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I would think that hiding a kill up in a tree would be desirable for Cougars but I'm sure many factors come into play that don't allow that evolutionary trait.
-Deep snow during the winter months make dragging prey across distances nearly impossible
-Maybe the tree species isn't suitable to keeping prey suspended
-Cougar Skull and Neck morphology (smaller and thinner than a leopard) doesn't lend itself well to the strain of larger prey pulling down on it while traveling up the tree.