Cat Map

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By Steve Simon
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Big Cats Around The World
Mountain Lion
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Bengal Tiger Facts At 2-3 years of age Bengal
Tigers are fully grown and males reach 440-510
pounds and up to 9.8 feet in length females
weigh 285-375 pounds and are up to 8.2 feet long.
The tail is about 3 feet long. The orange-brown
color with black stripes is not only on the
Tiger's fur, but also on its skin. The belly is
white with black stripes. Bengal Tigers have
yellow irises and white Tigers have blue eyes.
Lion Facts Typically a mature male stands 4 feet
at the shoulder and is 8 .5 feet long,plus tail.
He'll average 450 pounds. Females are
considerable smaller, weighing less than 300
pounds. Adult lions usually have a plain
unspotted coat, light brown to dark ochre in
color. Cubs are marked with spots which sometimes
persist on the legs and belly until they are
fully grown. Male lions have a brown mane, which
tends to grow darker and fuller as the animal
ages. The tail has a black tuft at the end.
"White" lions occasionally occur in the Transvaal
region of southern Africa, but these are not true
albinos.
Cougar Facts
Cougars are large, muscular cats. They average 7
to 9 feet in total length of which up to a third
is tail and weigh between 150 and 200 pounds when
full grown. An adult cougar is tan colored with
black coloration on the sides of it's muzzle, the
backs of the ears, and the tip of the tail.
Cougar kittens are mottled with black spots and
have ringed tails until they are about 6 months
old
Reproduction Mating can occur at any time, but
happens to be usually between November and April.
The females can have cubs at the age of 3-4
years males reach maturity in about 4 years.
After the gestation period of 103 days, 2-5 cubs
are born. Newborn babies weigh about 2.2 pounds
and are blind and helpless. The mother feeds them
milk for 6-8 weeks and then the cubs are
introduced to meat. Cubs of Bengal Tigers depend
on the mother for 1.5 years and then they start
hunting on their own.
Reproduction Cougars begin breeding at about 3
years of age and may mate during any season.
Typical litters of 1 to 6 kittens are born after
a gestation period of 82 to 98 days. Their eyes
open in 8 or 9 days and the young are weaned in 2
to 3 months, though the kittens may remain with
the mother into their second year.
Reproduction Subadult males are driven out at
2-1/2 to 3 years of age and may go in a group
with other males. Females mature in about two
years, males a few years later. All big cats are
induced ovulators, i.e. release of the ovum is
brought about by the act of mating. The period of
gestation for the lioness is between 105 and 118
days and usually three or four cubs will be born.
Only one in five will survive the first year.
When game is scarce the dominance hierarchy based
on size and age quickly becomes apparent. The
youngest die first. Life span in the wild is
15-18 years, in captivity 25-30 years.
Diet Cougars are secretive, solitary hunters
that feed primarily on white-tailed deer but
will also eat smaller game such as opossums,
rabbits, mice, and even insects if food supplies
are limited.
Diet They eat Man, Deer, Pig, Crocodiles, young
Elephants, Rhinos, Monkeys, Leopards, and Bears.
Diet They hunt in groups and eat big game
like Buffalo, Zebra, Wildebeest, Gazelle,
Antelope, And Waterbuck
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