Cute Mountain Lion Kittens Found in Santa Monica Mountains

Two adorable mountain lion kittens were found hiding out in California’s Santa Monica Mountains in December.

Biologists for the National Park Service discovered the female and male kittens while tracking the GPS coordinates of their mom, whom they have studied since she, too, was just a kitten. The momma cat’s children are believed to have be,en born sometime at the end of November, according to Kate Kuykendall, a spokesperson for the National Park Service.

Despite being born in a pretty populated area, Kuykendall said the Santa Monica Mountains are actually a high-quality habitat for wildlife.

“Many people are surprised that right outside of the second largest city in the country, we have enough open space to support a carnivore of this size,” she said. “This is good news for the mountain lion population in the Santa Monica Mountains.”

A proposal to build a wildlife crossing at Liberty Canyon could very well remedy some of the threats against mountain lions in the area and diversify the population, Kuykendall said.

Check out the kittens in this adorable video!

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