Watch How Pumas Fight, Keep the Peace, and Share a Meal | Nat Geo Wild

New video reveals that pumas are more social than commonly thought. ➡ Subscribe: https://on.natgeo.com/41A7tf0 About National Geographic Animals: National Geographic Animals brings you closer to the wild than ever before. Take a journey through the animal kingdom to discover fierce predators, surprising behaviors, adorable babies, and more through our fascinating wildlife documentaries, series, and specials. Get More National Geographic: Official Site: https://nationalgeographic.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/natgeo Facebook: https://facebook.com/natgeo Threads: https://threads.com/@natgeo X: https://x.com/NatGeo LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/national-geographic TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@natgeo Reddit: https://reddit.com/user/nationalgeographic Pinterest: https://pinterest.com/natgeo Also called cougars or mountain lions, pumas range over much of the Western Hemisphere. Until now, scientists believed that within that realm, individual adult pumas kept to themselves, except to mate or to contest another's territory. Footage captured in Wyoming by Mark Elbroch, Lead Scientist, Puma Program for Panthera, the global wild cat conservation organization, demonstrates that the social interactions among pumas are actually varied and complex. In addition to fighting, motion-activated cameras recorded courtship behavior, and, most surprising, the sharing of meals, a behavior. Through the footage and the tracking of GPS locations, Elbroch noted a system of altruism and repayment for a share in another puma's kill, with different rewards based on the situation. Learn more about cougar: https://on.natgeo.com/2GCOxCH Watch How Pumas Fight, Keep the Peace, and Share a Meal | Nat Geo Wild https://youtu.be/6Sxrhh4mioA Nat Geo Wild https://www.youtube.com/user/NatGeoWild