Mountain Lion Cache II Traditional Geocache
M&M Hunter: Time to archive this one.
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Wild Cat Mountain Series is a series of caches that we placed in Wild Cat Mountain State Park. A vehicle admission sticker is required on all motor vehicles stopping in the park. You can buy either an annual sticker, for admission to all state parks and forests for the calendar year, or a daily sticker, valid only on the date of issue. A special thanks to Ronald Campbell, for giving us permission to place these caches. Mountain Lion Cache 2: This cache is a decon container that is a few hundred feet off Old Settlers Trail. A cat of many names, the Mountain Lion is also known as the Cougar, Panther or Puma. In general the size and coloration of the cat varies greatly across its range, which stretches from the south west of Canada down the western states of North America and throughout most western parts of the South American continent. In the north of its range and in higher mountainous regions the Mountain Lions coat is generally longer to provide additional protection against the extremes in temperature - the color of the fur varies from slate gray, through yellow buff to light reddish brown. In appearance the Mountain Lion has a small, broad head with small rounded ears, a powerful body with long hind legs and tail, which is tipped with black. The Mountain Lion can be found in varying habitats from the mountain forest, up to around 16,000 feet to lowland swamp and grasslands. In mountainous regions, were the cat follows its migrating prey as summer gives way to winter, the male Mountain Lion can often patrol areas in excess of 100 square miles, although these will overlap the territories of several females who maintain smaller ranges. It is common for the Mountain Lion to mark the boundaries of its territory with tree scrapes and sprays of urine, which serve as markers and warnings to other Mountain Lion. The Mountain Lion hunts alone, by day or night and will cache its food, if large enough, in dense undergrowth, returning to it over several days. Comparable in size to the Leopard, the Mountain Lion is big enough to tackle larger prey such as domestic cattle and horses, for which it has earned a bad reputation with livestock farmers, as well as wild deer, sheep, rodents, rabbits, hare and beaver. In hunting the Mountain Lion uses the strength of its powerful hind legs to lunge at its prey with single running jumps that can reach in excess of 40 feet Body Length (mm) - 1100-2000 Weight (kg) - 30-85 (male) Litter Size - 2-3 average Life Span - 10-15 years Status Florida - Endangered Status Rest - Least Concern
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