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Puma

Puma

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Scientific Name:

Puma concolor


Distribution

Canada through the USA, C and S America to the southern tip of Chile.


Diet:

Carnivorous. Elks, deer, wild boars, porcupines, rabbits, hares, guanacos, domestic stock, snakes, small birds, fish.


Facts

Habitat:  Arid mountainous areas, tropical rainforest, cold coniferous forest

Gestation: 92-96 days, 1-6 cubs.


Social structure: solitary, coming together only to mate.


Weight: male 72kg, female 48kg


Dimensions: Length: 1.55 cm, height: 0.70cm


Estimated population in the wild: decreasing


Lifespan: ~20


Threats: Conflict with farmers who kill or poison them, to protect their livestock, habitat loss and degradation, prey reduction.


IUCN Status: Least concern

 

Did you know that:

  1. The Puma is the largest of the small cats.
  2. Unlike big cats, they are unable to roar but they can purr.
  3. They can jump 5.5 meters from the ground into a tree!



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