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  • A large group of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina), including many young pups, rest on the beach of Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge near Port Townsend, Washington. Protection Island, located at the mouth of Discovery Bay in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, is a 364-acre island that serves as pupping grounds for hundreds of harbor seals as well as a summer home for 72 percent of the seabirds that nest in the Puget Sound area.
    WA_ProtectionIsland_HarborSeals_5422.jpg
  • Three stray dogs, called satos, sit on El Gallito beach on the Puerto Rican island of Vieques. Throughout Puerto Rico, an estimated 200,000 abandoned or abused dogs roam the beaches and streets.
    Vieques_Stray-Dogs_El-Gallito_0474.jpg
  • Mustangs (Equus caballus) feed in the Tonto National Forest in the woods near the Salt River in Arizona. The free-roaming mustangs are commonly referred to as wild horses, but they are descendants of domesticated Spanish horses that were brought to the continent in the 16th century.
    Mustangs_Feeding_Coon-Bluff_4507.jpg
  • A pair of mustangs (Equus caballus) feed in the Tonto National Forest in the woods near the Salt River in Arizona. The free-roaming mustangs are commonly referred to as wild horses, but they are descendants of domesticated Spanish horses that were brought to the continent in the 16th century.
    Mustangs_Pair_Feeding_Coon-Bluff_347...jpg
  • A coyote (Canis latrans) and North American river otters (Lontra canadensis) stare at each other while standing on ice covering most of the Yellowstone River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. The river otters were safe during this encounter. Anytime the coyote threatened, they dove into the water.
    Yellowstone-River_Coyote_River-Otter...jpg
  • Three burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia) look in different directions as the sun rises from their perch on a rock pile in Grant County, Washington.
    Owls-Burrowing_Three_Rocks_Sunrise_E...jpg
  • Hundreds of snow geese (Chens caerulescens) take off from a field in Skagit County, Washington. More than 30,000 snow geese spend part of the winter there, feasting in farmers' fields.
    SnowGeeseLiftOff.jpg
  • Four snow geese fly in formation over Skagit County, Washington. More than 30,000 snow geese spend part of the winter near Mount Vernon, feasting in farmers' fields.
    SnowGeeseFormation.jpg
  • Mustangs (Equus caballus) gather on a gravel bar in the Salt River in the Tonto National Forest in Arizona. The free-roaming mustangs are commonly referred to as wild horses, but they are descendants of domesticated Spanish horses that were brought to the continent in the 16th century.
    Mustangs_Salt-River_Arizona_5673.jpg
  • A pair of mustangs (Equus caballus) feed in the Tonto National Forest in the woods near the Salt River in Arizona. The free-roaming mustangs are commonly referred to as wild horses, but they are descendants of domesticated Spanish horses that were brought to the continent in the 16th century.
    Mustangs_Pair_Feeding_Coon-Bluff_347...jpg
  • A family of four trumpeter swans (Cygnus buccinator) swims in the Firehole River in winter in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. The Firehole River is supplied mainly by runoff from geysers and hot springs, so it does not freeze in the winter, even when temperatures plunge well below freezing.
    Swans-Trumpeter_Firehole-River_Winte...jpg
  • A small herd of bison (Bison bison) stand on a snow-covered ridge in the Lamar Valley of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Their tracks are faintly visible in the snow on the slope leading up to them.
    Bison_Small-Herd_Snow_Lamar-Valley_Y...jpg
  • A North American river otter (Lontra canadensis) prepares to dive into a patch of open water on the otherwise frozen Yellowstone River as two other otters rest on the ice in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
    Otters-River_Yellowstone-River_Froze...jpg
  • Two coyotes (Canis latrans) show their teeth to establish dominance before attempting to mate with a female, shown watching in the snow in the Lamar Valley of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
    Coyotes_Fighting_Mate_Yellowstone_47...jpg
  • Two moose (Alces alces), a cow and her calf, feed in a snow-covered field in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.
