So we hiked in earlier today to a kill site of P-22 from mid-October.

We found a young buck that he killed and fed off of.

His name is P-22.

He's a mountain lion, living in Los Angeles, like the actual city.

For a mountain lion, the park is fairly small.

It only eight square miles, so he can be pretty much anywhere.

The Big Cat is animal royalty in the city of Angels, an ambassador for conservation for the

random beauty this megalopolis offers.

And let's admit, because mountain lions are cool.

You know, he's doing his usual mountain lion things,

even in Griffith Park with all of LA surrounding him.

But P-22 is also a poster boy for something sadder.

He's thought to be about 12 and nearing the end of his life. He's an eternal

bachelor cut off from the rest of his species. What I quickly concluded is he's like,

who made that trip, four or five and 101 not doing that again. Bachelorhood isn't so bad

and I got plenty of deer here. He's a symbol of what's left of L.A.'s once incredible ecosystems that are just barely holding on.

I'm Gustavo Ariano. You're listening to The Times, Daily News from the LA Times.

It's Friday, July 15, 2022.

Today, what P22's life can teach Southern California and beyond about how nature and urban

areas can evolve together.

Food and sex.

Our mountain lions need the two fundamentals.

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