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It’s a very famous scene now: a red fox diving into the snow in Yellowstone National Park.

The water ouzel, or American dipper, is a familiar sight in Yellowstone National Park streams.

The song “Home on the Range” might encompass most people’s conception of Western life, but among its omissions, it’s notably lacking in western meadowlarks.

In size they might resemble mourning doves, but in reality, American kestrels are anything but dovelike.

Have you ever seen a flock of American avocets alight in Yellowstone National Park?

On paper, it seems like mountain goats and Yellowstone National Park go hand-in-hand.

Few animals (in Yellowstone National Park or elsewhere) seem to embody fun the way river otters do.

The yellow-bellied marmot is a treat to see, as delightful to see as a wolf or a bison or a bear in Yellowstone National Park.

Would you expect there to be something like a yellow monkey flower in Yellowstone National Park? Probably not.

Have you ever been driving through Yellowstone National Park when, all of a sudden, your way is blocked by bighorn sheep?