    Moose_Cow-Calf_Winter_Grand-Teton-NP...jpg
  • A pair of American bison (Bison bison) walk down the edge of a forested hillside into a meadow. Bison are also known as American buffalo.
    Bison_Pair-On-Forested-Hillside_4086.jpg
  • A pair of black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) kiss at the entrance to a burrow in Badlands National Park, South Dakota. When prairie dogs encounter other prairie dogs in their territories, they sniff each other's perianal scent glands to make sure that they are from the same family group. Prairie dogs are very social and live in large colonies called prairie dog towns, but closely interact only with members of their own family. Kissing may be a signal that they recognize their own kin.
    PrairieDogs_BlackTailed_Badlands_Kis...jpg
  • A pair of black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) sit at the entrance to their burrow in Badlands National Park, South Dakota. Black-tailed prairie dogs are native to grassland habitats in North America. Their range stretches across the Great Plains of the United States from the Canadian border to the Mexican border.
    PrairieDogs_BlackTailed_Badlands_133...jpg
  • Two American bison (Bison bison) rest with their calves on an open field in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. American bison are also commonly referred to as buffalo.
    Bison_MothersAndCalves_Yellowstone_F...jpg
  • A large school of koi (Cyprinus carpio), a domesticated type of common carp, wait to be fed in a pond in Makena, Maui, Hawai`i.
    Koi_ManyBegging_Makena_6634.jpg
  • Several great blue herons (Ardea herodias) hunt for fish in Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington. Dozens of herons congregate in the area near Big Beef Creek early each summer to feast on midshipman fish.
    Herons_GreatBlue_ThreeHunting_Seabec...jpg
  • A mallard duckling (Anas platyrhynchos) swims with its mother in a channel off Foster Island in the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington.
    Mallard_MotherAndDuckling_Arboretum_...jpg
  • Three mustangs (Equus caballus) feed in the Tonto National Forest in the woods near the Salt River in Arizona. The free-roaming mustangs are commonly referred to as wild horses, but they are descendants of domesticated Spanish horses that were brought to the continent in the 16th century.
    Mustangs_Feeding_Coon-Bluff_3655.jpg
  • Mustangs (Equus caballus) gather on a gravel bar in the Salt River in the Tonto National Forest in Arizona. The free-roaming mustangs are commonly referred to as wild horses, but they are descendants of domesticated Spanish horses that were brought to the continent in the 16th century.
    Mustangs_Salt-River_Arizona_5375.jpg
  • A black-billed magpie (Pica hudsonia) takes fur from the back of a bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis), perched on a rocky ledge as the snow falls in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
    Bighorn-Sheep_Magpie_Taking-Fur_Yell...jpg
  • Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) chicks are active in two adjacent nests as their parents look on in a rookery in Everett, Washington. For this image, two images were stacked on top of each other so that both nests would appear in focus.
    Heron_Great-Blue_Nest_Chicks_Everett...jpg
  • Two American bison (Bison bison) fight as another bison watches in the Fountain Flat area of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
    Bison_Yellowstone_Fighting_Fountain-...jpg
  • A long exposure captures the movement of a school of koi (Cyprinus carpio), a domesticated type of common carp, in a koi pond in Makena, Maui, Hawai`i.
    Koi_SwimmingAbstract_Makena_6617.jpg
  • Dozens of brown pelicans preen themselves and rest as huge Pacific Ocean waves crash into their rocky bluff at Pescadero Beach, California.
    BrownPelicansPescadero.jpg
  • Mustangs (Equus caballus) gather on a gravel bar in the Salt River in the Tonto National Forest in Arizona. The free-roaming mustangs are commonly referred to as wild horses, but they are descendants of domesticated Spanish horses that were brought to the continent in the 16th century.
    Mustangs_Salt-River_Arizona_5612.jpg
  • Mustangs (Equus caballus) feed in along the edge of the Salt River as the sun sets in the Tonto National Forest in Arizona. The free-roaming mustangs are commonly referred to as wild horses, but they are descendants of domesticated Spanish horses that were brought to the continent in the 16th century.
