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The Cougar

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.

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The Cougar

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  1. The Cougar By: Randy Barnes 9/13/2010

  2. 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. • Out of twenty sub-species only three of them are endangered. {Florida panther, Costa Rican puma, and the Eastern puma

  3. Where Cougars live. • The cougars range from North, Central, and South America • They like rough land like the mountains swamps and places like that.

  4. Cougars size and body weight. • 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.

  5. How to recognize a Cougar. • Cougars have black tipped ears • Their fur is a tan color which helps camouflage them when they are hunting.

  6. Diet. • 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

  7. Reproduction • 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.

  8. Cougars and Humans. • 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.

  9. Social Structure. • Cougars very are solitary. • Only mothers and their kittens live in groups. • Cougars only come out around dawn and dusk.

  10. Works cited. • Glenn, C. R. 2006. “Earths Endangered Creatures” (Online). Accessed 9/15/10 at http://earthsendangered.com.

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