Mountain Lion by hotracer2

Photography • Animals • posted on Jul 03, 2006

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Description

Range Distributed widely throughout the western U.S., including all four deserts of the American Southwest. Habitat Mountain Lions live in many different types of habitats, from deserts to humid coast range forest, and from sea level to 10,000-foot elevations. They are generally most abundant in areas with plentiful deer and adequate cover. Description The Mountain Lion, also known as the Cougar, Panther or Puma, is the most widely distributed cat in the Americas. It is unspotted -- tawny-colored above overlaid with buff below. It has a small head and small, rounded, black-tipped ears. Its long tail is also black-tipped. Adult males may be more than 8 feet long from nose to end of tail and generally weigh between 130 and 150 pounds. Adult females can be 7 feet long and weigh between 65 and 90 pounds. Mountain Lions are solitary, strongly territorial hunters who, unlike most cat species, may be active during the day. Normally, lions are very elusive, and people rarely get more than a brief glimpse of a Mountain Lion in the wild. They are, however, unpredictable and have been known to attack people. The predatory behavior of a Mountain Lion is very similar to the domestic cat. The lion will attempt to conceal itself for a surprise attack while stalking its prey. A crouched position is assumed with the tail twitching and the ears upright. An agitated lion may snarl and lay its ears back. Camping and Hiking in Mountain Lion Habitat Please heed the following suggestions in order to reduce the chances of an unpleasant encounter with a Mountain Lion. How to reduce the chances of an encounter with a Mountain Lion:

Comments (16)

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CobraVenom

11:22PM | Mon, 03 July 2006

Hes one handsome kitty!

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Richardphotos

11:56PM | Mon, 03 July 2006

what an outstanding capture and info

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Anruth

12:41AM | Tue, 04 July 2006

Nice Shot. Prefect pose and energy. You caught that cats spirit....And I think he's coming to take it back. :P

Fotogen

1:20AM | Tue, 04 July 2006

Absolutly awsome image. Very well captured. Love the colors. The head is Razor sharp. WOW.

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TheAnimaGemini

2:08AM | Tue, 04 July 2006

Thank you for the info. Outstanding shoot. hugs Ilona

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Zeldie

2:32AM | Tue, 04 July 2006

You don't get a lot of these - anywhere! Amazing capture of this beautiful kitty!

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Mondwin

2:37AM | Tue, 04 July 2006

Spectacoular great "Kitty"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!bravo!V:DDD.Hugsxx

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babuci

4:07AM | Tue, 04 July 2006

Very good photo and usefull information Thank You!

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Sivana

5:06AM | Tue, 04 July 2006

Wow,thats the shot of the week!!! Wonderful! You have showen us so many different big-cats and I wonder if there are also lynx in USA?

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claudialee

9:13AM | Tue, 04 July 2006

Great shot. Okay, now will you please stop saying "Here kitty, kitty, kitty?" LOL!! HUGS!!!

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Hendesse

9:43AM | Tue, 04 July 2006

Excellent capture of this big cat. Very impressive!!! :)

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pm_hackworth

10:29AM | Tue, 04 July 2006

VOTE!!! Amazing shot!!!!

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awadissk

3:50PM | Tue, 04 July 2006

Excellent image as always!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

vkoontz

9:42PM | Tue, 04 July 2006

Yup! felis concolor is my favorite big cat. It is more related to the house cat than the big cats like lions,leopards,jaguar. It once spanned from Canada to South America. We killed them off. There have only been a handful of attacks on humans in a hundred years mostly by a single sick or old cat. My car is a 1996 Cougar );.

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