Research Paper On Pronghorn

MOOSE

WHAT: Moose are the largest member of the deer family, and possess an odd, but charming appearance. They are dark brown, with a long snout and bulbous nose, and a strange dewlap under the throat. Like elk and deer, bull moose shed their enormous antlers following the breeding season, in late winter each year. Yellowstone moose can weigh over 344 kg, and stand 1.8 meters high, they are usually found in the marshy areas of the park including lake shores and along rivers. A bull moose in rut can be very dangerous so once again extreme caution and distance viewing is advised. Unlike elk, moose are solitary, they can live up to 20 years in Yellowstone. Their favorite foods are willows and aquatic vegetation.

WHERE: There are over 500 …show more content…
The pronghorn’s speed is its main defense against predators. Adult males stand 81–104 cm high at the shoulder, and weigh 40–65 kg. As late spring and early summer approach, females begin disappearing from view, finding isolated coulees where they give birth to their young, often twins.

WHERE: The population of pronghorn in the park has fluctuated widely, reaching an all-time high of 2,000 at the turn of the 19th century, and numbering about 500 today. Yellowstone's pronghorn population exists on a sort of biological island, they are cut off from pronghorn breeding groups elsewhere in Montana and Wyoming. Pronghorn are found mainly in the Northern section of the park. One of the best places is the road that runs from Mammoth Hot Springs to Gardnier. Also look for them on the road between Mammoth Hot Springs and Tower Junction and throughout the Lamar Valley.

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PICS Split Whitetail (gang) and …show more content…
BIGHORN SHEEP

WHAT: Bighorn sheep were once very numerous in western United States and were an important food source for native Americans. The "Sheepeaters", a band of Shoshone indians, lived year-round in Yellowstone until the 1880's. Their principal food was bighorn sheep and they made their bows from sheep horns. Named for their large horns, bighorn sheep weigh about 140 kg, and can live 10–15 years in the wild.

WHERE: About 300 bighorn heeps inhabit Yellowstone's northern range, with an unknown number present in the rest of the park's interior. Travelers can find bighorns with fair certainty by devoting a few hours searching around Mount Everts, the cliffs north of Mammoth and along the road from Roosevelt toward the Lamar Valley. Many Bighorn sheep have also been seen along the hiking trail from the parking lot at Chittenden Road to the fire lookout tower on the summit of Mt. Washburn.

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Pic: Goat with kid
GOATS

WHAT: Mountain goats are not native in the park they were introduced into the Absaroka Range in Montana in the 1940s. They migrated into the park and established breeding populations themselves in the 1990s. Mountain goats are sure-footed, with long, yellowish-white fur and black, spiked horns. Males stand about 1.2 meters high and weigh between 180 and 200 kg, females, which also have horns, are slightly

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