The average male weighs 125 pounds, and the female weighs 100 pounds. The cougar's strong legs, provide the it with tremendous jumping skill. They have been witnessed jumping 18 feet up a side of a cliff, and broad jumping up to 30 feet. They were taken by Donald Landry. Permission to use the photos was granted by Talon J. Thornton of the Henson Robinson Zoo.
Cougars are very secretive animals, and sightings are a rarity.
Unlike most wildcats, cougars hunt at night and in the day. It preys on mainly deer, sheep, rodents, hare, and beaver. The cougars are throughout the U.S., with their home ranges depending on the available prey and type of habitat. Cougar home ranges usually intertwine with each other. With no breeding season, cougars mate all year long.