mountain lions
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Inbred Cougars in Southern California Are Sprouting Crooked Tails
Researchers have spotted physical abnormalities associated with a lack of genetic diversity in cougars living in the Santa Monica Mountains of southern California, including kinked tails and, in one male, only one descended testicle.
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Hungry Mountain Lion Mauls Deer On A Family’s Porch
Video: Don’t screw with a mountain lion. Sadly, a small deer in Southern San Francisco learned that lesson the hard way when its neck was snapped on a family’s porch.
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Oh Hai! Amazing Photos Capture New Baby Mountain Lions
Clear photos of wild mountain lions are pretty rare. Crystal clear photos of an entire family — a mother and her two cubs — are unprecedented. These cute little guys live in the Santa Monica Mountains above Los Angeles.
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Highways Are Making These Mountain Lions Inbred And Aggressive
Highways let us humans zip from one place to another — at least when the traffic’s not horrendous. But for wild animals, highways are like wide concrete fences that feature metal boxes of death barreling down at 110km/h. In the Santa Monica Mountains, a population of wild mountain lions has become penned in by highways…