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Moutain Lion

__Family- Felidae__ All members of the Felidae family have these charachteristics short rounded head, large ears, they also have whiskers or stiff bristeles, and they each have five toes on their front paws, and four toes on their back paws. They all have retractile claws. Retractile means that they can pull their claws in or pop them out whenever they want. Animals that are part of the Felidae family include tigers, lions, jaguars, and cheetahs. Mountain Lions Mountain Lions usually move in a slow walk, or a run. They can run up to 35 miles per hour. It has four legs with five toes on its front paws, and four toes on its back paws. They usually travel alone, with the exception of a mother with her kittens. They normally eat deer, mice, squirrels, porcupines, racoons, rabbits, and beavers They stalk their prey, and then attack from behind. They bite their prey in the back of their head with its very sharp teeth, and break their prey's neck. They normally hunt during the day. Mountain Lions grow 2-2.3 feet high, and 3.5-5.5 feet long. Males weigh 110-180 lbs. while females weigh about 90 lbs. Female Mountain Lions, it takes 2 1/2 years to mature, and it takes males about 3 years to mature. Mountain Lions have atapted to their enviorment in many ways. One adaption is that they have big paws, which help them jump onto big cliffs. Another adaptation is their long tails, which help them make sharp turns, by dragging it on the ground, while chasing their prey. The third adaptation is their powerful legs, which they use for accelartain while hunting. Gestation for a mountain lion is 82-96 days. They can have 2-4 kittens or offspring. __Classification__ · Kingdom- Anamalia o Phylum- Chordata § Class- Mammalia · Order- Carnivora o Family- Felidae § Genus- //Puma// · //Puma Concolor // // ﻿ // There are not that many different differences between the male and the female moutnain lion, except that the males are slightly larger and heavier. Sources: [] [] []  [|http://www.oldandsold.com/articles20/cats-1.shtml]

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