LIFE IN THE FOREST AND ON THE MOUNTAINS 291 



contain park-like areas scattered here and there, covered 

 with grass and flowers, making an ideal place for deer and 

 other grazing animals. 



Forests Support Many Living Things. Forests serve 

 not only as homes for our native birds, but also for many 

 other wild animals. The woodpeckers, warblers, thrushes, 

 creepers, and many other insect-feeding birds are found 

 there, as well as some of our game birds such as quail and 

 grouse. Forests are also the home of the few wild animals 

 that are left, such as deer, antelope, elk, bear, wildcat, or 

 coyotes. Along the streams live some of the larger gnaw- 

 ers, such as beavers and muskrats, while hosts of squirrels 

 and smaller rodents live in the trees or in the ground. 

 Insects in great numbers feed upon the leaves of forest 



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A forest of yellow pine in the Far West. Notice how far apart the trees grow. 

 Would you find this condition in Maine ? In Michigan ? Explain. 



