Mammals of the National ParksJHU Press, 2005 - 212 עמודים From the stunning seascapes of Acadia to the hot, dry desert of Death Valley, America's national parks are home to hundreds of species of wild mammals. Captured in vivid photographs, both the mammals and the parks are revealed in this book written by two leading experts - one a forester and the other a zoologist. |
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acres Alaska American animals areas beaver bighorn bison black bears black-tailed bobcat BODY LENGTH TAIL breeding Canyon caribou cave chipmunk COMMON NAMES HEAD CONSERVATION CONCERNS cottontail coyotes Dall's sheep desert eastern ecosystems exotic extirpated feet females forage forests gestation Glacier gray fox grizzly bears ground squirrel habitats HEAD AND BODY hunting inches Islands jackrabbit Lake LENGTH BODY WEIGHT LENGTH TAIL LENGTH litter long-tailed weasel lynx males mammals marmot mink moose mountain lion mule deer muskrats National Park North America northern northern flying squirrel numbers occur park's pelage percent pollution population porcupine pounds prairie dogs predators prey Pronghorns pups rabbits raccoons range red fox red squirrel resident river otter rocky rodents sea lions seals seen sheep snowshoe hare species striped skunk TAIL LENGTH BODY tion trees United Valley vegetation visitors western western spotted skunk whales white-tailed deer wildlife winter wolves woodrat Yellowstone