Buffalo

Bison bison

The largest terrestrial animal in North America, 800-2,000 lbs. Once found in open plains, prairies and open woods from Ohio to Wyoming, Saskatchewan to Texas. In 1600 there were about 70 million. By 1900, about 1,000 buffalo remained. Today, over 30,000 thrive mostly in parks.

Little Brown Myotis (Little Brown Bat) (with scat and skull)

Myotis lucifugus

This common bat occurs throughout North America, especially in northern U.S. and southern Canada.

Illustrations by Barbara Downs are from Mountain State Mammals by Ron Russo. These relatively low-resolution copies made for web display do not do justice to Barbara’s beautifully detailed half-tone drawings.

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