Facts About Cougars
The cougar is actually the second largest cat in North America. Unlike other big cats the cougar cannot roar. Instead the cougar purrs like a house cat. Cougars also have a similar body to types of house cats only on a larger scale. The coat of the cougar is a greyish tan to a reddish colour with lighter parts on the underside. The tail has a black spot at the end. Mostly cougars prey on deer but feed on smaller animals if necessary. Cougars have even been known to eat insects. Skilled hunters cougars stay hidden from their prey until they can pounce with claws out stretched. Cougars can also climb with ease and leap over 6 m (20 ft).
A healthy cougar can live up to around 10 years of age. In captivity cougars can live as long as 20 years.
Some interesting facts about cougar. I learnt that they don't roar.
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ReplyDeleteMy name is Missy and I am a year 8 student who attends Paihia School. I was scrolling through your blog when I saw a blog post about ‘Facts about Cougars’. I think that it is really interesting that a Cougar cannot roar and that it eats insects. I think your blog post has very descriptive words that explain what a cougar is and what they eat but the part when you said ‘A healthy cougar can live up to around 10 years of age. In captivity cougars can live as long as 20 years’ I was a little confused because I do not know what captivity means. Can you explain it to me?
Hello Missy. I should have explained that very sorry for your troubles and captivity is basically when that object (Person) what ever your talking about is like in a place where they're holded captive and stuck in that place.
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