 LITTLE WHITE DOVEFemale Bobcat
DOB 5/19/97
Little White Dove is well known for her beautiful golden eyes. She chose
to bond and live with Running Bear. Though she was once food aggressive,
as so many of the wildcats here are, she now defers to Running Bear at feeding
time. She will even allow him to be fed before her. During the
day, they spend much of their time perched high up in their tree sleeping.
Seeing them up there, it is easy for guests to understand the nocturnal nature
of bobcats and how easily they can camouflage themselves in trees. Despite
development and human encroachment of their habitat, bobcats can sometimes
manage to stay hidden from view and manage to survive.
Click the arrow > to play the song and sing along with
the words.
Running Bear & Little White Dove by J.P. Richardson
On the banks of the river, stood Running Bear, young Indian brave.
On the other side of the river stood a lovely Indian maid.
Little White Dove was her name, such a lovely sight to see.
But their tribes fought with each other, so their love could
never be.
Chorus:
Running Bear loved Little White Dove with a love big as the sky.
Running Bear loved Little White Dove with a love that couldn't
die.
He couldn't swim the raging river, because the river was too
wide.
He couldn't reach his Little White Dove waiting on the other
side.
In the moonlight he could see her blowing kisses cross the waves.
Her little heart was beating faster waiting there for her brave.
Chorus:
Running Bear loved Little White Dove with a love big as the sky.
Running Bear loved Little White Dove with a love that couldn't
die.
Running Bear dove in the water, Little White Dove did the same.
As they swam up to each other through the swirling stream they
came.
As their hands touched and their lips met, the raging river pulled
them down.
Now they'll always be together in that happy hunting ground.
Chorus:
Running Bear loved Little White Dove with a love big as the sky.
 Running Bear loved Little White Dove with a love that couldn't
die.
Most
of our bobcats were rescued from fur farms where they were being raised to slaughter for their fur. Some were being sold at auction where taxidermists would buy them and club them to death in the parking lot, but a few were born here in the early days when we were ignorant of the truth and were being told by the breeders and dealers that these cats should be bred for "conservation." Once we learned that there are NO captive breeding programs that actually contribute to conservation in the wild we began neutering and spaying our cats in the mid 1990's. Knowing what we do about the intelligence and magnificence of these creatures we do not believe that exotic cats should be bred for lives in cages. Read more about our Evolution of Thought HERE
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