. The bison of Yellowstone National Park. American bison; Mammals. 76 Bison of Yellowstone National Park. Fig. 28. Calves (a few days old) born about 1, May 1970, when snow was on the ground later than usual. This cow was observed deliberately pushing these calves onto their feet—an action not seen other years. Photo by Mike Sample. and Firehole valleys. On the Fire- hole, most calves were born in the Lower Geyser Basin areas of Senti- nel Creek, Fairy Meadows, Pocket Basin, lower Nez Perce Creek, and the Firehole Loop. Most Hayden Valley calving occurred in the western half of the big valley,
. The bison of Yellowstone National Park. American bison; Mammals. 76 Bison of Yellowstone National Park. Fig. 28. Calves (a few days old) born about 1, May 1970, when snow was on the ground later than usual. This cow was observed deliberately pushing these calves onto their feet—an action not seen other years. Photo by Mike Sample. and Firehole valleys. On the Fire- hole, most calves were born in the Lower Geyser Basin areas of Senti- nel Creek, Fairy Meadows, Pocket Basin, lower Nez Perce Creek, and the Firehole Loop. Most Hayden Valley calving occurred in the western half of the big valley, near Alum Creek. Rut Most breeding activity occurred from mid-July to mid-August. Field observations throughout the study indicated that every year, for at least a part of that time, most of the herd groups which wintered in Lamar and Pelican intermixed in the Upper Lamar area. At the start of the rut in 1967, all of the ani- mals were at the crest of the Absa- roka Mountains on the east boundary, between the Hoodoos and Canoe Lake. In other years the groups were more scattered, some on the boundary and the adjacent ridges between Cache and Miller creeks, and some on Saddle Mountain. By the last week of July or the first week of August, some of these animals crossed the Lamar River to the Mirror Pla- teau, where breeding activity oc- curred from the meadows south of Amethyst Mountain south to the meadows at the headwaters of Pel- ican-Timothy-Raven creeks. Most of the breeding activity in the Mary Mountain herd occurred in the southwest corner of Hayden. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Meagher, Margaret Mary; United States. National Park Service. [Washington] : U. S. Dept. of the Interior, National Park Service
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