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A Tiny Mouse Found at 22,000 Feet is the World’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 world’s largest for any species of mammal.  The mountaineering mouse surprised experts on a recent scientific expedition when one was discovered on Llullaillaco, the world’s second-highest active volcano and […]

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Nick DeRiso | August 23, 2022
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One of North America’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 — 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 […]

SnowBrains | April 11, 2020
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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 – 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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