Simple: their fur helps them blend. I don't know much about the cougars or anything, but mainly it is their fur patterns and colors that help them blend in surroundings.
Cougars are covered with big piles of fur
They are hunted for their fur, teeth and bones.
its not soft at all trust me!
I would guess mostly for their fur.
male cougars have fur females don't
As far as lions, tigers, jaguars, cougars, etc- yes.
No. Pumas (also known as mountain lions or cougars) have fur, not wool.
Cougars help keep a balance in nature and prevent over populations of herbivores such as deer.
Deer and cougars: Cougars help keep the deer population in check and healthy.
Many desert mammals have fur - foxes, wolves, raccoons, coatis. ringtails, bobcats, cougars are just a few examples from American deserts.
The predators of the lynx are coyotes, cougars, and wolves. That said, the biggest threat to the lynx are the people who trap them for their fur.