KIDS DAY TEACHES ABOUT SAVING WILD CATS FELINE CENTER HOSTS FUNDRAISER.Byline: Daily News ROSAMOND -- Exotic Feline feline of, or pertaining to, members of the family Felidae. See also cat. feline agranulocytosis see feline panleukopenia (below). feline actinic dermatitis see solar dermatitis. Breeding Compound's Feline Conservation Center will host its second annual Kids Day fundraiser, aimed at teaching youths how they can contribute to preserving endangered wild felines. The event runs from 10a.m. to 4p.m. Nov.18. Admission is $7 for adults, $5 for children. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Featured will be live animal shows, pony rides and a ``train'' ride through areas not available to the general public, including viewing the center's two tigers, Caesar and Jasmine, and two jaguar cubs, Rosa and Poncho. The event will also feature activity areas and an information scavenger hunt scavenger hunt n. A game in which individuals or teams try to locate and bring back miscellaneous items on a list. geared toward teaching children about wildlife, plus face painting and a bake sale “Bake Sale” redirects here. For the episode from the TV show 8 Simple Rules, see List of 8 Simple Rules episodes. A bake sale is a fundraising activity where baked goods such as doughnuts, cupcakes and cookies, sometimes along with ethnic foods, are sold. . The center's felines will get toys and food treats for the day to make them more active. Proceeds will benefit ongoing breeding programs, maintenance and construction expenses and the care and feeding of the center's feline residents. The 29-year-old nonprofit compound is home to more than 70 wild felines, including tigers, jaguars, leopards and smaller, lesser-known varieties such as sand cats and fishing cats. It cooperates in breeding programs with zoos around the world. The compound is at 3718 60th St. W., off Rosamond Boulevard, about three miles west of the Antelope Valley Freeway The Antelope Valley Freeway is a freeway in Los Angeles and Kern counties in southern California. It is signed as California State Highway 14 along its length. It connects Greater Los Angeles to the rapidly developing Antelope Valley. . For more information, directions and ticket purchases, call (661) 256-3793 or log on to www.wildcatzoo.org. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) Dimitri, an Amur leopard The Amur Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis or Panthera pardus amurensis) is the rarest subspecies of leopard, and the rarest cat on Earth. . A species of leopard that lives in the northernmost climate, they are facing extinction, as there are less than forty , is 10 months old and lives at the Feline Conservation Center. (2) Aztec is a jaguarundi jaguarundi a small, 3 ft long, American wild cat, slender, otter-like, gray or red. Called also Panthera jaguarundi. at the Exotic Feline Breeding Compound's Feline Conservation Center. |
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