What is the scientific classification of pumas?
Q: What is the scientific classification of pumas?
A: Pumas are classified as small cats, meaning they are more closely related to domestic cats than lions.
Q: How long can pumas live?
A: Most pumas can live up to 21 years.
Q: What do pumas eat?
A: Pumas are carnivores and only eat meat. They prey on deer, elk, raccoons, squirrels, foxes, rabbits, skunks, mice, beavers, coyotes, bobcats, birds, porcupines fish and bear cubs. They will sometimes also prey on livestock such as cattle goats sheep and pigs.
Q: How do puma hunt their prey?
A: Pumas stalk their prey by walking slowly and quietly then hiding before jumping or running fast to catch their prey by surprise.
Q: Where do puma usually live?
A: Pumas usually live in mountains and forests far from people but encounters with humans have been reported in some areas.
Q: Do cougars roar like other big cats in the genus Panthera?
A: No cougars cannot roar like other big cats in the genus Panthera instead they can growl hiss screech and purr continuously unlike the big cats which can only purr while breathing out.
Q: Are there any confirmed populations of cougars east of the Mississippi River?
A Yes there is a confirmed population of cougars east of the Mississippi River in Florida where a subspecies of the cougar called the Florida Panther lives.
