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    Adorable, likely inbred mountain lion kittens in the Santa Monica Mountains

    The National Park Service says they recently found four Mountain Lion kittens in a remote stretch of the Santa Monica Mountains.

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    By Jonathan Bastian • Sep 7, 2018 • 1 min read

    The National Park Service says they recently found four Mountain Lion kittens in a remote stretch of the Santa Monica Mountains. And while the kittens very cute, park officials say they are a product of inbreeding, which can result in genetic abnormalities. Scientists say this problem of inbreeding could get even worse as habits become increasingly threatened by highways and other human development.

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      Seth Riley

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    How to fill Santa Barbara’s emptying main street
    1. 0:00How to revitalize State Street
    2. 7:28Adorable, likely inbred mountain lion kittens in the Santa Monica MountainsYou’re reading this
    3. 14:02What it’s like to be a low-income renter in Santa Barbara
    4. 20:51‘Cuentos del Pueblo’ at the Community Arts Workshop
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