A cougar was observed swimming 1.1 km (0.68 miles) to an uninhabited island in Pugent Sound. Researchers find other records implying mountain lions can swim even farther to hop between islands, likely >2 km. “We are redefining the mountain lion in our minds as an animal that can swim.” nationalgeographic.com Submitted by TR_54 t3_11dhati on February 27, 2023 at 5:22 PM in science 103 comments 1,559
TheOmniAlms t1_jad1cdx wrote on February 28, 2023 at 3:45 PM What?? Isn't this common knowledge? 15 years ago we knew mountain lions were swimming to islands near P.E.I. Who is "we"? Permalink 1
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