By: Jacob Locke

Scientific Name: Puma Concolor coryi Natural Habitat: mainly found in southern tip of Florida can be found all across southeastern United States Climate: Forests, Prairies and Swamps le.action?spcode=A008 le.action?spcode=A008

Eats mainly white-tailed deer Also eat feral hog, rabbit, raccoon, armadillo and birds In some cases if livestock or pets are left outside overnight panthers may eat them if they get the chance

Estimated around adults in only known breeding area.

23-27 Inches to the shoulder for males, females are smaller 7 feet from nose to end of tail for males, 6 feet for females Males average 130 lbs. females lbs. Live years

Solitary, territorial and predator-type animal Travel hundreds of miles within their home range Active at night between dusk and dawn Rest during heat of the day Males have a range of 200 miles females up to 75 miles Can leap up to 15 feet and run 35 mph for a short distance

Mating season: all year peak in winter/spring Pregnant around 90 days Litter ranges from 1-4 kittens Rarely do they all survive Have dark spots when they are babies and grow out of them Stay with their mother for up to two years Males reach sexual maturity at 3 years females at 2 years

Mating pairs remain together for a week hunting and sleeping together Kittens remain in den for first 2 months while mother hunts Then they start joining her hiding and watching By a year old they can catch their own prey

Rest in a palmetto thicket during the day and hunt at night

Were put on the endangered list in 1967 In an effort to help the endangered panther 30 to 35 juvenile and adult panthers have radio collars on to keep track of them as part of the Florida Panther Recovery Program Endangered mainly because of habitat loss Florida’s Government made a license plate that says save the panther to make money for the panther Timber cutting is resulting in panthers losing their homes

1. What is the Florida Panther’s main source of food? 2. How many kittens can be born in a litter of Florida Panthers? 3. How long do kittens remain in the den before coming out with their mother? 4. What is the range for a male Florida Panther? 5. How far can a panther jump when a

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