Cougar (Mountain Lion) Coloring Pages
Cougars are so quiet and shy that people can live near them for years and never see one. Whether you call them cougars, mountain lions or pumas, they're all the same cat. Here you'll find realistic cougars in trees and by rivers, spotted cubs, a few cartoon ones and a detailed page for grown-ups.
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Realistic Cougar Coloring Pages
Cougars lounging in trees, prowling through the mountains and waiting patiently by the river. These have lots of detail, so they're great for older kids and grown-ups.
Cougar Cub Coloring Pages
Cougar cubs look nothing like their parents at first. They're born with dark spots, ringed tails and bright blue eyes. The spots fade as they grow, and by their first birthday they're mostly gone.
Cartoon and More Cougar Coloring Pages
Cute cartoon cougars for little ones, a labelled mountain lion for learning its body parts and a detailed cougar surrounded by flowers for grown-ups.
About Cougars
The cougar holds a world record for having more names than any other animal. Mountain lion, puma, panther and catamount are just a few of them, and they all mean the same cat. Cougars roam farther than any other wild land mammal in the Americas, all the way from the Yukon down to the tip of South America. In Canada, most of them live in the mountains and forests of BC and Alberta.
Even though they're big, cougars can't roar. Instead they purr, hiss, chirp and whistle, and they're famous for a spooky scream that sounds a lot like a person yelling. They're amazing jumpers too, and can spring about 4.5 metres straight up into a tree.
Coloring a Cougar
Cougars don't have spots or stripes, which makes them perfect for practising smooth shading. Their coat can be anywhere from sandy tan to tawny gold to a greyish brown, usually a little darker along the back. Leave the chin, throat, chest and belly a pale cream or white.
Look for the dark patches on each side of the muzzle where the whiskers grow, and use black or dark brown for the backs of the ears and the tip of that long, thick tail. Cougar eyes are usually a golden or greenish gold.
For cubs, add dark brown spots all over, rings around the tail and bright blue eyes. For the background, try grey rocky mountains, tall pine trees or a sparkling river.