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The Cougar
Nicole Davis
COUGAR FACTS Run up to forty-
three miles per hour.
Jump twenty feet from a standing position, and leap sixteen feet vertically.
Kill prey up to seven times their body weight
COUGAR FACTS Cougars can vary in
size and weight. Adults are about two
to two and a half feet tall.
Average length is five to nine feet from nose to tail.
Males are about 115 to 160 pounds and females are about 75 to 105 pounds.
Most Cougars live in North and Central America. Towards the
equator, Cougars are smaller, and they are larger towards the poles.
Some Cougars do live in the Eastern Hemisphere They are very close to
becoming extinct
WHAT IMPACT DOES THE COUGAR HAVE ON HUMANS? For ranchers, the cougar is eating their
livestock. Ranchers will have nothing left to sell
They eat rodents and potentially harmful insects. Rodents eat the grain that farmers grow Insects infest crops and irritate livestock
In some rare cases, the Cougar attacks humans as well.
WHAT IMPACT DOES THE COUGAR HAVE ON OTHER ORGANISMS?
The Cougar is close to the top of the food chain: It eats wildlife such as:
Deer Elk Bighorn Sheep
It eats livestock such as: Horses Sheep Cattle
It eats small organisms as well such as: Insects Rodents
WHAT IS THREATENING THE COUGAR POPULATION?
The cougar was added to the endangered species list in the 1970’s. Human involvement is the main danger to
cougars They are hunted by humans Human development moves them out of habitats Some are hit by vehicles Starvation
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