Discover the diverse and resilient animal life that calls Sequoia National Park home, from the iconic black bear to elusive mountain dwellers.
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Life Zones Stacked Miles Into Sky
This series, Wild Encounters: Residents of Sequoia National Park, explores the animals that call this place home, from the oak-studded foothills to the granite peaks…
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Black Bears Rule These Mountain Forests
Sequoia National Park is home to somewhere between three hundred and five hundred American black bears, and despite their name, most of them here sport brown or…
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Survivors Above the Tree Line
Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep can survive winds exceeding a hundred miles per hour on exposed ridgelines where winter temperatures plunge well below zero.
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Steller's Jays and High Sierra Wings
The Steller's Jay is the self-appointed alarm system of these forests — a bold, crested bird in deep blue and black that will loudly announce your presence to every…
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Foothill Predators of the Oak Woodlands
Bobcats in Sequoia's foothills are most active at dawn and dusk, yet most visitors never see one.
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Tiny Creatures Holding Ecosystems Together
The mountain yellow-legged frog once numbered in the millions across the Sierra Nevada.
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