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== Body Design == | == Body Design == | ||
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The puma, also known as the cougar, mountain lion and panther, is powerfully built and extremely agile.<ref> [http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Puma_concolor/ Puma concolor] ‘'animal diversity web''. Date of access May 29 2014 (specify which). Author Unknown</ref>They are large slender cats characterized by a long body with long hind limbs that are thought to be the source of bursts of high-speed running and jumping used to chase and ambush their prey.<ref>[http://www.arkive.org/puma/puma-concolor/image-G18533.html Puma] ‘’arkive''. Date of access may 29 2014. Author Unknown</ref>Cougars have a long neck, their throat and chest are a whitish color. They have, a small broad head, a light pink nose with a black border that extends to the lips. the area behind ears, and the tip of tail are black.The feet are broad, with four digits on hind feet and five on forefeet. The pollex (meaning:the innermost digit of a forelimb, esp. the thumb in primates.) is small and set above the other digits. The retractile claws are sharp and curved. with canines that are heavy and compressed there prey is no match. The incisors are small and straight helping grinding their food into smaller pieces. Mountain lions have one more small premolar on each side of the upper jaw than bobcats and lynx. | |||
The puma, also known as the cougar, mountain lion and panther, is powerfully built and extremely agile.<ref> [http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Puma_concolor/ Puma concolor] ‘'animal diversity web''. Date of access May 29 2014 (specify which). Author Unknown</ref>They are large slender cats characterized by a long body with long hind limbs that are thought to be the source of bursts of high-speed running and jumping used to chase and ambush their prey.<ref>[http://www.arkive.org/puma/puma-concolor/image-G18533.html Puma] ‘’arkive''. Date of access may 29 2014. Author Unknown</ref>Cougars have a long neck, their throat and chest are a whitish color. They have, a small broad head, a light pink nose with a black border that extends to the lips. the area behind ears, and the tip of tail are black.The feet are broad, with four digits on hind feet and five on forefeet. The pollex (meaning:the innermost digit of a forelimb, esp. the thumb in primates.) is small and set above the other digits. The retractile claws are sharp and curved. with canines that are heavy and compressed there prey is no match. The incisors are small and straight helping grinding their food into smaller pieces. Mountain lions have one more small premolar on each side of the upper jaw than bobcats and lynx. | |||
The fur color typically ranges from a yellow-brown to gray-brown on the upper parts of the cougar and a paler, almost buffy, color on the belly. the fur has a short and course texture.Faint horizontal stripes may occasionally be seen on the upper forelegs, and melanism (meaning:unusual darkening of body tissues caused by excessive production of melanin, esp. as a form of color variation in animals.) has been widely reported though not confirmed.Young kittens are spotted, with blue eyes,the eyes of mature mountain lions however are grayish brown to golden. The males are larger than the females however Males rarely weigh more than 100 kilograms, and depending on sex and age, tend to be larger in the north of their range, and the coat is generally longer to insulate against extreme temperatures. | The fur color typically ranges from a yellow-brown to gray-brown on the upper parts of the cougar and a paler, almost buffy, color on the belly. the fur has a short and course texture.Faint horizontal stripes may occasionally be seen on the upper forelegs, and melanism (meaning:unusual darkening of body tissues caused by excessive production of melanin, esp. as a form of color variation in animals.) has been widely reported though not confirmed.Young kittens are spotted, with blue eyes,the eyes of mature mountain lions however are grayish brown to golden. The males are larger than the females however Males rarely weigh more than 100 kilograms, and depending on sex and age, tend to be larger in the north of their range, and the coat is generally longer to insulate against extreme temperatures. | ||
