52 YOSEMITE NATURE NOTES 



CONTENTS 



Foreword - 53 



How to Tell a Bear From a Beaver - - - 54 



Yosemite Mammals 57 



Insect-eaters - - 57 



Shrews - 57 



Moles - 57 



Bats 59 



Rabbits and Their Allies - 61 



Cony (Pika) 61 



Jackrabbits - - - - 62 



Brush Rabbit - 63 



Rodents or Gnawing Mammals - - 64 



Mountain Beaver - 64 



Gray Squirrel ----- 64 



Chickaree ----------- 65 



Marmot - 66 



Ground Squirrels ---------- 67 



Chipmunk 69 



Flying Squirrel - 70 



Pocket Gopher - 71 



Pocket Mouse 73 



Golden Beaver ------- - 74 



Mice and Rats ------- . 75 



Porcupine 80 



Flesh-eaters - - - - - - - - - - - - 81 



Coyote - - - - - - - - - - - -81 



Fox 81 



Bear ....... ... 82 



Ring-Tailed Cat - 88 



Raccoon ------------ 88 



Weasel 89 



Mink - ----- 90 



Marten 90 



Fisher - - - - - - - - - - - - 91 



Wolverine - - - -91 



Badger - 92 



Skunks ------- .... 92 



Otter ------- .... 93 



Mountain Lion ------- . . 94 



Wildcat ------- 94 



Hoofed Mammals ----- 96 



Deer - 96 



Bighorn or Mountain Sheep - - - - - - - -100 



How to Enjoy Mammals - - 101 



Checklist of Yosemite Mammals - 104 



References - - - - - - - 105 



Cover illustration: Sierra black bear cub. Douglas Whiteside 



