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j2:rasses grew from 2 to 21 inches liiuli. They fed exclusively on these 

 frrasses. On IMfirch 29, I'J'U), at (i.l.") in tlie niorniii---, I watched an old 

 buck browse continuously for elfven minutes on the leaves of the Mari- 

 posa manzanita. The lower limbs had all been stripped of leaves to a 

 height of 60 inches so that the buck had to stretch to tlie utmost to 



Fig. 135. A California mule doer doe standing on her 

 hind legs to browse on green leaves of California 

 buckeye. Sequoia National Park, April 21, 1933. 

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reach fresh forage (see Fig. 133). A few minutes later I watched an 

 old doe browse for seven minutes at a time on green manzanita (see 

 Fig. 134). The Mariposa manzanita was the commoner form at this 

 particular point, and nearly every clump of it was browsed as high as 

 deer could reach keeping their feet on the ground. The manzanitas 



