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What is the largest mountain lion on record?

PoC avatarPosted on February 20, 2020 by Michael BroadFebruary 20, 2020

There will be a dispute about this but I believe that I have a definitive record for the largest or heaviest (should be the same) mountain lion on record because it was certified by the U.S. Biological Survey. The cat … Continue reading →

Posted in Puma | Tagged mountain lion, puma, puma description, puma distribution, wild cat species by size | Leave a reply

Do pumas eat snakes?

PoC avatarPosted on February 13, 2020 by Michael BroadFebruary 13, 2020

Having read the entirety of the section on the feeding ecology of pumas (mountain lions) in the best book on the wild cats, Wild Cats Of The World, I have failed to find any reference to pumas eating snakes. Google … Continue reading →

Posted in Puma | Tagged cougar, mountain lion, puma, puma behavior, puma ecology | Leave a reply

Why hasn’t California got a farmers’ insurance scheme against mountain lion predation?

PoC avatarPosted on February 11, 2020 by Michael BroadFebruary 11, 2020

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA – OPINION/NEWS: It is reported that a mountain lion who was being tracked by scientists as part of a study has been shot dead because it had hunted and killed the livestock of a farmer who’d … Continue reading →

Posted in Puma | Tagged cat shot, conflict, Conservation of the Puma Cat, mountain lion, mountain lion attacks | Leave a reply

Missouri Department of Conservation make the effort to prove mountain lion sighting is incorrect

PoC avatarPosted on November 29, 2019 by Michael BroadNovember 29, 2019

It is unusual for a state department to become involved like this in taking the time and trouble to prove that a citizen of the state has got it wrong when they say they have seen a mountain lion. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Puma | Tagged big cat sightings, cat videos, cougar sightings, domestic cat size, mountain lion, puma, sightings, wild cat size | Leave a reply

When mountain lions in Canada become desensitised to people they are shot dead

PoC avatarPosted on November 8, 2019 by Michael BroadNovember 8, 2019

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 →

Posted in Puma | Tagged canada, conflict, cougar, cougar and human behavior, mountain lion, mountain lion behavior | Leave a reply

Should ‘mountain lion’ be capitalized?

PoC avatarPosted on November 5, 2019 by Michael BroadNovember 5, 2019

The conventions on the capitalisation of wild cat names has altered slightly over the years. Currently, ‘mountain lion’ should not be capitalised because both words are everyday words which are not capitalised in normal use. The names of wild cat … Continue reading →

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Video: mountain lion trapped in bathroom escapes through window (broken open by officials)

PoC avatarPosted on September 19, 2019 by Michael BroadSeptember 19, 2019

This is a story about a mountain lion in California which, for me, once again establishes the well-known fact that this beautiful wild cat species is quite shy and normally doesn’t want to attack people and very, very rarely does … Continue reading →

Posted in Puma | Tagged california, cougar and human behavior, cougar sightings, mountain lion | Leave a reply

Is this cat climbing a fence in Georgetown, Washington D.C. a mountain lion or a domestic tabby?

PoC avatarPosted on September 16, 2019 by Michael BroadSeptember 16, 2019

NBC Washington have questioned whether the cat videoed by a Ring door bell security camera is a mountain lion or a domestic cat. There is the usual hype. The lady who checked her Ring security camera said that the cat … Continue reading →

Posted in Puma | Tagged cat anatomy, mountain lion, puma distribution | 1 Reply

Fear of big cats turns moggies into mountain lions

PoC avatarPosted on August 21, 2019 by Michael BroadAugust 21, 2019

Because of the human’s fear of big cats inherited from our ancient ancestors (when they really were a cause for concern), almost all sightings of mountain lions in the USA are of domestic cats under difficult lighting conditions or at … Continue reading →

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Do mountain lions carry prey up trees?

PoC avatarPosted on June 27, 2019 by Michael BroadApril 22, 2020

Mountain lions do not carry prey up trees, is answer to the question. After killing prey mountain lions may begin to eat immediately or they may prepare the carcass. For example pumas usually pluck birds before eating them. Pumas normally … Continue reading →

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