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Mountain Lions

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A Mountain Lion is a _____ predator eating only meat. It can eat any animal it catches, whether it is an insect or a large ungulate.
Many Mountain Lions are killed trying to cross busy roadways or are______ by rodenticide.
Mountain Lions are considered the largest species of wild small cat in ____ America and second heaviest after the Jaguar.
Compared to big cats, Mountain Lions do not _____. They have minimal communicative noises, usually resorting to hisses, growls, and purrs which make them more like a house cat.
Although they are of a larger size, they share a closer resemblance to the smaller felines in terms of physical features and are therefore not considered to be part of the big _____family.
Mountain Lions are described to be ______ in color.
Females usually have one litter every two years. The litter can be between one to six cubs. Only the mothers are involved with raising their young and the juveniles will remain with their mother for at least two years before they can ______ on their own.
Mountain Lions are an umbrella species for _______ because their protection depends on the preservation of large amounts of habitat.
Mountain Lions typically hunt their prey by _______ them rather than sprinting or chasing after it.
Mountain Lions hold the record for the animal with the most names. They have over____.
Like most species of the cat family, the Mountain Lion is mostly _____.
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The scientific name for the Mountain Lion is ____ concolor.
The Mountain Lion has one of the largest distributions of wild animals in the Americas. Their ______spans from the Northernmost areas of Canada to the Southern tips of the Andes mountains.
Territories are marked by scratch marks on trees, urine, and fecal marking. They can be territorial animals and males will often ______ for territory.
The passage of the California Wildlife Protection Act of 1990 (Proposition 117) by California voters established that Mountain Lions are a "specially______ mammal" in California.
Only about one in six Mountain Lion cubs survive to _______.
The Oakland Zoo Mountain Lion initiative; Bay Area Cougar Action Team; Bay Area Puma Project; Mountain Lion _____ are all amazing organizations helping to support Mountain Lions.
______ Mountain Lion cubs have blue eyes and spots on their fur that change as the cats mature with age.
Mountain Lions can run at speeds of up to 45 miles per___.
The Oakland Zoo has _______ resident Mountain Lions that can be viewed on exhibit at the California Trail.