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.
Santa Gertrudis cattle have a unique American history that began, unsurprisingly, in Texas. The breed was born on land that became one of the largest ranches in the world, the King Ranch, where these cattle were built to thrive in the hot, humid and harsh conditions of the South Texas coast.anta Gertrudis cattle have a unique American history that began, unsurprisingly, in Texas. The breed was born on land that became one of the largest ranches in the world, the King Ranch, where these cattle were built to thrive in the hot, humid and harsh conditions of the South Texas coast.