Mountain lion paw print3/16/2024 ![]() ![]() Their retractable claws do not show in their prints except on slippery or difficult terrain where they need more traction or during a prey pursuit. TracksĬougar tracks show four toes on both the front and hind paws, and an M-shaped heel pad with two lobes at the top or leading edge, and three lobes at the base. The tail serves to counter-balance the cougar’s movements as they pursue prey and travel across the landscape. Adult female cougars are usually about 25% smaller than male cougars (about 85 to 110 pounds).Ĭougars can be identified by two primary characteristics: the pelage or coat of adult cougars is uniformly colored tawny, grey-brown or red-brown, and a very thick and long black-tipped tail which measures about half of their body length. Large males can reach up to 180 pounds but that is very uncommon. On average, adult male cougars stand about 30 inches at the shoulders, are about 7 to 8 feet long from nose to the tip of their tail (the tail is about 1/3 of that length), and weigh about 120 to 160 pounds. The cougar is the second largest member of the cat family in the western hemisphere (the jaguar is the largest) and the largest of the North American wild cats. ![]()
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