    Mustangs_Salt-River_Arizona_4638.jpg
  • A mustang (Equus caballus) walks under a canopy of mesquite trees in the Tonto National Forest in the woods near the Salt River in Arizona. The free-roaming mustangs are commonly referred to as wild horses, but they are descendants of domesticated Spanish horses that were brought to the continent in the 16th century.
    Mustang_Forest_Coon-Bluff_4040.jpg
  • Mustangs (Equus caballus) gather on a gravel bar in the Salt River in the Tonto National Forest in Arizona. The free-roaming mustangs are commonly referred to as wild horses, but they are descendants of domesticated Spanish horses that were brought to the continent in the 16th century.
    Mustangs_Salt-River_Arizona_5520.jpg
  • A pair of mustangs (Equus caballus) feed in the Tonto National Forest in the woods near the Salt River in Arizona. The free-roaming mustangs are commonly referred to as wild horses, but they are descendants of domesticated Spanish horses that were brought to the continent in the 16th century.
    Mustangs_Pair_Feeding_Coon-Bluff_349...jpg
  • A pair of mustangs (Equus caballus) feeds in the Tonto National Forest in the woods near the Salt River in Arizona. The free-roaming mustangs are commonly referred to as wild horses, but they are descendants of domesticated Spanish horses that were brought to the continent in the 16th century.
    Mustangs_Pair_Feeding_Coon-Bluff_372...jpg
  • A North American river otter (Lontra canadensis) swims in the Yellowstone River as two others watch from a perch on an ice shelf in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
    Otters-River_Yellowstone-River_Froze...jpg
  • Two North American river otters (Lontra canadensis) rest while another stands watch on ice covering most of the Yellowstone River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
    Otters-River_Yellowstone-River_Froze...jpg
  • A dozen northern pintail (Anas acuta) fly with the mountains of the North Cascades in the background in this winter scene from Skagit County, Washington. The nothern pintail is a large duck with a wingspan of up to 3 feet (95 centimeters).
    Pintail-Northern_North-Cascades_3837.jpg
  • A young elk (Cervus canadensis) looks at its mother through thick fog in a field in Snohomish County, Washington. A bull elk is faintly visible in the background on the left side of the image. Elk, which are related to deer, are also known as wapiti, a Native American word that means “light-colored deer.”
    Elk_Family_Fog_Snoqualmie_9228.jpg
  • A large herd of elk (Cervus canadensis) graze in the field of Meadowbrook Farm Park in North Bend, Washington. Elk are native to the Snoqualmie Valley, but vanished due to over-hunting in the mid-19th century. They were reintroduced to the valley in 1913, although it took nearly 100 years for the herd to become substantial again.
    Elk_Grazing_North-Bend_9459.jpg
  • A horse and its foal graze in the Vieques National Wildlife Refuge on the Caribbean island of Vieques, Puerto Rico. About 2,000 horses live on the island. They are not technically wild. Most are owned by island residents, who let the horses roam free.
    Horses_Mare-And-Foal_Vieques_8251.jpg
  • Three Canada geese (Branta canadensis) swim in Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington.
    CanadaGeese_Swimming_HoodCanal_5999.jpg
  • Mule Deer, also known as a Black-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus hemionus), rest and feed in the Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park, California.
    Deer_Mule_Yosemite_TuolumneMeadows_9...jpg
  • One California sea lion uses another as a pillow as they sleep on a pier in San Francisco, California. Hundreds of sea lions rest and sunbathe at Pier 39.
    SeaLionsSleeping.jpg
  • Thousands of red-footed boobies (Sula sula rubripes) roost on the cliffs of the Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge in Kauai, Hawaii. The refuge is popular with many different types of marine birds, though the red-footed boobies are one of the few that use it year-round. They nest in trees and shrubs and incubate their eggs with their large webbed feet.
    red-footed-boobies-many.jpg
  • Two American bison (Bison bison) rest with their calves on an open field in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. American bison are also commonly referred to as buffalo.
