A newsletter for the students, faculty and staff of the Collin County Community College District. Published monthly. For information or submissions, call 972.599.3142. Cougar News welcomes student and faculty submissions. Next deadline: July 10 All submissions are due by 5 p.m. on the due date. Photos cannot be returned. Text should be emailed to mrobinson@ccccd.edu or sent on disk. Please submit copy that is proofed, edited and saved in Word format. Cougar News staff: Lisa Vasquez, director; Mark Robinson, editor; Marcy Cadena-Smith, contributor; Shawn Stewart, special contributor; Cody Lynch, special contributor; Dr. John Glass, special contributor; Amy Lenhart, special contributor; layout and photography by Nick Young.
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Top 10 ... Facts about the cougar
Top 10 Things That You Probably Didn’t Know About The Cougar
10. What’s in a Name?
T he cougar goes under many regional aliases including: mountain lion, panther, catamount, painter, puma, silver lion, brown tiger, deer tiger, ghost cat, mountain screamer, sneak cat, king cat and painted cat.
9. Inside Voice
The cougar can not roar. But it does purr like a much larger, more dangerous kitten. And it also has an odd human-like scream.
8. True American
Cougars are found as north as the Yukon Territory, down the Western United States, and through Central and South America.
7. David Lee Roth says “Jump!”
The cougar can jump up to 18 feet from a standing position and a vertical leap of eight feet. They also are fleet of foot, with speeds up to 43 miles per hour.
6. Wolves are Chumps
The cougar’s only natural predator is the wolf.
5. A Cougar’s Got to Eat
The cougar’s main source of nourishment is deer and elk. However, they also hunt mammals such as rabbit, porcupines, beavers and mice.
4. Like a Natural Deep Freeze
The cougar is apt to fill up on its kill and then bury the remains for future consumption.
3. Getting Catty
Cougars are closely related to the jaguarondi and the extinct North American cheetah, but not closely related to other large felines like lions or leopards.
2. Just Like a Housecat
The cougar is extremely territorial and solitary. They will fight other cougars for territory. A male cougar is likely to claim 100 square miles as its territory.
1. Collin the Cougar
There are about 30,000 cougars in the Western United States. There is one confirmed cougar in Collin County. And it goes to college.
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