Cougar cat vs Domestic cat

By:Ruiz Aran Sulaiman Djalil

7B

Cougars and domestic cats are both cats, although there are a lot of differences between them such as: Cougars avoid humans but domestic cats seek company of us, another difference is their size. Cougars hunt to survive but most domestic cats can't even hunt.The forth one is Cougar cats has really muscular back legs but domestic cat doesn't.The fifth difference is adult cougars live alone however domestic cats can feel lonely. Lastly, cougars have sharper claws than cats and cougar’s bodies are unlike domestic cat's bodies.

Cougar cats rarely attack humans, in fact cougars very rarely interact with humans. Like other wild animals they are more afraid of humans than we are of them. Studies have shown that even if the wild cats are in the middle of a meal, the sound of a human voice is enough to scare them.Unlike domestic cats they form attachments to their owners in the same way as dogs and babies do to their owners. According to a study cats see their owners as a source of comfort and security as well. Another difference is their size. Cougars are 60-90cm while domestic cats are estimated to be 41-50 cm. Cougars hunt in the wild to survive since they don't have an owner to feed them food and spoil them.

Cougars have large paws and muscular back legs that help them leap 18 feets and make them able to run 65km/h. On the other hand, a domestic cat's leg is not that muscular,can't leap 18 feets and can't run as fast as 65 km/h.Another one is adult cougars are mostly solitary meaning they live alone while domestic cats do get lonely. Even though they are extremely independent creatures, they can feel sad and lonely while their owners are away and they are left home alone during the day or over a vacation. They might not show it much, but they do, and just because they don't look lonely, it doesn't mean they aren’t.

Lastly,Cougars hunt for food in the wild unlike domestic cats.Cougars hunt to survive because they are wild cats.Domestic cats are provided with food every day from their owners so they don't need to hunt for food for them to eat.

After reading some differences between cougars and domestic cats there are many similarities too which are: both have Round Ears.

Both have white fur on belly and throat.Both are felis genus.Both have long tail and black tip.Both cannot roar but can purr and finally they both have a similar body type.

To sum it up cougar cat and domestic cats has a lot of differences such as:cougars avoid humans but domestic cats seek company of us,another difference is their size,Cougars are 60-90cm and domestic cats are estimated to be around 41-50cm and more that i explained earlier however both cougars and domestic cats both have a lot of things in common too such as: both have round Ears.

Both have white fur on belly,fur and throat.Both are felis genus.Both have long tail and black tip.Both cannot roar but can purr and finally they both have a similar body type.