A missing cougar kitten rejoined her siblings in Sandstone
After eight days missing in Washington, kitten Cayenne was rescued and made the 27-hour trip to The Wildcat Sanctuary in Sandstone, Minnesota, to rejoin her three orphaned siblings.
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Cayenne, a cougar kitten missing for eight days in Washington, was rescued and driven 27 hours to The Wildcat Sanctuary in Sandstone, Minnesota, FOX 9 reported. She rejoined her three orphaned siblings there. The eight days are the time she was apart from them. The drive is how she crossed from Washington to the sanctuary, where the other three kittens were waiting.
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A cougar kitten named Cayenne was missing for eight days in Washington. FOX 9 reported that rescuers found her and drove her for 27 hours to The Wildcat Sanctuary in Sandstone, Minnesota. Her three brothers and sisters, who are orphans, were already there. A cougar is another name for a mountain lion. The eight days are how long she was missing. The 27 hours are the drive that brought her to the siblings.
- Why move a wild kitten hundreds of miles instead of leaving her where she was found?
- What does it mean that the four kittens are orphans?
- Why might siblings do better together than in four separate places?
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