Mountain Lions of the Black Hills

figure 6.1. Mountain lion kittens raised in captivity at South Dakota State University.
Body weights were used to generate growth equations for young mountain lions.
Photo by Gail Jenks.

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figure 6.2. Body weights of mountain lion kittens raised in captivity (circles) and those
of mortalities of young lions from the Black Hills (diamonds).