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Cougars are usually solitary, stalking and sometimes ambushing their prey.

Their territory can stretch up to 350 square miles or more, depending on availability of large prey.

Cougars are powerful runners, leapers and climbers, adapted to habitat from forest to desert.

They are very vocal, producing a variety of screams, growls, mews, hisses and even a purr like a housecat – but louder.