COMMON NAME:  Cougar, Mountain Lion, Puma
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Puma concolor
DIET:  Carnivorous. Mainly deer, also some smaller animals such as coyotes, porcupines, and raccoons.
YOUNG:  Cougar kittens are born in litters of 1 to 6 kittens. They are blind at birth, and their eyes open in 8 to 9 days.
HABITAT:  Cougars live from the Canadian Yukon, through western North America, and throughout Central and South America. They range in various types of forests, grasslands, mountains, and swamplands.
FACTS:

• Cougars are the largest cats that can purr.
• They are the fastest animals in North America and can run up to 40 miles an hour.
• Cougars are amazing jumpers and can leap 16 feet up, and more than 45 feet across.