Mountain lions also sometimes called pumas, cougars, or catamounts sleep anywhere they want. Logging roads, forest edges, and canyons are where you are most likely to see them, although they could be in the forest itself when it’s really hot. It’s very hard to know exactly what a mountain lion is doing at any given time especially when it’s asleep. Some also sleep among or near cliffs and outcrops.

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Mountain lions are North America’s largest cats and they spend most of their time in solitary. If they do not want to be seen, there is a good chance you will not discover a mountain lion as they are masters of camouflage. One thing you notice right away is that mountain lions are silent, another is the look in their eyes – soft and questioning.
A mountain lion moves slowly and deliberately, but being alert to danger is a necessary part of its life. Being nocturnal hunters, these cats prefer to feed at night, and will seek small mammals, deer, and feral pigs. Cubs will often stay with the female while the male roams, searching for another female to mate with. Mountain lions are very agile climbers and often will retreat to rocky outcroppings or ledges to rest.

Mountain lions are solitary animals. They live in fairly large territories and usually hunt on their own, and will not tolerate the presence of other individuals within that territory. Young male cougars often establish territories that overlap with older resident males. When a new male takes over a territory, he will drive off other mountain lions. He can also kill cubs or attempt to have a mating relationship with females in the area. However, if the resident male is healthy enough to defend his territory from the intruder, then it is possible for the younger male to leave and find a new area where he can set up his own territory.