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YELLOWSTONE
A GRIZZLY BEAR AND HER CUBS
Copyright by J.E. Haynes, St. Paul
IT IS THE NATURAL HOME OF THE CELEBRATED BIGHORN, THE ROCKY-MOUNTAIN
SHEEP
Photograph by Albert Schlechien
DEER MAKE UNEXPECTED SILHOUETTES AT FREQUENT INTERVALS
Photograph by G. Swanson
GREATEST ANIMAL REFUGE
THE Yellowstone National Park is one of the largest and most important game preserves in the world. Since it was established in 1872 hunting has been strictly prohibited, and elk, bear, deer, antelope, bison, moose, and bighorn mountain sheep roam the valleys and mountains in large numbers. Fourteen thousand elk, for instance, live in the park. Antelope, nearly extinct elsewhere, here abound.
These animals have long since ceased to fear man as wild animals do everywhere except in our national parks. While few tourists see them who follow the beaten roads in the everlasting sequence of stages, those who linger in the glorious wilderness see them in an abundance that fairly astonishes.
IN WINTER WHEN SNOWS ARE DEEP PARK RANGERS LEAVE HAY IN CONVENIENT SPOTS
Photograph by S.N. Leek
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