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Cougars are beautiful cats. When you see one you want to pet it, but this wouldn´t be wise. Although beautiful, cougars are very dangerous. In this article you will learn some interesting facts about cougars and why the are as dangerous they are.

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Cougars are large cats that are members of the mammal family. There are more cougars in the Western Hemisphere than any other terrestrial mammal. Cougars are beautiful cats but they are very dangerous. Even though they look like house cats they are much larger, more the size of small adult humans. Cougars are very adept predators, often hunting prey much bigger than themselves.

Cougars are very interesting animals. There are many facts about cougars that people may not be aware of. For instance:

1. Cougars are the fourth heaviest cats in the world.
2. Cougars hurt deer, big horn sheep, cows, and horses
3. Cougars usually avoid people therefore human attacks are rare
4. Cougars aren’t always the dominate prey in their area. They sometimes share the hunting ground with wolves and bears
5. The cougar holds the world record for the amount of names for one animal. It is known by 40 names worldwide.
6. Cougars can be as much as 2.7 feet tall
7. Cougars are up to 8 feet long from nose to tail
8. Cougars have an average weight up to 160 pounds
9. There have been cases of cougars weighing up to 260 pounds
10. Cougars have five claws on their front paws and four on their back
11. Cougars can not roar, they hiss and growl like domesticated cats, along with letting lose with their distinctive scream
12. Cougars have been reported to have vertical leaping abilities up to 18 feet
13. Cougars have reported horizontally leaping abilities up to 40 feet
14. Cougars can run as fast at 25 miles per hour
15. Cougars do not like water but they can swim
16. Cougars are strict carnivores
17. Female cougars reach sexual maturity at one and a half to three years of age
18. Cougars usually have litters every two to three years
19. Litters are anywhere from 1 to six kittens
20. Cougar gestation period is 91 days
21. Only female cougars provide parenting
22. Cougar kittens are born blind
23. Young cougars usually leave their mother around two years of age
24. Cougars can live for up to 13 years in the wild
25. Cougars can live for up to 20 years in captivity

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