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A Tiny Mouse Found at 22,000 Feet is the Worldโ€™s Highest-Dwelling Mammal

The yellow-rumped leaf-eared mouse

The yellow-rumped leaf-eared mouse has just shattered the world record for the highest-dwelling mammal ever documented. The tiny but mighty mouse has an elevation range of more than 20,000 feet, the worldโ€™s largest for any species of mammal.ย  The mountaineering mouse surprised experts on a recent scientific expedition when one was discovered on Llullaillaco, the worldโ€™s second-highest active volcano and […]

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Nick DeRiso | August 23, 2022
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One of North Americaโ€™s Rarest Mammals Spotted in Yosemite: The Sierra Red Fox

One of the most endangered mammals in North America has just been caught on a trail camera in Yosemite National Park โ€” the Sierra red fox. RELATED: Montana Hiker Attacked and Bitten by Grizzly Bear Protecting Her Cub | Bear Located and Euthanized Experts say that there are fewer than 10 of these solitary and nocturnal creatures left in the […]

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Mammals of Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah

wasatch moose

For many of us, Little Cottonwood Canyon located near Salt Lake City, Utah, is a winter paradise with a high population of a certain seasonal species โ€“ the skier. The canyon is arguably overpopulated with these creatures on weekends in the winter. But when I was hiking up in that same canyon just the other day, I got to wondering: […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | July 19, 2019
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