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. Typically, a female will have 2-3 cubs. A female usually breeds every two to three years. The cougar is not a threatened animal, however, it is listed on the endangered species list because of the eastern cougar, a subspecies of the cougar. This page was developed by Steve Leone as a student project for Environmental Ethics, Phil 323, at the University of Arizona.