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Beloved 'Hollywood Cat' mountain lion euthanized in Los Angeles
The beloved big cat, often sighted around the city's Griffith Park, was euthanized Saturday, wildlife officials said.
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This handout photo courtesy of the National Park Service shows Los Angeles mountain lion P-22 when he was captured in 2019. The Los Angeles area's most famous mountain lion, an aged wild male feline sighted around the city's Griffith Park, was euthanized Saturday, wildlife officials said.
For years, it was known to prowl around the hillside “Hollywood“ sign visible around much of Los Angeles, a fitting setting for a celebrity cat.
(AFP/Handout / NATIONAL PARK SERVICE)
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os Angeles residents and animal lovers Sunday were mourning the death of the sprawling US city's most famous feline, a wild mountain lion whose often erratic encounters with people prompted reflections about humanity's connection with nature.
The beloved big cat, often sighted around the city's Griffith Park, was euthanized Saturday, wildlife officials said.
For years, he was known to prowl around the hillside "Hollywood" sign visible around much of Los Angeles, a fitting setting for a celebrity.
It earned the nickname Hollywood Cat, but the mountain lion -- estimated to be around 11 years old and described by at least one expert as "the Brad Pitt of the cougar world" -- was officially named P-22.
State and federal wildlife officers decided earlier this month to capture it due to its volatile behavior, perhaps associated with being struck by a vehicle.
Veterinarians found "significant trauma" to its head, right eye and internal organs, California's Department of Fish and Wildlife said in a statement.
The experts also found underlying health issues, including "irreversible kidney disease, chronic weight loss, extensive parasitic skin infection over his entire body and localized arthritis."
