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Posted by Ken Dunnington [71.211.210.40] on Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 12:00:20 :
In Reply to: O T cougars (not the female human type) posted by copey [206.80.249.87] on Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 06:50:37 :
In the September/October issue of Colorado Outdoors, a magazine published by the Colorado Dept of Natural Resources and Dept of Wildlife, there is an article titled "The Study of Lions". I don't know if it';s available online, I get it via subscription.
A few tidbits concerning mountain lions, aka cougar, puma, panther and painter:
"Although they do take other species, lions prey largely on deer" In fact, researchers have estimated that, over the course of the year, an adult lion will need to kill a deer every six to eight days and/or an elk every 10 to 14 days to survive."
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males: 8 feet long and between 140-160 pounds
females: "7 feet long and between 70-110 pounds
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"...inhabit most areas fo the state and are even occasionally reported ont eh Eastern Plains. 'They probably travel the ricvers all the way to Kansas'"
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"...lions establish home ranges that vary in size from 10 to 370 square miles. Male claim territories four to five times larger than females"
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"In short, the mountain lion is simultaneously the most ubiquitous, elusive and effective of the state's big carnivores."
Ken
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