Mountain lions are known as cougars, pumas and catamounts. Mountain lions population is an estimated 30,000 in the western United States. They feed on other mammals such as deer, raccoons, beavers squirrels, mice and more. They have the longest range of any mammal except humans in the Western Hemisphere, mountain lions can be found from Florida to the Canadian forest. They are very territorial and avoid other cats except during their mating season(courtship). Usually they hunt at night or at dusk and hunt alone attacking from behind and biting their prey at the base of the skull. Mountain lions can travel a long distance in search of food. Females can have up to 4 kittens at a time and the gestation period is 82-96 days. The female raises
