Eastern+Puma

Alex O'Bryhim Eastern Puma //Puma concolor couguar// Mammal __Physical Desciption__: Adult cougars have fur that is only one color, usually either red-brown or gray-brown. Adult cougars have long slender bodies that are on average 6 feet long for females, and 8 feet long for males (Including the tails). Cougars usually live about 12 years in the wild and about 20 years in captivity. The Eastern Puma is a carnivore that primarily preys on whit-tailed deer, but also prey on smaller mammals and elk. The Eastern Puma gives live birth to a small amount of young, and raise the young without any help from the male. Eastern cougars are located in North America. The Eastern Puma is located in forest along the east coast of North America. They were originally thought to be wolves by Europeans, but later they realized that they were a distinct species. The Eastern Puma is mostly located and breeds in Northeastern forest in such states as Pennsylvania. The Puma does not migrate, lives above ground, and does not hibernate. Pumas have no predators but often have to compete with other large predators such as, bears and wolves, for their food sources. The reason that the eastern puma has become endangered is mainly because of human expansion destroying their natural habitat. A way that the eastern puma has been helped to repopulate is that many nature reserves have been built giving them safe land to live and reproduce on. The Federal Government has also invested in searching for pumas in the wild to put in captivity. [] Fish & Wildlife Serive [] Cougar Rewilding Foundation - Author: Jim Solley [] Eastern Puma Picture
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