3 Wholesome Kittens Born to Mountain Lion Tracked by Biologists in Wilderness Close to Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A mountain lion studied by biologists in wilderness areas close to Los Angeles has given delivery to 3 wholesome kittens, the National Park Service stated Thursday.
The three females estimated to be a month previous had been discovered May 18 nestled in a patch of poison oak within the Simi Hills space about 40 miles (65 km) northwest of downtown LA, the park service stated in a statement.
They had been born to a 5-year-old cougar dubbed P-77 that has been tracked since November 2019. Scientists are calling the infants P-113, P-114 and P-115.
The father is not instantly recognized. Biologists aren’t at present following any male cougars in P-77’s habitat, so they think the daddy may need come from close by mountains after which went again.
P-77 makes her dwelling in an space between the 101 and 118 freeways overlapping the Santa Monica and Santa Susana mountain ranges.
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It’s the third mountain lion litter discovered within the Simi Hills lately. P-62 gave delivery in 2018 and P-67 delivered a litter in 2020, officers stated.
The park service has been finding out mountain lions since 2002 in and across the Santa Monica Mountains to find out how they survive in a fragmented and urbanized surroundings.
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