About
The puma is widely distributed from North America to South America and prefers environments with cover such as mountains, forests, and rocky areas. It is strongly solitary and has a very large home range; some individuals may move across several hundred square kilometers. It hunts at night and during twilight, mainly preying on ungulates such as deer. Breeding can occur year-round; gestation is about 90 days, and a litter of 1 to 6 cubs is born at a time. Habitat fragmentation and hunting due to human activities are threats, but the species as a whole is listed as Least Concern.
