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Article: Big cats are the stars at The Living Desert. (Living Desert Reserve, California)
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- Sunset
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- November 1, 1993
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But new exhibits also feature eagles, kit foxes, and wolves
EAGLE CANYON, A NEW 26,000-square-foot wildlife exhibit and endangered species breeding center at The Living Desert, which straddles Palm Desert and Indian Wells, could as easily be called Wolf or Fox Canyon. Though the golden eagle is the first of more than 20 desert animal species you'll see in this $3-million exhibit, the real stars of the show are the rarer earth-bound desert dwellers that are seldom seen by humans--the powerful mountain lion; graceful, large-eared fennec and kit foxes; and alert, stoic-looking Mexican wolves whose bright eyes seem to follow every move you make.
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