15 Interesting facts about cougar Mountain lion.

Here are some of the interesting facts about Mountain lions:

Fact 1:The mountain lion, also known as the cougar , puma, panther, painter, mountain cat

Fact 2:Mountain lion is the second largest cat in North America. 

Fact 3:The coat of the cougar is a grayish tan to reddish color with lighter parts on the underside.
Fact 4: Mountain lions like to prey on deer, and smaller mammals such as mice, squirrels, porcupines, raccoons, rabbits and beavers.

Fact 5:There are an estimated 30,000 mountain lions in the western United States.

Fact 6:Mountain lions once roamed nearly all of the United States.

Fact 7:In the 17th century, German naturalist Georg Marcgrave named the cat the cuguacu ara

Fact 8:The Mountain lion is the largest of the small cats.

Fact 9: Mothers give birth to their young in dens that are lined with moss or vegetation

Fact 10:Mountain lions have a distinctive “M” shaped pad with three lobes on the rear of the heel

Fact 11:Human encounters with mountain lions are rare and the risk of an attack is infinitely small.

Fact 12:At around two years old, cougar offspring will leave their mother to start their own life.

Fact 13:They have long been persecuted and hunted as a threat to livestock.

Fact 14: Mountain lions can be almost as large as jaguars, but are less muscular and not as powerful

Fact 15:Almost 2100 cougars are still being killed each year.