Yellowstone+National+Park

What are some interesting facts about Yellowstone?
 * Yellowstone was the worlds very 1st National Park
 * 2,219,789 acres of land
 * Yellowstone Lake is the largest, high altitude, lake in all of North America
 * 96% is located in Wyoming, 3% in Montana and 1% in Idaho
 * The highest point is Eagle Peak (11,358 ft.)
 * The lowest point is Reese Creek (5,282 ft.)

What kind of wildlife is in the park?
 * Pronghorn: fastest mammals in North America; have tremendous vision; are normally found in herds
 * Mountain Goats: are strictly high-altitude animals; females are nannies and males are billies; are very rarely seen in Yellowstone
 * Mountain Lions: western animals; also known a cougars; normally live in places with plenty of deer
 * Grizzly Bear: the most impressive predator in the lower 48 states; Around 300 live in Yellowstone; the Mount Wshburn Area is the best place to see grizzlies in Yellowstone
 * Bighorn Sheep: males are also called rams and females are also called ewes; 150-225 Bighorns live in Yellowstone; an outbreak of pinkeye killed off many of the sheep in 1987
 * Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus): reside in Yellowstone April - October; eat songbirds and waterfowls; Endangered species
 * Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus): US's national symbol; Resides in Yellowstone throughout the year; 250 cranes live in the wild and 100 live in captivity
 * Whooping Cranes (Grus americana): one of the most endangered bird species in North America; resides in Yellowstone in the summer;
 * Bison: Largest mammals in the park; grazers/ vegetarians; Yellowstone is the only known park that has had Bison habiting there since prehistoric times
 * Coyote: Yellowstone coyotes are some of the largest coyotes in the United States; Candids (members of the dog family); hunts alone or in packs
 * Mule Deer: strictly a western area animal, living in the western states and western Canada; often called the muley; you can see the deer anywhere around Yellowstone
 * Whitetail Deer: most common deer in America; you can rarely see whitetail deer in Yellowstone; known as an eastern species but thrive in western areas
 * Elk: often seen in Yellowstone in the summer; often seen in herds; females are known as cows and males are known as bulls
 * Moose: largest member of the deer family; live mostly solitary live; fewer than 1000 moose are in the park