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Cougar (Puma concolor)
A young cougar at Portland Zoo, Oregon. Photograph by Chuq Von Rospach. Some rights reserved. (view image details) 
Close-up of Cougar face, taken at Como Zoo, St. Paul, Minnesota. Photograph by Josh More. Some rights reserved. (view image details) 
Cougar at Columbia Falls, Montana. Photograph by G Dan Hutcheson. Some rights reserved. (view image details)
COUGAR FACTS
DescriptionThe Cougar is a large, slender cat with short fur. Color ranges from yellow brown to grayish brown on the upper parts, with pale underside and white chest and throat. The nose is pink with black border. The tail is long with black tip. It has relatively short strong legs. Other Names Mountain Lion Size Length: males 1.0m-1.5m; females 0.85m-1.3m. Tail length 63cm - 93cm. Weight: average 62kg for males and 42kg for females. Environment coniferous forests, lowland tropical forests, grassland, dry brush country, swamps. Needs areas of dense vegetation or rock crevices for shelter. Food large mammals such as moose, elk, deer. Also eats smaller mammals such as squirrels, muskrat, beaver, raccoon, birds. Sometimes preys on domestic animals such as poultry, sheep, goats. Breeding Average litter is 3 - 4 cubs, but may be up to 6 in litter. Cubs are born after gestation period of 82 - 96 days. Birth weight: 225g - 450g . Cubs are fully weaned at about 40 days of age. The cubs remain with their mother for about 15 months. Conservation Status The conservation status in the 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals is "near threatened". Classification
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