Biologists are hopeful that two tiny mountain lion kittens born in the Santa Monica Mountains will be able to shed light on how the animals are able to survive in the sprawling Los Angeles area.
Researchers first began to track mountain lions in the Santa Monica Mountains in 2002, and since it's Hollywood, P-43 is believed to be the daughter of two famous parents: P-23, who was photographed on top of a deer on Mullholland Drive, and P-12, a male who somehow was able to cross the eight lanes of the 101 freeway in 2009.
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