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Puma

Size: Approximately 60 cm - 90 cm tall, approximately 1.5 m long, with a tail approximately 65 cm long
Body: Large round head, long neck, long tail and body
Weight: Male – 50 kg - 70 kg; female – 34 kg - 48 kg
Colour: Dark body – grey and black, bluish-grey or brownish-grey – with lighter underparts
Food: Guanacos and hares, birds, eggs and mice
Lives: On the pampas and in mountain ranges from Canada to the southern region of South America

The puma belongs to the large cat family and it usually lives alone most of the time. It is very agile and nimble and can jump and run very quickly for a short period while hunting. The pampas puma is bluish-grey in colour and is approximately the same size as a large dog. The Andes puma is smaller and has a reddish-brown coat.

The puma rears its young in rocks or caves. Between 1 and 6 cubs are born and these are temporarily blind. They stay in the den for a few weeks while the mother hunts for food. When they are approximately two months old they go hunting with their mother. They stay with her until they are approximately 1½ to 2 years old. They can live for up to 10 years.

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The puma can jump 5.5 metres into the air – approximately the height of a giraffe. It can jump a distance of 12 m - 13.5 m – approximately the length of a bus.

The puma cannot roar like a lion – it screams or mews like a cat.

The puma can swim and climb trees. Arctic pumas have thicker coats than pumas living near the Equator.

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