The Eastern Cougar Puma concolor couguer
by mercurial 22
1. Habitat
1.1. Ontairio
1.2. Nova Scotia
1.3. Quebec
1.4. New Brunswick
2. Status
2.1. Endangered
2.1.1. endangered wildlife in Canada
2.2. data deifiecient nationally
3. Habits
3.1. solitary hunters
3.2. can sprint 35 miles an hour
3.3. they will ambush there prey
4. Human Interactions
4.1. generly avoid humans
4.2. rarely kill humans
4.2.1. only 21 deths in the last 118 years
4.3. if attacked fight back
4.4. cougars follow people
5. Map
5.1. tidal marshes
5.2. deserts
5.3. mountain terrain
5.4. tropical forests
6. Repourduction
6.1. females are mature at around 1-2 years of age
6.2. give birth to up to 6 cubs
6.3. only females are ivolved in parenting
6.4. cubs are born blind
7. Feeding
7.1. deer
7.2. moose
7.3. porkupine
7.4. bever
7.5. snowshoe hare
7.6. squrril
7.7. mice
7.8. birds
7.9. coyoties
7.10. lynx
7.11. foxes
7.12. bobcats
7.13. skunks
7.14. eat 1360 Kilograms of meat a year
8. Causes of Endangerment
8.1. loss of habitat
8.1.1. no place to live
8.2. land clearing
8.2.1. they die
8.3. human disturbance
8.3.1. could lead to death
8.4. agruculture
9. Characteristics
9.1. males are over 100kg
9.2. about 2 metres in length
9.3. females slightly smaller
9.4. unique characteristics
9.4.1. 26-32 inch tails
9.4.2. slender bodies
9.4.3. very round heads
9.4.4. short ears
9.4.5. chin and underparts are creamy white
9.4.6. detect ultra sonic frequinces
10. Adaptation
10.1. the eastern cougar has to adapt to the loss of habitat that is construction
10.2. they have to adapt to human disturbance
11. Threats
11.1. starvation
11.1.1. not enough food
11.1.1.1. prey die
11.1.1.1.1. eventually will lead to death
11.2. disability
11.3. diesese
11.4. compitition with other cougars
12. life cycle
12.1. leave mother at two years of age (young adults)
12.2. live 8-13 years in the wild
13. Life span
13.1. about 21 years
13.1.1. (only in captivity)