Wednesday 9 August 2017

NEWSLINK: Mountain lion P-55 crosses 101 and 118 freeways with all nine lives intact

That old adage about curiosity and the fate of felines didn’t hold true for one Southern California mountain lion recently.


National Park Service researchers say a male mountain lion named P-55 was documented successfully crossing the 101 Freeway — a rare event for the region’s big cats.


P-55, described as a “subadult male,” represents only the fourth case of a successful crossing since the NPS began its mountain lion study in 2002.


The puma also made it across Highway 23 and the 118 Freeway and is currently roaming the Santa Susana Mountains, according to the NPS.


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