    Bison_MothersAndCalves_1257.jpg
  • Dozens of bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) feed and rest on a hillside in the Oak Creek Wildlife Area, west of Yakima, Washington.
    BighornSheep_OakCreek_2067.jpg
  • Mustangs (Equus caballus) gather on a gravel bar in the Salt River in the Tonto National Forest in Arizona. The free-roaming mustangs are commonly referred to as wild horses, but they are descendants of domesticated Spanish horses that were brought to the continent in the 16th century.
    Mustangs_Salt-River_Arizona_5683.jpg
  • Two mustangs (Equus caballus) touch muzzles in the Tonto National Forest in Arizona. The free-roaming mustangs are commonly referred to as wild horses, but they are descendants of domesticated Spanish horses that were brought to the continent in the 16th century.
    Mustangs_Touching-Muzzles_Coon-Bluff...jpg
  • Two mustangs (Equus caballus) cross the Salt River as the sun rises in the Tonto National Forest in Arizona. The free-roaming mustangs are commonly referred to as wild horses, but they are descendants of domesticated Spanish horses that were brought to the continent in the 16th century.
    Mustangs_Salt-River_Arizona_5228pano.jpg
  • A pair of mustangs (Equus caballus) feed in the Tonto National Forest in the woods near the Salt River in Arizona. The free-roaming mustangs are commonly referred to as wild horses, but they are descendants of domesticated Spanish horses that were brought to the continent in the 16th century.
    Mustangs_Pair_Feeding_Coon-Bluff_351...jpg
  • Two North American Beavers (Castor canadensis) rest atop their flooded lodge in North Creek, Bothell, Washington. Beavers are typically most active at night and spend the winter in the safety of their lodges. During significant floods, however, the beavers climb on top of their lodges, waiting for the waters to recede.
    Beavers_Lodge_Resting_NorthCreek_898...jpg
  • Two bull elk (Cervus canadensis) spar in the field at Meadowbrook Farm, a park in North Bend, Washington. Elk, which are related to deer, are also known as wapiti, a Native American word that means “light-colored deer.” Elk lose their antlers in the early spring, but grow them back over the summer in time for the fall rut.
    Elk_Fighting_North-Bend_8457.jpg
  • Two bull elk (Cervus canadensis) spar in the field at Meadowbrook Farm, a park in North Bend, Washington. Elk, which are related to deer, are also known as wapiti, a Native American word that means “light-colored deer.” Elk lose their antlers in the early spring, but grow them back over the summer in time for the fall rut.
    Elk_Fighting_North-Bend_8396.jpg
  • Three American bison (Bison bison) rest with their calves on an open field in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. American bison are also commonly referred to as buffalo.
    Bison_MothersAndCalves_1242.jpg
  • A black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) sniffs another at the entrance to its burrow in Badlands National Park, South Dakota. When prairie dogs encounter other prairie dogs in their territories, they sniff each other's perianal scent glands to make sure that they are from the same family group. Prairie dogs are very social and live in large colonies called prairie dog towns.
    PrairieDogs_BlackTailed_Badlands_Sni...jpg
  • A long exposure captures the movement of a school of koi (Cyprinus carpio), a domesticated type of common carp, in a koi pond in Makena, Maui, Hawai`i.
    Koi_SwimmingAbstract_Makena_6582.jpg
  • Two American Beavers (Castor canadensis) rest on their lodge in North Creek, Bothell, Washington. Beavers are most famous for building dams to provide water around their lodges. Their goal is to back up enough water so that it's too deep to freeze during the winter. The American Beaver is the largest rodent in North America.
    Beavers_Lodge_Yawning_NorthCreek_545...jpg
  • Hundreds of California sea lions rest at Pier 39 in San Francisco, California.
    SeaLionsResting.jpg
  • A California sea lion barks while dozens of others rest and sunbathe at Pier 39 in San Francisco, California. On sunny days, hundreds of sea lions rest on the piers.
