17 Interesting Facts You Should Know About Mountain Lion

Variety of Names Mountain lions are also known as cougars, pumas, panthers, and catamounts. They have the most names of any animal in the world.

Widest Range They have the widest range of any wild terrestrial mammal in the Western Hemisphere, extending from the Canadian Yukon to the southern Andes in South America.

Solitary Animals:  Mountain lions are solitary creatures, usually seen together only during mating season or when a mother is with her cubs.

Excellent Jumpers:  Mountain lions can leap up to 15 feet (4.5 meters) vertically and cover up to 40 feet (12 meters) in a single bound horizontally.

Territorial They have large territories that can range from 10 to 370 square miles (26 to 958 square kilometers), depending on the availability of prey and habitat.

Reproduction Female mountain lions give birth to a litter of 1 to 6 cubs after a gestation period of about 3 months. Cubs stay with their mother for up to two years.

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