COUGAR
Mt. Hebo, Oregon
DID YOU KNOW?
What a Nice Birdy
Mountain Lions communicate through visual and olfactory signals - such as hissing, growling, and bird-like whistles! This chirping noise is used as communication with family and group-cohesion.
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So, the next time you hear a bird chirping, it might not be coming from the blue bird you are expecting...!
Chicken Pox?
Panther Cubs are born with spots to help with camouflage and hiding for those early years of life. They lose them around 10 months.
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That's a long round of having the pox, foof!
That's an Impressive...Horizontal!
Puma's have a vertical of up to 20-25 feet high and can jump horizontally up to 40+ feet!
They are the fourth largest cat in the world - behind lions, tigers, and jaguars.
They are the largest cat to purr and meow.
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That's quite a big house cat you have there -just because I meow, doesn't mean you can pet me! *noted*
Invisibility Cloak
Catamounts don't leave paw prints due to having retractable claws.
They have an extremely large roaming area of about 100-300 squared miles.
Cougars are an Apex predator, meaning they are the top of the food chain and play an absolutely vital role in their ecosystem:
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Elk and deer population is maintained
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Growth and biodiversity of plants
SPIRITUAL MEANING
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Independence - Deer Tiger's live in solitude for the majority of their life and can be a symbol of confidence and grace while moving through it
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Silence and Stealth - they see you, but you most likely won't see them
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Strong sense of Self - through their self-determination and interconnectedness
UNIQUE
Cougars have 40+ different names that they are referred to as!
"Long-Tails" (as referred to by the Zuni's) have the most names out of any animal due to their wide range of travels - going through pretty much all of North and South America (Canadian Yukon to the Andes). Each cougar's territory is very large - ranging from 100-300 squared miles! They have passed through various locations, languages, cultures, and have picked up many different names and meanings along the way!
Also, they are responsible for planting over 90,000 trees per year and due to their wide range they help with maintaining diversity in the lands they roam through!