A cougar was observed swimming 1.1 km (0.68 miles) to an uninhabited island in Pugent Sound. Researchers find other records implying mountain lions can swim even farther to hop between islands, likely >2 km. “We are redefining the mountain lion in our minds as an animal that can swim.” nationalgeographic.com Submitted by TR_54 t3_11dhati on February 27, 2023 at 5:22 PM in science 103 comments 1,559
Splenda t1_ja9flyf wrote on February 27, 2023 at 8:38 PM Paywalled. Which island? Every rock near Puget Sound is inhabited these days. Permalink 8 WarWinx t1_jac69tl wrote on February 28, 2023 at 11:20 AM “Squaxin Island.” If your browser has a ‘reader’ view, that can get around this particular wall. Permalink Parent 3 Splenda t1_jaeexe7 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 9:01 PM Helpful! Thanks! Permalink Parent 1
WarWinx t1_jac69tl wrote on February 28, 2023 at 11:20 AM “Squaxin Island.” If your browser has a ‘reader’ view, that can get around this particular wall. Permalink Parent 3 Splenda t1_jaeexe7 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 9:01 PM Helpful! Thanks! Permalink Parent 1
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