Mountain lion in tree (IMAGE)

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Mountain lion in tree

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With the ability to climb trees and an evolutionarily honed ability to hide, mountain lions are adept at avoiding humans. By tracking the whereabouts of 12 mountain lions before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, ecologists have found that the reclusive species, briefly freed of the need to avoid people, adopted an energy-efficient economy of movement during LA's shutdown in spring 2020.

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National Park Service

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