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= Mountain Lion = __ the mountin lion or__ //Puma conconcoler// also known as the **mountain lion**, **puma**, **panther**, **mountain cat** mountin lion CHARACTERISTICS The mountin lion is a living thing because it can respond,grow and develop, it's made of one or more cells and it can reproduce. = diet: = =Mountain lions eat large mammals such as deer, and smaller mammals such as mice, squirrels, porcupines, raccoons, rabbits and beavers=

Grow and Develop:

Puma Concolor Cougar - Male - average weight 150 - 160 pounds, Females 100 - 120 pounds.

Reproduce:


 * Mating Season:** Commonly from December to March, but can happen at any time during the year.


 * Gestation:** 82-96 days.


 * Litter size:** 2-4 kittens.

Respond to it's enviornment: it sheads to stay warm if its in a hot envirement needs: food air watter shelter: den Also see text ||
 * Kingdom: || Animalia ||
 * Phylum: || Chordata ||
 * Class: || Mammalia ||
 * Order: || Carnivora ||
 * Family: || Felidae ||
 * Subfamily: || Felinae ||
 * Genus: || //Puma// ||
 * Species: || //**Puma concolor**// ||
 * ~ Binomial name ||
 * = ** //Puma concolor// ** (Linnaeus, 1771) ||
 * ~ Subspecies ||
 * < * //P. c. couguar// - North America
 * //P. c. costaricensis// - Central America
 * //P. c. capricornensis// - eastern South America
 * //P. c. concolor// - northern South America
 * //P. c. cabrerae// - central South America
 * //P. c. puma// - southern South America
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