With golden eyes and a tawny, golden colour the Puma (Puma concolor), is a long legged, rangy cat which ranges from North America to the tip of South America and exists at elevations up to 4,500 m, hence the name “mountain lion.”
Also known as the Florida Panther or Deer Tiger, it is white on the underside from the muzzle to the belly. The tip of the tail and behind the ears darken to black but the tail is also white on the underside of the tip. The tail can make up one third of the cat’s body length. The young are usually darker in colour with dark brown spots.
The puma is nocturnal and diurnal, terrestrial and solitary. Pumas can occasionally be seen walking down
