Cougar Animals

 The cougar is found in most parts of the North and South America except the arctic. Its population is now dwindling and even vanishing in places where it used to be abundant. It is very territorial and solitary, avoiding even its own Social lives of the cougar: The cougar or mountain lion lives a very solitary existence. Mountain lions are only not alone when a mother has cubs and during mating season. The mountain lion not only avoid its own kind,  but human contact. Yet, the more we humans take away the land, the more humans and mountain lions will come into contact with each other. When contact is made mountain lions are known not to be aggressive and will run unless corneMountain lion litters usually have 2 to 3 cubs. The cubs are blind at birth and are very vulnerable. This weakness of the cubs makes the adult mountain lion a fierce defender of its young. This fierce defense is not only against other species of animals but its own too. In fact, more mountain lions are killed by each other, than by other animals or humans. red or surrounded. kind except to mate. Its prey are usually deer, sheep, goats, and other similarly sized game. The cougar or mountain lion can climb up and down trees. The cougar can also jump up cliffs that are up to 18 ft. tall as well cover ground with incredible speed anAnother special adaptation of the mountain lion is the size of their abnormally large paws and their long tail. These large feet are used for jumping great heights and their long tails are used to balance themselves on their jumps and steep edges. d grace. It has a distinctive call  midway between a cough or a snarl. Despite its large size it is incapable of roaring.