Once ranging across the entire continent, they are now only found in a few western states as well as Florida, where its sub-species, the Florida Panther, is endangered. A stealthy hunter, cougars can hunt animals up to 3-4 times their size. Their favored prey is deer. They can leap as much as 45 feet and are strong enough to snap a stag's neck with a blow of their powerful paws. Cougars are also one of the few predators who hunt porcupines, which they have learned to flip over, exposing the soft belly.
Cougars are the largest purring feline.
They can emit a shrill, bone-chilling scream, but generally communicate among each other in a series of birdlike chirps and whistles. Their eyes, as with most of the Great Cats, are round, not slitted. Those with a Cougar totem must learn to wield and balance their own power. A symbol of self - leadership, Cougar treads the rocky ledges of experience, following the scent of her own vision. At the time Cougar comes into their lives, Cougar people are often shy loners.