10 Incredible Cougar Facts

10. Cougars have a poor sense of smell

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9. Cougars are widely distributed in the Western Hemisphere

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8. A cougar can run 55 to 72 kilometers per hour

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7. Cougars are solitary animals

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6. Cougars cannot roar, but instead, they purr

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5. Cougar cubs are born with spots to help them hide

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4. Cougars can leap over twenty-five feet!

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3. The cougar is an ambush predator that pursues a wide variety of prey

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2. The cougar is the fourth largest cat species in the world

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1. The cougar holds the Guinness record for the animal with the highest number of names

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