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| TheUndertaker45 | Dec 11 2013, 03:41 AM Post #31 |
Heterotrophic Organism
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| Koolyote | Dec 11 2013, 08:50 PM Post #32 |
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| figantee | Dec 14 2013, 09:38 AM Post #33 |
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female 135 ibs |
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| figantee | Dec 14 2013, 09:40 AM Post #34 |
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What`s the weight? |
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| figantee | Dec 15 2013, 07:48 AM Post #35 |
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150 ibs male |
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| Ntwadumela | Jan 23 2014, 07:20 AM Post #36 |
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 Male Patagonian puma. I would love to see some sort of data about this population of pumas, especially about their size, I bet they rival cougars from British Columbia in size. |
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| Canadianwildlife | Jan 23 2014, 08:59 AM Post #37 |
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Beautiful animals, and my favorite big cat. I think they are the most majestic, beautiful, and athletic big cat of all. |
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| k9boy | Jan 23 2014, 09:45 AM Post #38 |
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Looks like a lioness. Awesome pic. |
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| RojJones | Jan 23 2014, 03:06 PM Post #39 |
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| kingkazma | Jan 23 2014, 04:57 PM Post #40 |
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that's what i thought when i first saw it. i think it's the nose and fur. i wonder what that guy eat. |
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| Taipan | Mar 1 2014, 03:15 PM Post #41 |
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Mountain Lion Family Feast Caught on Camera By Becky Oskin, Staff Writer | February 28, 2014 04:04pm ET  The male kitten, dubbed P-30, checks out the camera. With an adorably wrinkled nose, a mountain lion cub honed her hunting skills earlier this month on a dead mule deer caught by mom in California's Malibu Creek State Park. The female mountain lion cub, called P-28 by wildlife biologists, tested her "kill bite" on the deer's neck, while her brother, dubbed P-30, attacked the rest of the carcass. A remotely activated camera captured the nighttime feast for researchers who are tracking the cougar family at the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. (Mountain lion and cougar are two names for the same animal.) Biologists set up the DSLR camera at the deer kill site during the day, then recovered more than 350 images after the family finished feeding on the carcass, which took two days. The kittens seen in the pictures are about 10 months old and were tagged with trackers when they were three weeks old. Their mother, P-13, is wearing a GPS collar. Mule deer are a popular menu item for Santa Monica mountain lions. The National Park Service has tracked more than 30 mountain lions in the Santa Monica Mountains since 2002, part of a long-term study monitoring the health of the cougar population here. Of the 400 kills discovered during the study, more than 95 percent have been mule deer, said park spokeswoman Kate Kuykendall. Mountain lions are not an endangered species in California, and the Santa Monica park offers good habitat for the charismatic cats. The park's adult mountain lion population is currently estimated at 15 adults. But the mountain lion group faces several long-term challenges to its survival, the ongoing study shows. The small population means there are too few adults for long-term genetic diversity, leading to in-breeding. Freeways, the ocean and agricultural development trap the cats in an island of habitat. Many cats lose their lives trying to cross local roads. Three local mountain lion kittens have been killed by vehicles in 2014. "In the 12 years we've been studying these animals we've only had one successfully cross from the north to the south, bringing new genetic material," Kuykendall said. The barriers to movement also mean young males can't strike out for new territory. The leading cause of death in the population is inter-species fighting, or lion-on-lion conflicts, Kuykendall said. "They are solitary and territorial animals," she said. To increase genetic diversity and reduce deaths, the Park Service supports building a wildlife crossing near the Liberty Canyon exit along the 101 Freeway in Agoura Hills, Kuykendall said.  These amazing images of a mountain lion family feasting on a mule deer carcass were captured with a remotely-activated camera in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. The adorable cubs, one female, one male, practiced their hunting skills on the dead deer while their mother kept a protective watch. While rare in Southern California, the charismatic cats are not considered an endangered species. The cubs are about 10 months old.  The female cub, called P-28 by wildlife biologists, tested her "kill bite" on the deer's neck.  Mother mountain lion P-13, who brought down the deer.  The male kitten, dubbed P-30, checks out the camera. Mom is in the background, wearing a GPS collar.  The girl cub, P-28, seems curious about the commotion. http://www.livescience.com/43772-mountain-lions-feast-on-deer.html |
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| Taipan | Nov 14 2014, 04:26 PM Post #43 |
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| maker | Nov 14 2014, 04:32 PM Post #44 |
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Edited by maker, Feb 20 2015, 07:45 PM.
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| Deleted User | Nov 14 2014, 05:48 PM Post #45 |
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