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Doug
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posted 07 September 2008 06:09 AM      Profile for Doug   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
quote:
With real estate values plummeting and foreclosed homes sitting empty, a family of bobcats apparently decided the time was right to pounce.

So last week, they slipped out of the parched foothills of Lake Elsinore and into a spacious, vacant home in well-groomed Tuscany Hills.


Bobcats choose suburban lifestyle


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ElizaQ
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posted 07 September 2008 06:43 AM      Profile for ElizaQ     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
quote:
Originally posted by Doug:

Bobcats choose suburban lifestyle


It's odd, but I find this story strangely poetic. Not sure why exactly. Will have to think on it.


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bigcitygal
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posted 07 September 2008 07:21 AM      Profile for bigcitygal     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
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she expected the animals to move on in a few weeks, when the kittens are old enough to travel.

(where's the "oh so cute!" smilie??)

And check out the entitled looks on the cat's faces as they lounge on the wall! I see what you mean by poetic, ElizaQ.

"We belong here, until we decide to move on. What the fuck's your problem? Now come here and scratch my belly. Heh heh."


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lagatta
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posted 07 September 2008 07:22 AM      Profile for lagatta     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Doesn't this belong in "environmental justice"?
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