Mountain Lion

A mountain lion is a cat of many names and is also known as a cougar, puma, catamount, painter, or wildcat. This powerful jumper can leap 18 feet up the face of a cliff and execute a standing broad jump of 30 feet or more. The long, heavy tail of the mountain lion helps the cat keep its balance when traveling over rocky terrain, making sharp turns while chasing down prey, or climbing trees. The tail of a mountain lion is one-third the length of its body. Do the math. If a mountain lion is eight feet long from the nose to the tip of the tail, how many inches long is the tail?