Florida panthers live about 12 years in the wild, but with such a small population of Florida panthers left, they are very susceptible to disease, genetic disorders, and car accidents. The kittens stay with their mother for about a year and a half before they leave to form their own territories.
As they develop, the spots fade away and they look more and more like adult panthers. The kittens are vulnerable to predators, especially right after birth when they are blind. The spots help camouflage the kittens under forest debris.
Not all kittens will survive into adulthood.Īt birth, the kittens are born covered in dark spots. She gives birth to a litter of one to three kittens. After they breed, the female is pregnant for about three months. In the mating season of November to March, males venture out to find a female mate. A male can make a territory more than 200 to 250 square miles in size. Males roam much larger territories than the females. They use pheromones and physical signs (like claw markings or feces) to define their territory. 1 Luke Hunter, Carnivores of the World (Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton. Florida panthers are territorial and solitary, unless a pair is mating or a female is raising kittens. and Environmental Assessment for Everglades Headwaters National Wildlife Refuge.
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