Covering wide areas from forests to mountains, tropical forests, grasslands to dry humid deserts. Territory span over 100 square miles. The South American cougar is mainly active at twilight. Its colorization is light plain grayish brown. Cubs are born with spots on their bodies with rings on the tail that disappear as they get older.
Cougars take advantage of steep canyons and rocks for protection and food.
They are carnivores and are stalking predators. Also known as the jaguar, puma or mountain lion, this long, tawny cat is the second largest cat of the Americas. A solitary animal that comes together only to mate. Females are able to breed as soon as 18-24 months of age. Litters occur at 2-3 year intervals.