Puma - America's allrounder

puma Many animal species are adapted to quite narrow habitats providing certain living conditions. This is not different concerning cats: cheetahs, eg., are animals which are able to survive only in savannas and semi-deserts, while tigers are "forest creatures", which prefer habitats with a lot of trees and much water. But on the other hand there are also species, which are real allrounders, inhabiting all kinds of habitats in many subspecies. The most prominent examples are the Leopard in Africa and Asia and its American counterpart - the Puma (Puma concolor) .

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The Cougar, deer tiger, mountain lion, puma, red tiger is listed as Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Some facts about the
Cougar

Adult weight : 63 kg (138.6 lbs)

Maximum longevity : 24 years

Female maturity :912 days

Male maturity : 912 days

Gestation : 92 days

Weaning : 90 days

Litter size : 3

Interval between litters : 786 days

Weight at birth : 0.4 kg (0.88 lbs)

Weight at weaning : 3.5 kg (7.7 lbs)

Basal metabolic rate : 49 W

Body mass : 37.2 kg (81.84 lbs)

Temperature : 37.85 °C (100.13 °F)

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