Cougars

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For the character, see Cougar.

Type	ANIMAL
Cougars
A Cougar in Grand Theft Auto V.
Appearance(s)	Grand Theft Auto V [PY] Grand Theft Auto Online [EV/E&E] [PY] Grand Theft Auto VI [UP]
Species	Felinae
Locations	Chiliad Mountain State Wilderness, Mount Gordo and north of Vinewood Hills
Player interactivity	Controllable (GTA V Enhanced version and GTA Online)

Cougars (also known as Mountain Lions or Pumas) are wild animals that appear in Grand Theft Auto V, Grand Theft Auto Online and are set to appear in Grand Theft Auto VI.

Description

Cougars are large, wild cats that can be found in forested and hilly areas throughout San Andreas, from the Vinewood Hills to Mount Chiliad; the western area of the Cougar's range can get quite close to Los Santos, as these animals can be sighted as close to the city as the undeveloped areas around the Kortz Center and Banham Canyon. When a Cougar is nearby, the first giveaway will often be its loud growl. If the area is populated, pedestrians will usually be seen running away and screaming. When attacking, a cougar will relentlessly charge at its victim, pounce on them, and kill them instantly with a throat bite. Its fast speed means that killing one before it pounces requires quick thinking and reflexes.

In the Hunting minigame, cougars will spawn frequently and they give off a red area circle on the map similar to Deer when Trevor uses the diaphragm, often tricking the player into walking right into an attack.

In Grand Theft Auto Online, the player can transform into a cougar after eating a peyote plant.

Behavior

As in real life, cougars are not tamable and will run away if the player is driving a vehicle or firing a weapon. If the player encounters a cougar whilst on foot, the cougar will usually attack and kill the player without provocation. Cougars will not attack the player if they are on top of a vehicle.

If the player is using Trevor's special ability he can survive the cougar attack, thus leaving no damage to the player. It is possible, if the player responds quick enough, to kill or knock out a cougar by kicking it. Police officers will not engage on cougars, even if considered hostile. Cougars can attack pedestrians, though it's uncommon.

In Director Mode, if the player is playing as a cougar, pedestrians will run away, and gang members will act hostile.

Gallery

Grand Theft Auto V

A cougar in the standard edition.

A cougar killing Trevor.

A player-controlled cougar killing an NPC.

A cougar.

A profile of a cougar.

Grand Theft Auto VI

A cougar stalking deer in Mount Kalaga National Park.

Trivia

• During hunting, Trevor will usually say "I smell a big cat" or "hello, kitty cat!" when a cougar is coming towards him.
• Coyote territories rarely overlap with those of cougars, which means that wilderness with coyotes around is relatively safe to roam on foot.
• The sounds that the cougars make in Grand Theft Auto V are reused from the cougars in Red Dead Redemption.
• Cougars, albeit extremely rarely, can sometimes spawn during missions as they can outside of them. However, one is very unlikely to come across them, as there are very few missions that put the player in the territory or locations that they roam around.
• As weapons are disabled in Passive Mode, it is not possible to defend against an attacking cougar.