This page discusses puma hunting feeding and social organisation. Cats generally are opportunistic predators. This means a wide range of prey depending on season and place. Pumas will treat any animal that is vulnerable as prey. Pumas are also flexible … continue reading…
Surplus killing by pumas is rarely written about it seems to me. I bumped into this when reading the book Wild Cats of the World. At page 257 the authors, Mel and Fiona Sunquist, state: “Pumas will also indulge in … continue reading…
The puma, a.k.a. the mountain lion, may be the most athletic jumper of all the wild and domestic cats. Sport hunters, who’ve obviously had first-hand experiences in chasing pumas, say that this athletic wild cat has an amazing ability to … continue reading…
If you were researching whether mountain lions attack and kill domestic, stray and feral cats, this photo and video probably answers the question pretty conclusively. Although observers of the video can’t be sure that the animal is a cat. Although … continue reading…
These pictures and video are all over the internet and you can see why because no one has seen a puma, aka mountain lion, wandering around and resting on a small iceberg in the middle of what I believe is … continue reading…
How many miles do mountain lions travel in a day? Unfortunately there isn’t much information on this topic but nonetheless I have some information. M.E. Musgrave tells us in their “Some habits of mountain lions in Arizona” (1926) published in … continue reading…
Pumas are often called mountain lions or cougars. They have a wide range of vocalisations one of which is the long range scream (as opposed to the lion roar which is also a long range call). It is quite rarely … continue reading…
The report in The Times newspaper is clear. A mother mountain lion and her two offspring were not suspected of killing the person that they were eating but nonetheless all three were shot dead because Arizona Game and Fish Department … continue reading…
It seems extraordinary to me and very insensitive to wildlife conservation and downright unfair that when a mountain lion exhibits behaviour which indicates that it is not fearful of humans (desensitised to the presence of people) the default reaction of … continue reading…
Two natural disasters have encouraged the mountain lion to come down off the hills and into the urban areas of Santa Barbara to feed on feral and outside domestic cats.
continue reading...Mountain lions are not normally independent until they are at least a year old. In a study of 1992, Characteristics of a Hunted Population of Cougars in South-Western Alberta by Ross and Jalkotzy it was found that of 30 kittens … continue reading…
The video below gives us a nice feel for how a trekker might encounter a cougar (puma or mountain lion) in America. This incident occurred in California. I believe there is a misconception about the desire of mountain lions to … continue reading…
After a kill the mountain lion may begin to eat immediately or may spend time preparing the carcass. The mountain lion may return to finish off his meal in which case he will cover the remains with snow, grass, sand … continue reading…
Do mountain lions eat wolves? Mountain lions a.k.a. pumas do not eat wolves because wolves live in packs and are too dangerous for a puma to attack. Studies strongly indicate that wolves trump the mountain lion when it comes to … continue reading…
