Why do mountain lions chirp?
I am convinced that a calling sound made by the mountain lion is the same sound with two names. This is because the sound is hard to describe and is a cross between a chirp and a whistle. please continue reading
Tag Archives: puma
Do pumas eat penguins?
Do pumas eat penguins? Although I can’t find any hard scientific evidence that penguins are a prey item to the puma, it seems that their distributions overlap (just) in Peru and Chile and if so pumas might eat penguins. It depends if the puma range extends to the sea shore. I doubt that it does because pumas like tree cover. please continue reading
Puma captured and tranquilized in California backyards (video). No shooting. Great.
I felt a need to embed this video on the website because it’s a good example of how to deal with a mountain lion who has wandered into the suburban environment. There was no shooting which I love. I have … please continue reading
Cougars in Eastern USA are Florida Panthers, Escaped Captives or Have Dispersed from the West
The Eastern Cougar has been extinct in America for at least 70 years. However, it remained on the Federal List of Threatened and Endangered Wildlife despite being classified as extinct by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It looks as … please continue reading
How much do mountain lions cost?
‘Cost’ means purchase price and maintenance costs. The latter (maintenance expenses) is far more than the former. Buyers should be aware of this. There is nothing on the internet or in books telling me how much a mountain lion (puma) … please continue reading
Mountain lions are known as..
The mountain lion has the most names of all the wild cat species. It is also known as the puma, cougar, panther, painter, catamount, Theodore Roosevelt wrote in 1901: “No American beast has been the subject of so much loose … please continue reading
How far do mountain lions travel?
By asking how far mountain lions travel I am presuming that the question means how far pumas travel while hunting. In general terms they travel extensively. A scientist, Seidensticker, reports that pumas ‘were constantly moving through the country in a … please continue reading
What are the mountain lion’s enemies?
In North America the mountain lion or puma is the top predator and has no enemies other than the bear (perhaps), humans (certainly) and another mountain lion. During dispersal when a young adult puma goes in search of his own … please continue reading
Mountain Lions Are Frightened Of Humans
It doesn’t surprise me that mountain lions are frightened of humans. We are the top predator; the super-predator on the planet. A lot of animals are frightened of humans (all animals?). We are even frightened of each other which is … please continue reading
Do mountain lions spray?
Mountain lions (aka cougars or pumas) don’t spray urine. I’ll quote verbatim the best book on the wild cat species: Wild Cats of the World by Mel Sunquist and Fiona Sunquist. As you know spraying urine horizontally against objects is … please continue reading