birds in yellowstone Archives - ToursMaps.com ® http://toursmaps.com/tag/birds-in-yellowstone Fri, 24 Jun 2016 12:49:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.9 Yellowstone Larger mammals http://toursmaps.com/yellowstone-larger-mammals.html http://toursmaps.com/yellowstone-larger-mammals.html#respond Mon, 27 Jun 2016 05:20:00 +0000 http://toursmaps.com/?p=207333 Ruminants are cud-chewing, hoofed mammals with an even number of toes, and four species are common in the central plateaus: mule deer, elk, moose, and bison. Male elk, deer, and moose have antlers and shed them every year, while male and female bison have horns. Mule deer (Odocoileus he-mionus) are much smaller than elk and named for the size and shape of their ears; they are also called blacktail deer. Although their cousin, the white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), is the most numerous big game species in the United States, there are very few whitetails inside the park. Some live just

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