"Mountain Lion (Puma concolor)" (2020)

Описание: A large cat with an elongate body, powerful limbs, small head, short face, short rounded ears, long neck and long, round, black-tipped tail. Two color phases: buff, cinnamon, and tawny to cinnamon rufous and ferruginous, and silvery gray to bluish and slaty gray; young are buffy with dark spots, and the eyes are blue for the first few months; color of upperparts is most intense midorsally; sides of muzzle and backs of ears are black; underparts are dull whitish with buff wash across the belly; end of tail is dark brown or blackish; adult total length 171 to 274 cm in males, 150 to 233 cm in females; adult tail length 53 to 81 cm; greatest length of skull 172 to 237 mm in males, 158 to 203 mm in females (Hall 1981, Nowak 1991, and Maehr 1992). Eyes set forward on head for sight hunting. Adult males weigh 150 to 190 lbs., females 70 to 120 lbs. Solitary, except for females accompanied by males or kittens. Females den in caves, rock crevices, brush piles, etc. with kittens and leave them there while hunting; usually hunt by stealth at night and cover unused food for later use. Males territorial, and large male home ranges may overlap smaller ones of females.

It's well known that mountain lions are fierce predators. It turns out they're also fascinating scavengers! This film was created by MAPS Media Institute students as part of the Bitterroot Valley Winter Eagle Project, a collaboration between MPG Wildlife, RaptorView Research Institute, and Bitterroot Audubon Society. MAPS is a free media-arts school for Montana teens. For more information, visit mapsmediainstitute.com.

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