the average of fifteen months.

Conclusion

mother and cub together

Population

Their are still an estimated 30,000 cougars in the Western United States, but the Florida panther is a highly endangered species - there are fewer than 100 left. It is thought that these two animals

population

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