Felis Concolor

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A Cougar or Felis concolor is a large tan colored cat also known by many other names such as mountain lions, puma or panthers. They weigh in the ranges of 100-145lbs and have thick fur and very little body fat. A truly predatory animal.

Cougars used to live in vast areas all over North America but in recent years, they have been hunted to extinction in all but few areas. Their favorite habitat to live are in places like mountains and swamps.

Being predators, they hunt other animals for food and their favorite meal is the deer. They can eat up to 10 whole pounds of meat a day which is equivalent to 40 hamburgers!

They are great jumpers and can leap vertically over 16 feet and horizontally more than 45 feet. They are the fastest animals in North America reaching up to a speed of 40 miles per hour and that's pretty fast for an animal.

Now, I did all that research about cougars cos I got this project that has something to do with Date Michigan Cougars and though it sounded a little weird that Michigan having dating sites for an animal like a cougar, I went ahead and did some research on the animal only to find out later that the actual definition of a cougar in dating terms means older women who enjoy the company of younger men! LOL!

And there I went thinking that they wanted to fixed cougars up on dates with each other to curb the extinction problem! Hahahaha...
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