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.
Historians remember St. Rose of Lima for her piety and chastity. Born in 1586 in Lima, Peru to Spanish colonists, and named Isabel Flores de Olivia, she was exceptionally beautiful. Her beauty was so great that she was nicknamed Rose, a name that remains with her to this day. According to legend, a servant had a vision where her face turned into a rose.