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Wupatki National Monument
Animals
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NPS photo by Dallas Larsen | Pronghorn and San Francisco Peaks. |
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Wupatki National Monument lies in a corner of the Great Basin desert, often called the Navajoan desert because of the presence of the Navajo Nation in this area. The desert climate of the monument, situated in the rain shadow of the San Francisco Peaks, constantly challenges and sharpens the survival skills of the animals living here.
Common wildlife includes coyotes, pronghorn, mule deer, jackrabbits, cottontail rabbits, antelope ground squirrels, and numerous reptiles and birds. But it’s a big landscape, and these animals are highly adapted to their surroundings. It takes patience, keen powers of observation, and a little luck to catch a glimpse of most of them.
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![A coyote howling A coyote howling](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081103101225im_/http://www.nps.gov/imr/customcf/apps/CMS_HandF/Pictures/WACA_coyote.jpg) Read about mammals of the Colorado Plateau link to a Northern Arizona University website more... | |
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Did You Know?
Arizona has more fairy shrimp than any other state except California. Three species of fairy shrimp, a single tadpole shrimp species, and a single clam shrimp species are found in the ephemeral pools and prehistoric impoundments at Wupatki National Monument.
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Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:23 EST |