Inigo & Luke
Mountain Lions
Inigo & Luke…
Inigo arrived in November 2015 from Washington State Fish and Wildlife, he was an orphan
Luke arrived in November 2016 from California Fish and Wildlife, he was also an orphan
Both boys remain playful and kittenish at times, despite being fully grown adults
Favorite enrichment items include: piles of straw, large tubes, feathers, pumpkins, and spices
They eat about two pounds of meat each, per day
Mountain lions are classified as a "small cat", despite being the fourth largest cat in the world (behind the tigers, lions, and jaguars)
"Small cats" have the ability to purr, "large cats" do not have the ability to purr
Mountain lion sounds include: purrs, chirps, growls, and screams
They go by more names than any other animal (catamount, panther, puma, cougar, screamer, and on and on)
They live in every ecosystem in the Americas, from mountains to deserts to swamps)
They are loners and stalkers, who hunt by ambush and stealth
When living alongside humans, they rarely make their presence known
They are crepuscular - active at dawn and dusk
Can live up to 20 years in a zoo, 10 years in the wild
Can leap 18 feet vertically and 25 feet horizontally
