Yellowstone: Tough Cats

What are the footprints in the snow in the Teton Mountains?

• Deer footprints

• Cougar footprints

• Elk footprints

• Coyote footprints

What are the kittens learning by watching their mother?

• How to climb trees

• How to swim

• How to hunt

• How to build a den

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What does the mother cougar do when she wants her kittens to hide?

• She chirps at them

• She roars loudly

• She scratches a tree trunk

• She hisses at them

What does the mother cougar do before pouncing on an elk?

• She freezes and crouches down

• She runs in circles

• She climbs a tree

• She digs a hole

How does the mother cougar signal her kittens to join her for a meal?

• She meows loudly

• She chirps like a bird

• She rolls on the ground

• She licks their faces

What does Mark Elbroch do as a cougar researcher?

• He studies their secret lives

• He tracks their footprints

• He takes care of their kittens

• He feeds them in the wild

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Where were did the young cougar kittens live?

• In a den made by fallen trees

• In a burrow underground

• In a nest high up in a tree

• In a den dug by their mother

What do the cougar kittens learn by following their mother?

• How to swim in a river

• How to climb steep cliffs

• How to find food

• How to build a nest

What happens to one of the cougar kittens during the harsh winter?

• It gets lost in the forest

• It becomes friends with a bear

• It is attacked by wolves

• It finds a new family

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What do the cougar kittens practice hunting skills on?

• A fawn

• A squirrel

• A bird

• A fish