THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - A young bobcat that survived a massive and deadly wildfire in Southern California last year has given birth to four kittens, wildlife officials said Friday. This Aptil 9, 2019 photo provided by the National Park Service shows four kittens born to a young bobcat captured, collared and released a day before a massive, deadly wildfire, in a large residential backyard in Thousand Oaks, Calif. ( National Park Service via AP / Ana Beatriz Cholo ) This Aptil 9, 2019 photo provided by the National Park Service shows four kittens born to a young bobcat captured, collared and released a day before a massive, deadly wildfire, in a large residential backyard in Thousand Oaks, Calif. ( National Park Service via AP / Ana Beatriz Cholo )While their mother was away, the biologists weighed, measured and tagged one male and three female kittens. She had been captured in an area of Thousand Oaks that was gutted by the blaze.

Source: thestar April 19, 2019 18:08 UTC