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Paiute (upper cougar) was wandering around the exhibit and climbed up the log for a better vantage point. Then Chinook decided she also wanted to climb the log to get a better look, probably at the farm, or the little children running around the zoo. This left Paiute stuck. So he made the best of it and turned Chinook's tail into a toy.
It took her a minute to turn around and give him a good swat on the face. Unfortunately for picture sake, she turned away from the viewing area, so no snarling pictures. Still a cute moment.
Also overheard that the zoo has plans to breed these two since they're compatible. And one of the head North America keeper holds the cougar studbook. There are also zoos around the country that have space for new cougars, so any cougars born will have homes to go to.

Cougar
Puma concolor
Paiute (higher cougar) Chinook (lower cougar)
Taken at the Oregon Zoo in Portland
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~Larlia-Nexus111 Apr 15, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Cougar 1: Lol! Got your tail!
Cougar: F**k off! I'm trying to consecrate on this butterfly!
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*LeonieZurakowsky Jan 27, 2012   Digital Artist
Adorable! :D
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Mood: Humor ~Wolfen-witch Jan 27, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
For all the size, such a typical kitty.
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Mood: Love ~braverave Jan 27, 2012  Hobbyist Writer
lol that is so cute! lol i love it!
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~Nhan-Fiction Jan 9, 2012
OMG!
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Mood: Love ~SilverSoul1496 Aug 16, 2010  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
This is adorable! I love cougars, you take amazing photos *.*
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*DeeOtter Aug 16, 2010  Hobbyist Photographer
Thank you very much. These guys are a bit on the difficult side to photograph, with them sleeping a lot, and their exhibit is a bit dark, but it looks really nice and natural.
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~SilverSoul1496 Aug 17, 2010  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Cool, how large is their exhibit?
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*DeeOtter Aug 17, 2010  Hobbyist Photographer
It's 4,260 sq. feet with about 22feet of vertical space with trees to climb up. The female of the pair likes to position herself in almost like a cradle position on some of the branches.
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~SilverSoul1496 Aug 17, 2010  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Cool :D
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