Discover the resilient and diverse array of animals that call Zion National Park home, from soaring condors to elusive desert bighorn sheep.
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Seventy-Nine Mammals in the Desert
This series, Desert Denizens: Life in Zion's Wild, explores the remarkable range of creatures that call Zion National Park home and how they survive in one of the most…
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Condors Returned From the Brink Here
In 1982, only twenty-two California condors remained on Earth.
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Bighorn Sheep Own These Canyon Walls
Desert bighorn sheep can descend near-vertical rock faces at speed, gripping sandstone ledges no wider than a paperback book.
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Mule Deer and Turkeys Share the Meadows
Wild Turkeys can actually fly — not far, maybe a hundred yards at a burst — but enough to startle anyone who assumes they're purely ground birds.
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Gray Foxes Climb Trees Like Cats
Gray foxes are the only member of the dog family that can climb trees.
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Cold Blood Thrives in Canyon Heat
Canyon tree frogs can change their skin color from light gray to dark brown in minutes, matching the rocks they cling to along Zion's streambeds.
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