Cougars stalk their prey by sneaking up and when he senses he is close enough, he explodes toward the animal sinking his teeth and claws into the animal. Cougars can reach speeds of 45 miles per hour. A cougar can hit a deer so hard that it drives its antlers into the ground. Only the female cougar raises the young cougars. A normal litter of kittens is three or four.
Kittens start hunting with their mother around five months of age.
The baby cougar is born with sky blue eyes and a spotted coat. Their eyes fade to hazel and the spots disappear around six months of age. Young cougars stay with their mother until they are about two years old. Adult cougars have a life expectancy of about twelve years. The bobcat is found in almost all types of habitat, except urban.