    SeaLionsBarking.jpg
  • A pair of mustangs (Equus caballus) feed in the Tonto National Forest in the woods near the Salt River in Arizona. The free-roaming mustangs are commonly referred to as wild horses, but they are descendants of domesticated Spanish horses that were brought to the continent in the 16th century.
    Mustangs_Pair_Feeding_Coon-Bluff_350...jpg
  • A coyote (Canis latrans) stands on ice covering the Yellowstone River while a North American river otter (Lontra canadensis) observes it from open water in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
    Coyote_Yellowstone-River_Frozen_9453.jpg
  • A variety of petroglyphs, including symbols depicting a hunter chasing a deer, are visible on a rock wall at Newspaper Rock State Historic Monument in San Juan County, Utah. The oldest symbols on the rock were made about 2,000 years ago by Archaic, Anasazi, Fremont, Navajo, Anglo and Pueblo people. The oldest petroglyphs on the sandstone appear to be fading, re-covered by desert varnish, a natural manganese-rich coating. In Navajo, the rock is called Tse' Hone, which means a rock that tells a story.
    Petroglyphs_Newspaper-Rock_Utah_0977.jpg
  • A large group of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina), including many young pups, rest on the beach of Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge near Port Townsend, Washington. Protection Island, located at the mouth of Discovery Bay in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, is a 364-acre island that serves as pupping grounds for hundreds of harbor seals as well as a summer home for 72 percent of the seabirds that nest in the Puget Sound area.
    WA_ProtectionIsland_HarborSeals_5437.jpg
  • Harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) and glaucous gulls (Larus hyperboreus) share the beach of Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge near Port Townsend, Washington. Protection Island, located at the mouth of Discovery Bay in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, is a 364-acre island that serves as pupping grounds for hundreds of harbor seals as well as a summer home for 72 percent of the seabirds that nest in the Puget Sound area.
    WA_ProtectionIsland_SealsAndGulls_52...jpg
  • A herd of American Elk (Cervus canadensis) or Wapiti gather at the Oak Creek Wildlife Area west of Yakima, Washington. The state Fish and Wildlife Department has been putting out feed for the elk each winter since the 1940s to prevent the elk from migrating farther south and destroying valuable crops.
    Elk_OakCreek_1957.jpg
  • A young harbor seal pup (Phoca vitulina) swims with its mother in Puget Sound near Port Townsend, Washington.
    HarborSeals_MotherAndPup_RatIsland_0...jpg
  • A young harbor seal pup (Phoca vitulina) swims with its mother in Discovery Bay near the Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson County, Washington. Protection Island, located at the mouth of Discovery Bay in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, is a 364-acre island that serves as pupping grounds for hundreds of harbor seals as well as a summer home for 72 percent of the seabirds that nest in the Puget Sound area.
    HarborSeals_MotherAndPup_DiscoveryBa...jpg
  • A large group of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina), including many young pups, rest on the beach of Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge near Port Townsend, Washington. Protection Island, located at the mouth of Discovery Bay in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, is a 364-acre island that serves as pupping grounds for hundreds of harbor seals as well as a summer home for 72 percent of the seabirds that nest in the Puget Sound area.
    WA_ProtectionIsland_HarborSeals_5316.jpg
  • A group of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina), including many young pups, rest on the beach of Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge near Port Townsend, Washington. Protection Island, located at the mouth of Discovery Bay in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, is a 364-acre island that serves as pupping grounds for hundreds of harbor seals as well as a summer home for 72 percent of the seabirds that nest in the Puget Sound area.
    WA_ProtectionIsland_HarborSeals_8223.jpg
  • A large group of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina), including many young pups, rest on the beach of Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge near Port Townsend, Washington. Protection Island, located at the mouth of Discovery Bay in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, is a 364-acre island that serves as pupping grounds for hundreds of harbor seals as well as a summer home for 72 percent of the seabirds that nest in the Puget Sound area.
