The Grand Canyon. by Faith DeRonde https://padlet.com/deronde_faith/zuipox37u2pj Made with whimsy en-us 2018-05-07 01:33:42 UTC 2018-05-07 01:54:24 UTC hello@padlet.com The Grand Canyon deronde_faith https://padlet.com/deronde_faith/zuipox37u2pj/wish/258373940 wild life!]]> 2018-05-07 01:37:54 UTC https://padlet.com/deronde_faith/zuipox37u2pj/wish/258373940 Over 90 animal species call the grand canyon their home, giving it bigger mammalism diversity then Yellowstone.The grand canyon is home to more mammalism then what most people thinkMany of the grand canyons animals are either really secretive or nocturnal making them go unseen most of the time. deronde_faith https://padlet.com/deronde_faith/zuipox37u2pj/wish/258374260 2018-05-07 01:39:31 UTC https://padlet.com/deronde_faith/zuipox37u2pj/wish/258374260 The grand canyon is home to the highest bat diversity then anywhere else in the united states, providing more then 22 speciesof different kinds of bats. deronde_faith https://padlet.com/deronde_faith/zuipox37u2pj/wish/258374860 2018-05-07 01:43:22 UTC https://padlet.com/deronde_faith/zuipox37u2pj/wish/258374860 One of the most largest and charismatic animals that lives around the grand canyon is the bighorn sheep. This species is the largest native animal in the park with males weighing up to 300 pounds. deronde_faith https://padlet.com/deronde_faith/zuipox37u2pj/wish/258375085 2018-05-07 01:44:33 UTC https://padlet.com/deronde_faith/zuipox37u2pj/wish/258375085 Another big animal that lives around the grand canyon is the well known Bison, weighing possibly over 2,000 pounds. Currently bison are only being found on the north rim of the grand canyon. deronde_faith https://padlet.com/deronde_faith/zuipox37u2pj/wish/258375463 2018-05-07 01:46:22 UTC https://padlet.com/deronde_faith/zuipox37u2pj/wish/258375463 Another animal found around the grand canyon is the elk, which is the largest member of the deer family. The grand canyon has warned to visitors that the elk may seem calm but they could potentially be very dangerous. The park warns that people need to stay at least 100 feet from them at all times. deronde_faith https://padlet.com/deronde_faith/zuipox37u2pj/wish/258375619 2018-05-07 01:47:04 UTC https://padlet.com/deronde_faith/zuipox37u2pj/wish/258375619 The grand canyon is also home to one of the worlds largest species of skunks. one of those species being the hog nosed skunks. They were once found in the 2000s but haven't been seen since 2014. Biologists suggest that they have moved territory, but there is a possibility they are extinct. deronde_faith https://padlet.com/deronde_faith/zuipox37u2pj/wish/258375771 2018-05-07 01:48:02 UTC https://padlet.com/deronde_faith/zuipox37u2pj/wish/258375771 Mountain Lions are the largest preditors found in the grand canyon. Visitors have no reason to fear mountain lions for they don't see humans as food. Most mountain lions are found on the East rim of the grand canyon. deronde_faith https://padlet.com/deronde_faith/zuipox37u2pj/wish/258376123 2018-05-07 01:49:43 UTC https://padlet.com/deronde_faith/zuipox37u2pj/wish/258376123 Another popular animal that lives in the grand canyon is the mule deer. Mule deers are the most commonly seen animal in the grand canyon. The have ears that resemble those of a mule and a white tail. deronde_faith https://padlet.com/deronde_faith/zuipox37u2pj/wish/258376346 2018-05-07 01:51:00 UTC https://padlet.com/deronde_faith/zuipox37u2pj/wish/258376346 The smallest mammal that lives in the grand canyon is the ring tail cat, which just so happens to be Arizona's state mammal. It is a rarely seen mammal of the grand canyon, that has a musky smell, which attracts their predators. deronde_faith https://padlet.com/deronde_faith/zuipox37u2pj/wish/258376618 2018-05-07 01:52:47 UTC https://padlet.com/deronde_faith/zuipox37u2pj/wish/258376618