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P-22, the First Puma Studied by the National Park Service
P-22's dad, P-1, was the dominant male cougar in the Santa Monica Mountains. He fathered litters of cubs with the female mountain lions who roamed his territory. It's possible that P-22 survived his father's wrath by making this unlikely journey to Griffith Park. Mountain lions may come off as ferocious in our imaginations, but they're actually pretty timid.