Redwood National & Stgate Parks Wildlife Series Cougar Collector's Pin

The cougar (who has 70 other English names, including mountain lion, puma and panther) is a solitary cat and is the largest of the small cats. Adults average 2-2.5 feet tall at the shoulder; are anywhere from 5-8 feet long (nose to tail); and males weight 115-160 pounds, females are smaller at 75-105 pounds. Cougars are smaller closer to the equator and larger closer to the poles. They can run 34-45 mph. Lacking larynx, the cougar can't roar, but it hisses, growls, chirps and screams.