Distinctly Montana Magazine

Fall 2011

Distinctly Montana Magazine

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WOLVES MAKE VERY GOOD PARENTS. LIKE THE ARK? COMMENT ON DISTINCTLY MONTANA'S FB PAGE PRONGHORN ARE THE FASTEST ANIMAL IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE, REACHING SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 70 MPH. PRONGHORN CAN OUTLAST AFRICAN CHEETAH AT TOP SPEEDS! EARLY 1800'S ESTIMATED BISON GRIZZLY BEARS CAN RUN 30 MPH FOR SHORT DISTANCES. HUMANS? 15 MPH...MAYBE! POPULATION 65,000,000 1890 POPULATION FEWER THAN 1,000 THE STATE'S OFFICIAL ANIMAL IS THE GRIZZLY BEAR. WOLVERINES ARE FIERCE! A 35-POUND WOLVERINE CAN TAKE DOWN A FULL- GROWN DEER! 281,000 250-300 MOUNTAIN LIONS: 2,000 MULE DEER WOLVERINE BISON: DEPENDS ON MIGRATION www.distinctlymontana.com 5,300 SHEEP ELK BIGHORN 118,000 ANTELOPE 216,000 21

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