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Cub carriage
All mother cats can carry their young with
their mouths. By grasping the loose skin
around the cub’s neck, the mother can
carry the cub without hurting it.

The cub completely
relaxes in its
mother’s mouth.

Safe with mom
Pumas give birth to between one and
six cubs, after a pregnancy of about
three months. The cubs drink their
mother’s milk until they are two or
three months old.

Cat facts

• Male lions do live in
prides, but are always heavily
outnumbered by lionesses!
• Many cats give birth to their
cubs in dens. Here they are
raised safely, out of harms’ way.
• Puma siblings may stay
together for a while, even after
they have left their mother.

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