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Hot and cold Small beginnings
Varying climates are not a problem for Puma cubs are born with bright blue eyes
these tough cats – they can cope with snowy and spotted fur. These fade when they are
mountains, tropical forests, and scorching, a few months old. The cubs are blind and
hot scrublands. deaf until they are three weeks old.
Feline in flight
Being able to jump so far
is a very useful skill to have,
as pumas spend a lot of time
running and leaping over rocky
ground. They can also leap
onto the back of their prey CAT OF MANY NAMES
when they are hunting! Confusingly, pumas are ?
called a variety of names.
Cougar, mountain lion,
panther, red tiger,
Mexican lion, silver
lion, and catamount
are all names used
to describe them!
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