Cougars

Cougars — page 1 — LIVING WILD Published by Creative Education P O Box 227 Mankato Minnesota 56002 Creative Education is an imprint of The Creative Company www thecreativecompany us Design and production by Mary Herrmann Art direction by Rita Marshall Printed in the United States of America Photographs by Alamy BRUCE COLEMAN INC Corbis Flirt Danita Delimont Greg Duncan Kenebec Images Val Duncan Kenebec Images Buddy Mays Moviestore collection Ltd Papilio Corbis Marianne Rosenstiehl Sygma Dreamstime Bevanward Steven Blandin Wessel Cirkel Bambi L Dingman Jens Klingebiel Kodo34 Geoffrey Kuchera Outdoorsman Warren Price Seread Sunheyy French Ministry of Culture Communication Getty Images Barbara Hesse Oxford Scientiﬁc iStockphoto DenGuy djperry Images in the Wild jim kruger Alexey Stiop Denis Jr Tangney Astrida Valigorsky NHPA LAURIE CAMPBELL Andres Quandelacy Shutterstock creativex jo Crebbin S R Maglione rook76 worldswildlifewonders Copyright 2013 Creative Education International copyright reserved in all countries No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Gish Melissa Cougars by Melissa Gish p cm Living wild Includes bibliographical references and index Summary A look at cougars including their habitats physical characteristics such as their tawny coats behaviors relationships with humans and protected status as a game animal in the world today ISBN 978-1-60818-167-4 hard cover ISBN 978-1-56660-129-0 eBook 1 Puma Juvenile literature I Title QL737 C23G5145 2012 599 75’24 dc23 2011035834 First Edition 987654321 CREATIVE EDUCATION 2 LIVING WILD

Cougars — page 2 — COUGARS Melissa Gish COUGARS 3

Cougars — page 3 — LIVING WILD 4 Far from the roads and trails frequented by park visitors a cougar makes her way

Cougars — page 4 — 5 COUGARS silently along the rocky ledge of a small canyon She is stalking a mule deer

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