A BABY ELK CAN STAND WITHIN 20 MINUTES AFTER BIRTH.
MONTANA'S ARK
NO DIETING HERE: A MOOSE CAN CONSUME UP TO 10,000 CALORIES A DAY... ABOUT 65 POUNDS OF FOOD!
"MONTANA HAS ALL INDIGENOUS LARGE MAMMAL SPECIES WHICH CRISSCROSSED ITS TERRAIN IN THE TIME OF COLUMBUS."
CRAIGHEAD INSTITUTE
BIGHORN SHEEP LIVE IN HERDS OR BANDS OF ABOUT 5-15 EWES, LAMBS, YEARLINGS, AND TWO-YEAR OLDS.
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ALL COUNTS & ESTIMATES COURTESY OF MONTANA FISH, WILDLIFE AND PARKS
PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NUMBERS BY THE
BEAVER
COYOTE SWIFT
FOX 20
NUMBERS UNKNOWN WHITE TAIL DEER: 250,000
?
16,000 1,200 MOOSE BLACK BEAR
GRIZZLIES 4,800 DISTINCTLY MONTANA • AUTUMN 2011
BLACK BEARS ARE EXCELLENT SWIMMERS, ABLE TO COVER 1 1/2 MILES OR MORE IN OPEN WATER!
COUGARS HAVE THE ABILITY TO JUMP UP TO 20 FEET IN ONE LEAP USING THEIR TAIL AS A RUDDER.
