The diet of the mountain lion consists almost entirely of animal matter; but, like the domestic cat, it occasionally eats grasses and other vegetable matter. Deer and javelina are major food items; however, lions have been known to take elk and bighorn sheep as well as a variety of smaller animals.
The Santa Gertrudis breed, the first American breed of cattle developed in the Americas, was done here. It is a cross between a Brahman and a Shorthornâthree-eighths Brahman and five-eighths Shorthorn. It was recognized as a true breed in 1940 by the U.S. Agriculture Department.
Mission San Buenaventura was founded 31 March 1782 (9 th in order) by Blessed Junipero JunÃ­pero. Serra the mission is named For Saint. bonaventurehe Indian name was Miscanaga. The present church is restored and includes a museum. An Asistencia was established in Santa Paula and a cross placed on a hill over the Mission Church to serve as a guide for travelers.