### wildcat:

Mountain lion
* Most mountain lions are classified as animals
  - big game animals
  - predatory animals
* Most mountain lions eat large mammals
  - meat
  - organ meat
* Most mountain lions have bloody noses
  - claws
  - extensive ranges
  - food
  - toes
* Most mountain lions kill dangerous prey
  - large prey
  - mountain sheep
  - mark territory
  - take prey
* Most mountain lions use tails
  - thick tails
* Some mountain lions have enemies
  - limbs
  - powerful limbs
  - success
* Some mountain lions kill bobcats
  - livestock
  - live in parks
* Some mountain lions reach maturity
  - sexual maturity
  - share territory
* are a larger cat than bobcats and are tan in color with a long tail
  - all over, although difficult to see and coyotes are common in lots of places
  - also very common to the deciduous forest
  - basically loners that are afraid of humans
  - carnivorous, feeding on a wide variety of prey
  - elusive and rarly seen
  - essentially solitary animals
  - important as top predators in the ecosystems in which they live
  - kind of a gold color
  - large, slender cats
  - likely to chase things that run, since they associate running with prey
  - mainly nocturnal
  - much larger than bobcat or lynx
  - now a protected species throughout the United States
* are solitary animals, except during brief mating times and when females have young
  - predators that can kill elk of any age
  - territorial and solitary
* are the guanaco's main predator but can only carry off one or two young
  - largest species of the cat family found in North America
  - their main predators, but wolves and grizzly bears can also prey upon the elk
  - uncommon, but are occasionally sighted
  - unpredictable and dangerous
* begin mating when they have established their own territory.
* can observe their prey from the ledges and then drop down on it from above
  - run very fast over short distances, but they tire quickly
  - take down any dog
* climb well and take to trees if pursued.
* cubs use loud chirping calls to communicate with their mothers.
* do inhabit the Grand Canyon
  - well in captivity and have been bred successfully in many zoological gardens
* eat deer and elk
* exists in almost any place offering sufficient prey and adequate cover.
* feed on wild hogs, raccoons, rabbits, porcupine and birds.
* have a distinctive manner of hunting larger prey
  - pinkish nose with a black border that extends to the lips
  - considerable trophy value and are hunted for sport
  - large hunting territories, and they eat most kinds of animals
  - little lung capacity
  - long bodies, round heads, and little round ears
  - deer for sustenance
  - more big game than wolves
* live here, alongside bears, coyotes, and files of deer
  - and black bears can be encountered in the higher mountains
  - their territory and pathways with visible spots of feces and urine
* occupy a wide variety of plant communities.
* prefer to kill their own prey.
* range, as low as, the headlands, but prefer to be away from people.
* rely mainly on vision, smell, and hearing.
* tend to avoid roaded areas.
* vary in size and weight, with males being larger than females.

Puma
* Many PUMAs are single counties.
* Most pumas are a light brown color, with black-tipped ears and tail.
* are carnivores
  - living animals
  - weapons
  - wild cats

Sand cat
* are felines
  - nocturnal, resting by day in burrows that theydig or modify
  - well adapted to desert conditions
  - wildcats
* have a long history of living in North American zoos, but have been poorly managed
  - low-pitched meow, but can also bark to communicate at long distances

### wilderness parks:

Provincial park
* are wilderness parks.
* require special permits for the collecting of rocks and minerals.