The
Jesusita Fire in Santa Barbara , CA , last week caused these two to take shelter
together. The fawn is 3 days old and the bobcat about 3 weeks. The fawn came
from somewhere in the fire and the bobcat from Carpenteria. They immediately
bonded and snuggled together under a desk in the Santa Barbara County Dispatch
Office for several hours.
The
bobcat kitten was rescued near Arnold Schwarzenegger's ranch, where it was
dehydrated and near death.
They
rescued the fawn during last week's wildfire. Although wild animals, especially
of separate species, are never placed together due to regulations, in this
emergency situation, they had no choice.
During
the mayhem of the fire, they were forced to put animals anywhere they could,
since they had run out of crates large enough for the fawn. The kitten ran to
the fawn, and it was instant bonding.