We have previously reported on the longest-running Puma research in North America--THE TETON COUGAR PROJECT run by the advocacy group, PANTHERA.............Over the past 5 years, their research in the Greater Yellowstone has revealed lifestyle aspects of Puma life never before known or accepted as scientific fact.........The Teton Cougar Project has firmly established that "adults of both sexes will gather together to share a meal without any fighting or spilled blood"............. "Cameras have revealed that males accompany females with cubs—both of their own siring and not—without even a hint of infanticide"......... "And they’ve found that the cats will even sleep together near a carcass for days on end, showing a social side that had never been seen or studied before"...............And like all trophic carnivores(wolves, Griz and Black Bears, Coyotes, Bobcats, Lynx, Martens, Fishers, Hawks, Eagles, etc, etc, etc), "we’re only just starting to learn what crucial and often unexpected roles these predators play in maintaining the health of ecosystems"............. "There’s evidence that the presence of mountain lions can affect everything from plant diversity to the abundance of butterfly populations"............ "Whether pumas allow themselves to be glimpsed or not, we can, it seems, see their influence on the forests they inhabit" ..............Watch the National Geographic Special about this study on National Geo Channel this coming December 3,,,,,,,,,,,check your local listings for times

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THE 

COUGAR 

NEXT 

DOOR

A new documentary 

reveals that mountain

 lions are not the solitary 

killing machines 

we’ve always thought.

BY JASON BITTEL | @BITTELMETHIS | 23 hours ago

TA mountain lion wears a radio collar as part of the Teton Cougar Project.

PHOTO: NEAL WIGHT

 Mark Elbroch (left) and a colleague examine a mountain lion kitten.PHOTO: ANNA PLACE/BBC

Mountain lions share a meal.PHOTO: JEFF HOGAN/HOGAN FILMS

Mountain lion hunts take place in the winter.
PHOTO: MARK ELBROCH

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A mountain lion takes cover in a tree.PHOTO: DUNCAN PARKER

A mountain lion kitten shows its soft side.PHOTO: ANNA PLACE/BBChttps://www.panthera.org/pumas-conservation-countryhttp://channel.nationalgeographic.com/wild/big-cat-week/videos/cougars-undercover1/