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A Cat With Many Names

Cougars: Where do cougars live, and what are their other names?

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The cougar is also called the puma and the panther.

It is called a mountain lion, too.

Cougars eat large animals, such as deer and elk.

A cougar hunts alone.

A cougar can leap about 18 feet straight up.

A cougar can purr. It cannot roar.

Kittens are born with spots. Their eyes are blue.

A newborn kitten weighs about one pound.

Cougars live from the Yukon in Canada to Chile.

They live in many places, like deserts and forests.

Words to know

  • puma: a cougar
  • panther: a cougar
  • leap: jump

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