As they continued to expand their settlements, they also drove the cougar deeper into the remaining wilderness. Actually, the cougar is shy by nature, preferring to hunt at night. The cougar would rather avoid contact with humans, and is much more likely to run away from a human than attack. The cougar is large and powerful, with a narrow, graceful body and it's legs are exceptionally strong. All of these characteristics add up to amazing leaping power and speed.
Cougars prefer their own company except during mating season when they have cubs.
After a female cougar is 3 years old, she breeds every other year. Their spots usually go away by 6 months old and, of course, their tails grow. Cougar cubs cut their teeth at about one month old, but their mothers don't wean them until they're around three months old. Female cougars are such good Moms that sometimes their children will stay with them until they're more than a year old. It's reported that the cougar population is slowly beginning to increase once again.