    WA_ProtectionIsland_HarborSeals_5262.jpg
  • Several mallard ducks (Anas platyrhynchos) - four males and one female - fly above the Green River Natural Preserve in Kent, Washington.
    mallards_flying_7214.jpg
  • Thousands of elk gather for their afternoon feeding at the Oak Creek Wildlife Area, west of Yakima, Washington. The wildlife area was established to give the Rocky Mountain Elk a place to spend the winter and keep them from feasting on farmers' fields.
    Elk_OakCreek_2126.jpg
  • A captive patas monkey (Erythrocebus patas) gets a back rub from another. Patas monkeys are social monkeys that are found in semi-arid areas of West Africa into East Africa. They are considered the fastest primate on earth, capable of running at speeds up to 55 kilometers (34 miles) per hour.
    Monkeys_Patas_Captive_3253.jpg
  • A group of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) rest on the eastern tip of Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson County, Washington, as Mount Baker towers in the background.  Protection Island, located at the mouth of Discovery Bay in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, is a 364-acre island that serves as pupping grounds for hundreds of harbor seals. Mount Baker is a 10,781 foot (3,286 meter) volcano that is part of the Cascade Mountain Range.
    WA_ProtectionIsland_Seals_MountBaker...jpg
  • A large group of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina), including many young pups, rest on the beach of Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge near Port Townsend, Washington. Protection Island, located at the mouth of Discovery Bay in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, is a 364-acre island that serves as pupping grounds for hundreds of harbor seals as well as a summer home for 72 percent of the seabirds that nest in the Puget Sound area.
    WA_ProtectionIsland_HarborSeals_5399.jpg
  • A large group of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina), including many young pups, rest on the beach of Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge near Port Townsend, Washington as hundreds of gulls fly in the background. Protection Island, located at the mouth of Discovery Bay in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, is a 364-acre island that serves as pupping grounds for hundreds of harbor seals as well as a summer home for 72 percent of the seabirds that nest in the Puget Sound area.
    WA_ProtectionIsland_HarborSeals_5552.jpg
  • Dozens of sea  birds, including albatross and petrels, congregate on the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Kaikoura, New Zealand.
    NZ_KaikouraSeabirds_3492.jpg
  • A large group of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina), including many young pups, rest on the beach of Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge near Port Townsend, Washington. Protection Island, located at the mouth of Discovery Bay in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, is a 364-acre island that serves as pupping grounds for hundreds of harbor seals as well as a summer home for 72 percent of the seabirds that nest in the Puget Sound area.
    WA_ProtectionIsland_HarborSeals_5369.jpg
  • A large group of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina), including many young pups, rest on the beach of Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge near Port Townsend, Washington. Protection Island, located at the mouth of Discovery Bay in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, is a 364-acre island that serves as pupping grounds for hundreds of harbor seals as well as a summer home for 72 percent of the seabirds that nest in the Puget Sound area.
    WA_ProtectionIsland_HarborSeals_5606.jpg
  • An Eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) licks the trunk of an elm tree where a red-breasted sapsucker has drilled holes. Sapsuckers drill neat rows of holes in trees to feed on the sap, but their work attracts other animals. Insects are also drawn to the holes and squirrels, which are omnivores, will take advantage of opportunities to feed on the protein-rich insects.
    Squirrel-Eastern-Gray_Licking-Tree_L...jpg
  • A fisher (Pekania pennanti) looks out from a hollow log in an exhibit at Northwest Trek Wildlife Park near Eatonville, Washington. Fishers are found in forests throughout northern North America. They are omivours, feeding on a wide variety of small animals and occasionally on fruits and mushrooms. Despite their name, however, they rarely eat fish.
    Fisher_Hollow-Log_Northwest-Trek_922...jpg
  • An American bison (Bison bison) stands in a golden field in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Bison, the largest terrestial animals in North America, mainly feed on grass. Bison are also commonly referred to as buffalo.
    Bison_GoldenField_Yellowstone_1419.jpg
  • A grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) hunts for food in a meadow located in the Many Glacier section of Glazier National Park, Montana. Grizzly bears will eat both vegetation and animals. This one was feasting on blueberries growing in the meadow.
