Lean, powerful and the master of the mountain terrain - our printable puma mask is a striking big cat choice! The puma (also known as cougar or mountain lion) is the most widely distributed large wild cat in the Americas, ranging from the snowy Andes to the Florida swamps. With that tawny coat, broad face and athletic build, this mask has real presence. Perfect for big cats school plays, South American animals projects, World Book Day, birthday parties, and powerfully athletic imaginative play.

The puma goes by more names than almost any other animal - puma, cougar, mountain lion, catamount, panther - which makes it a brilliant starting point for discussions about animal naming, range and adaptation across wildly different habitats. Every mask comes with a full colour version AND a black and white line art version for colouring in.

5 Interesting Facts About Pumas!

Pumas can jump up to 5.5 metres vertically from a standing position - the equivalent of jumping onto the roof of a double-decker bus from street level, using those powerful hind legs to launch themselves.
Despite their size, pumas cannot roar - they belong to the small cat lineage and instead purr, whistle, chirp and produce a remarkable screaming call that sounds disturbingly human.
They are the most widely distributed wild land mammal in the Western Hemisphere - found from the Yukon in Canada all the way to the southern tip of Patagonia, spanning an extraordinary range of climates and habitats.
Pumas are solitary and have enormous home ranges - a male's territory can cover 300 square kilometres, which he patrols and marks with scrapes and urine along regular routes.
They were extirpated from most of eastern North America but are slowly returning - sightings across the Midwest and even as far east as New York state suggest a natural recolonisation of former territory is underway.

Printable Puma Mask

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