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animals of the sierra nevada: big horn sheep
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The bighorn sheep are sociable animals and live together in groups. Bighorns live in the highest elevations in the Sierra Nevada. In the winter they huddle together on the tops of mountains where it is too windy for snow to … Continue reading
animals of the sierra nevada: black bear
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Black bears can be black, brown, or even blonde. Bears love to eat berries, insects, and plants. Cubs stay with their mother until they are about 1 and a half years old.
animals of the sierra nevada: mt. lyell salamander
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The Mount Lyell Salamander is patterned like granite, which helps it hide in Yosemite. These salamanders like to live near glaciers. Its tail has a sticky grip that helps it climb rocks.
animals of the sierra nevada: mule deer
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Deer eat leaves and twigs in the spring and summer, acorns in the fall, and evergreens in the winter. Male deer lose their antlers after the fall every year. Fawns (baby deer) do not have a scent, which keeps them … Continue reading
animals of the sierra nevada: rattlesnake
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The rattlesnake’s rattle is made up of material like our fingernails. The rattlesnake only makes noise when it wants to scare something away, it is silent when it hunts. Because a rattlesnake’s fangs often break when biting an animal, they … Continue reading
animals of the sierra nevada: california ground squirrel
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This squirrel lives on the ground around oaks, not in trees like most other squirrels. Some ground squirrels hibernate when it is too cold, others “aestivate” when it is too hot. In both situations they sleep and are dormant until … Continue reading
animals of the sierra nevada: steller’s jay
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Steller’s jays are loud and bold around campsites and food, but quiet and shy around their nests. Sometimes they imitate the screams of hawks. Mostly they live in conifer forests.
animals of the sierra nevada: steller’s jay
Steller’s jays are loud and bold around campsites and food, but quiet and shy around their nests. Sometimes they imitate the screams of hawks. Mostly they live in conifer forests.
animals of the sierra nevada: fisher
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The fisher is a member of the weasel family. The fisher likes thick forests and swamps. The fisher is one of the only animals that can hunt porcupines, it avoids the sharp quills by flipping them on their backs.
animals of the sierra nevada: blue-tailed skink
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Skinks live in low to middle elevations. Mostly they hide under leaves all day. The skink can let its tail fall off when a predator grabs it, then run away.