THE PUMA - CAT OF ONE COLOUR (Puma concolor)

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(02-24-2020, 10:32 PM)BorneanTiger Wrote:

(02-24-2020, 09:25 PM)epaiva Wrote:

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Skull of female F15 (105 months old) killed by a male puma when she was defending its kill and Skull of male M22 killed by other male in a territorial figh.
Pumas studied in Dan Andres Mountains, New Mexico, USA
Book Desert Puma - Evolutionary Ecology and Conservation of an Enduring Carnivore (Kenneth A. Logan and Linda L. Sweanor)

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Wait a minute, does this mean that pumas can bite through each others' skulls, therefore that the jaguar isn't the only cat that can kill by biting through the skull?

I posted an Image of a Wild Boar skull with puncture marks from a Tiger as well.
Most cats should be able to bite through a skull, especially a smaller one like this Female Puma or the Young Boar I posted.
Jaguars actively use that method to kill prey often where as other cats do not.
But that doesn't mean that other cats can't implement that technique as well but they're not as equipped to do it as jaguars are. *Largest bite force lb for lb and more robust canines lb for lb* Reply