The scientific names used were taken from A FIELD GUIDE TO THE MAMMALS by Burt and Grossenheider, and where subspecific names are used, they were checked in the Journal of Mammalogy for current usage. The authorities for each name are omitted here as not having any particular interest to the non-professional. Those study specimens available in the Yellowstone Museums were used as reference material. The title “Wild Animals of Yellowstone National Park” is used, even though this book treats only the mammals and omits dealing with other animal life forms. The average person thinks of mammals as the animals and usually thinks of other life forms by more specific names.
Harold J. Brodrick
April 1952 and
May 1954
EDITOR’S NOTE
This second edition of WILD ANIMALS OF YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK has been revised by the Naturalist Staff at Yellowstone. The revisions consist mainly of a revision to the scientific names of the animals to bring them into conformance with more recent scientific nomenclature, and also to bring some of the text material into conformance with preferred American usage. These additions, corrections and deletions have been made in accordance with either the United States Government Printing Office Style Manual or Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary (1950). All of the generic and specific names have been changed to agree with those in A Field Guide to the Mammals by Burt and Grossenheider. Where subspecies are concerned, the Journal of Mammalogy has been used as the authority.
May 1954
“I’LL TELL THE WORLD!”
THE ANIMALS ALONE
ARE WORTH YOUR TRIP TO
YELLOWSTONE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page [PREFACE] [Purpose] iii [Acknowledgments] iii [Notes] iii [Editor’s Note] iv [TABLE OF CONTENTS] [INTRODUCTION] 1 [ANIMALS] [Pronghorn (Antelope)] 3 [Bison (Buffalo)] 5 [Wapiti (Elk)] 7 [Moose] 9 [Deer] 11 [Bighorn] 12 [Black Bear] 14 [Grizzly Bear] 17 [Cougar] 20 [Coyote] 22 [Wolf] 24 [Marmot] 26 [Mantled Ground Squirrel] 28 [Uinta Ground Squirrel] 30 [Chipmunk] 34 [Pine Squirrel] 35 [Beaver] 37 [Otter] 40 [Mink] 42 [Marten] 42 [Porcupine] 44 [Badger] 46 [White-footed Mouse] 49 [Meadow Mouse] 50 [Wood Rat] 53 [Muskrat] 54 [Pika] 56 [Cottontail] 57 [Snowshoe Rabbit] 59 [Jackrabbit] 61 [Additional Animal List] [Flying Squirrel] 63 [Weasel] 63 [Skunk] 63 [Red Fox] 64 [Bobcat] 64 [Lynx] 64 [Wolverine] 64 [Pocket Gopher] 65 [Jumping Mouse] 65 [Red-backed Mouse] 65 [Shrews] 65 [Bats] 66 [BIBLIOGRAPHY] 66