The Mountain Lion
by Kellan Schulz
Common Names:
Mountain Lion, Cougar, Panther
Scientific Class:
Mammal
Scientific Genus:
Felis
Scientific species:
concolor
Where found-Biome:
Grassland
Countries:
America, Mexico, South America
Special Adaptions to its enviroment:
They live up high in the mountains of Western Canada, U.S.A., and Mexico and they need meat in their body and fur to help protect them from the cold.
Description-
Length:60 to 95 inches Height: 27 to 31 inches at shoulder Weight: 136lbs (62kg)
Type of body covering:
Fur
General Discription:
Mountain Lions are very rare to see, but if hunters see them, they usually end up killing them. They are very beautiful animals with yellowish
orangeish fur. It is also the 4th heaviest Cat in the world behind the Tiger, Lion, and Jaguar. It has very
big feet for climbing up rocky slopes. It usually has white whiskers and its ears are pointed up.
Its legs and arms are extremly strong for hunting, and climbing. All in all, the Mountain Lion is a great animal!
The Mountain Lion is Endothermic
The name of the Mountain Lions young:
Kittens
The name of a group of a Mountain Lion:
Pride
Names of two related species:
Lion, Tiger
Type of eater:
Carnivore
What is a Mountain Lions Prey:
Deer, Elk, Humans, and Bighorn Sheep
What predators eat the Mountain Lion:
Jaguar, Gray Wolf, Black Bear, and Grizzly Bear
Symbiotic Relationship:
The Mountain Lion has a parasitism relationship with a Mountain Goat. The Mountain Lion kills the
Mountain Goat and gets food and the Mountain Goat dies.
Forms of communication:
- The Mountain Lion hisses, some what like a cat but louder.
- He purrs like a normal cat.
- The Mountain Lion also makes a yelping sound, kind of like when a dog gets hurt.
Interesting or unusual behavior:
Their behavior is very aggresive.
The Mountain Lion is endangered because too many humans see them and kill them.
Their ecosystem also is very unsafe.
Sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/cougar
http://arizona.sierrsclub.org/conservation/mt-lion/index.asp
www.desertusa.com/may96/du_mlion.html
animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/mountain-lion.html