PURRFECT VIEWING TIME EXOTIC FELINE COMPOUND OFFERS TWILIGHT TOUR.Byline: Daily News ROSAMOND -- Two female North Chinese leopard cubs, a nine-month-old 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 and two tigers will be among the felines felines See animals. up for view Saturday evening at the Exotic Feline Breeding Compound's Feline Conservation Center. The annual fall Twilight Tour fundraising event will give visitors a peek at 7-month-old Yanna and Li Ming The Chinese name Li Ming can refer to:
The Twilight Tour lets visitors see dozens of rare wild feline species when the cats are at their most active -- at twilight. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. Saturday. However, people who purchase tickets in advance can enter at 5 p.m. and avoid the lines. Admission is $15 per person; visitors during the tour must be age 18 or older. 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. , raffle and barbecue sponsored by the Lancaster Rotary Club are also part of the event. Proceeds will be used for the continued expansion of breeding areas, construction of new enclosures and routine maintenance needs. 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 Street West, 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) Rosa, a 14-month-old jaguar cub and her brother Poncho, background, reside at the Exotic Feline Breeding Compound's Feline Conservation Center in Rosamond. (2) A caracal caracal (kăr`əkəl) or Persian lynx, mammal of the family Felidae (cat family), native to Asia and Africa. It is reddish brown with black-tufted ears. Its total length is about 3 1-4 ft (105 cm). named Kalaj can be seen during the Twilight Tour at the Exotic Feline Breeding Compound's Feline Conservation Center on Saturday. |
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