Card #11 received

This cool card comes from Carole in Hamilton, Canada. This "Did you know?" card series is a great idea. You can see a photo of an animal/object and read some interesting facts about it. Carole was so nice and chose a card with a big wild cat - a cougar. We love cats, we love big and wild cats - cougars are very beautiful.

Since the text is too small to see, I'll quote it:
Cougar (Felis concolor)
Next to the bears, this is the largest, most powerful Canadian predator. Once numerous from Atlantic to the Pacific, habitat destruction has reduced much of its range. As a result, it is found chiefly in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia and Alberta. Large males can measure 2.5 m in total length and may weigh over 90 kg. The cougar can run as quickly as 70km/h (43.5 mph), jump 6 m (20 ft) from a standing position, and vertically leap 2.5 m (8 ft). They have been seen to junp horizontally 12 m (40 ft) and vertically nearly 5 m (16 ft). They prey upon deer, wapiti, bighorn sheep, mountain goats, beaver, snowshoe hares, and even mice. Their preference is for fresh meat, and they rarely scavenge from old kills. Despite their size, these animals, because of their extreme wariness, are infrequently seen by man in their natural habitat.

Now we have a card of a predator from Rocky mountains, and we also have a card of an American side of R.M. we received from Gloria! Cool)