Rag-tag group of animals finds a home at O.C. Zoo
Who: Clyde
What: Bobcat
Background: Past resident of an exotic feline breeding compound in Rosamond, Calif., near Edwards Air Force Base, he was held by the state Department of Fish and Game before that. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
Who: Sherman
What: Porcupine
Background: The 4-year-old came from a farm in
Who: Taz
What: Raccoon
Background: While his siblings were rehabilitated and released, Taz, the runt of the litter, wasn’t healthy enough to survive on his own after his mother was hit by a car. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
Who: Hide and Seek
What: Burrowing Owls
Background: The zoo’s most recent additions arrived last month. Seek, found in July 2006 by a biologist, has a broken wing and Hide a missing eye. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
Who: Tim and Tony
What: Barn Owls
Background: This duo was removed from an
Who: Klink
What: The 35-year-old bald eagle
Background: Named after the “Hogan’s Heroes” colonel, Klink hobbles when he walks, has no right eye and is disfigured along his right side, presumably because he was shot, though no one knows for sure. “Frequently there are holes in the information,” said zoo curator David Merner. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
Who: Simba
What: Mountain Lion
Background: A rancher got a permit to shoot Simba’s mother because she was killing his livestock. Once she was shot, they saw she was lactating and went off in search of her orphaned young. They found this orphaned mountain lion cub, who was named after a character in “The Lion King .” (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
Who: Nacho
What: Black bear
Background: He was found by wildlife authorities near Lake Tahoe. “He was held by a private citizen for seven days, that’s all we know,” said Marcy Crede-Booth. He and his enclosure companion, Yoyo, replaced Samson, the notorious pool-dipping bear of
