Cougars are Unprecedented Farmers

It's unlikely that you would venture into the animal kingdom if you had the plant-growing prowess and green thumb of someone like Poison Ivy because it seems like most animals wouldn't even grasp how seeds and planting operate. And what's this? That's accurate. But just because a cougar is unaware that it is a fantastic farmer does not mean that it is untrue.

According to research, a huge predator like a cougar can spread tens of thousands of seeds over a wide area within their domain. That second element explains how cougars disperse and fertilize around 5000 seeds every square kilometer. As apex predators, cougars typically prey on herbivores. They consume creatures that consume seeds and plants, and those seeds pass through their digestive tract untouched. To keep the cycle running year after year, they may unintentionally plant up to 94,000 new fruits, flowers, and other types of plantlife as they move about their region.

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Feliformia
Family: Felidae
Subfamily: Felinae
Genus: Puma
Species: P. concolor