    GrizzlyBearMeadow.jpg
  • A Hawaiian stilt (Himantopus knudseni), also known as an Ae'o, is framed by grasses along the Kanaha Pond on the Hawaiian island of Maui. The stilt lives in shallow brackish ponds, mud flats and along shorelines, where it feeds on small invertebrates. The stilt is endangered, and the Kanaha Pond Wildlife Sanctuary was created to protect it and other animals.
    maui-stilt-framed.jpg
  • An American black bear (Ursus americanus) sleeps beneath a fallen tree in an animal sanctuary in Washington state. The black bear is the smallest, but most widespread bear species in North America.
    Bear_Black_Sleeping_Captive_0666.jpg
  • A female greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) looks out from a grassy area in the Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada.
    Grouse_Greater-Sage_Waterton-Lakes_8...jpg
  • An American mink (Neovison vison) climbs on the rocks above Puget Sound in Anacortes, Washington. Mink are not truly aquatic, but they are good swimmers and are commonly found in riparian, wetland and coastal marine habitats.
    Mink_4121.jpg
  • Three American bison (Bison bison) graze in deep snow near Fountain Flat in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Bison are well equiped for harsh winter conditions. They grow a winter coat of wooly underfur, which has coarse hairs that protect them from the elements. The humps on their backs also contain muscles supported by long vertebrae that help swing their heads to move vast amounts of snow.
    Bison_Snow_Three-Grazing_Yellowstone...jpg
  • Two Plains bison (Bison bison) fight in an open area in the Fountain Flat area of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Plains bison are often mistakenly referred to as buffalo; they share only a distant relationship with true buffalo.
    Bison_Yellowstone_Fighting_Fountain-...jpg
  • A fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) digs its claws into the bark as it climbs an oak tree in Potholes State Park in Grant County, Washington. The fox squirrel is the largest tree squirrel native to North America, though its original range consisted of the eastern half of the continent. It was introduced to several western states, including Washington, as well as the Canadian province of British Columbia.
    Squirrel-Fox_Climbing_Potholes-SP_86...jpg
  • A rock squirrel (Spermophilus variegatus) climbs on mesquite on a cliff overlooking Montezuma Well in Montezuma Castle National Monument near Camp Verde, Arizona. The rock squirrel belongs to the ground squirrel family, although it is known to climb trees and boulders.
    Squirrel-Rock_Mesquite_Montezuma-Wel...jpg
  • A red fox (Vulpes vulpes) rests in a field near Ohio Creek in the Gunnison National Forest in Colorado. Red foxes are typically found in remote, forested hilly areas near marshes and streams. The red fox has an especially wide range. It's native to most of United States and Canada, Europe, North Africa, and nearly all of Asia, including Japan.
    RedFox_Gunnison_2152.jpg
  • A black bear (Ursus americanus) leads her cub through a field of blueberries in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada. It is the most common bear species in North America, found in 41 of the 50 U.S. states and all Canadian provinces except Prince Edward Island.
    BlackBearWalking.jpg
  • Three American bison (Bison bison) graze in a grassy field in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. The bison are also commonly known as American buffalo. Bison can grow up to 6.6 feet (2 meters) tall, 10 feet (3 meters) long, and weigh between 900 and 2,200 pounds (400 to 1,000 kg).
    Bison_ThreeGrazing_2938.jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) hunts from snow-covered trees that line the Skagit River in Washington state. Several hundred eagles spend the winter along that river, feasting on spawned out salmon.
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  • A raccoon (Procyon lotor) carefully walks out onto a floating log to forage in Lake Washington in Renton, Washington.
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  • A North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum), also known as a Canadian porcupine, looks at its surroundings after being released by a wildlife rehabilitation center.
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  • A North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum), also known as a Canadian porcupine, looks at its surroundings after being released by a wildlife rehabilitation center.
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  • A red fox (Vulpes vulpes) walks through snow to hunt in the Custer Gallatin National Forest near Cooke City, Montana.
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