They are found at all elevations, from sea level to 14,000 feet. Their terrain is various as well, and can be forests, grasslands, mountains, and swamplands, although in South America, they tend to avoid areas such as swamplands and lowland where jaguars live. There is a subspecies of cougar that lives in the Everglades, known as the Florida panther. It is almost extinct, and many biologists are slow to believe that it is a separate sub-species. Life Information Cougars are solitary animals, and only congregate to breed.
Cougars have a distinct home range that they protect and mark off regularly with urine.
A males' range is larger than a females', and tends to encompass several of the females' ranges. The cubs weigh less than a pound apiece. The cubs have blue eyes and are born with a brown coat covered in black spots that fade as they get older. The cubs nurse for 3 months or more. They begin eating solid food at six weeks old, but continue to suckle.