Mountain Lions prefer to live in areas of rugged mountains and forests, but will adapt to areas of rolling hills with little cover and the desert. A home range for an adult male lion can be over 100 square miles. Females travel a smaller range of 20 to 60 square miles.
A garrotte is a weapon, usually a handheld ligature of chain, rope, scarf, wire or fishing line used to strangle a person. Garrotte is normal British English spelling, with single 'r' as an alternate. Garrote with a single 't' is US English spelling. A Spanish version is garrote vil.
(gÄt) n. 1. A particular way or manner of moving on foot: a person who ran with a clumsy, hobbling gait. 2. Any of the ways, such as a canter, trot, or walk, by which a horse can move by lifting the feet in different order or rhythm. 3. Rate or manner of proceeding: The project went forward at a steady gait.