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
redlines4life t1_jabxhwg wrote on February 28, 2023 at 9:15 AM Odd question, but does their fur help make them more buoyant? Permalink 1
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