The Land and Wildlife of North AmericaAn account of the mammals and birds that were the original endowment of the continent, of the history of how some have vanished and of the efforts being made to preserve the vestiges of American wilderness that remain. |
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abundance Alaska ancient animals aphid Arizona armadillo Asia Atlantic coast beaches Bering Bering land bridge biome bison breeding burrow California Cape Cod Cárdenas century coastal colony Colorado Columbus continent Coronado cotton bee coyotes cuckoo wasp desert discovered dunes early eggs Eurasia European explorers extinct feed feet fish Florida fur seal Grand Canyon Gulf heath hen HISTER BEETLE HOVER FLY huge hunter hunting irrigation islands JUNE BEETLE killed land bridge larva lived lizard mammals manatee Mexico migration miles million years ago mountain lion NATURE LIBRARY nest Newfoundland nine-banded armadillo North America North Atlantic northern numbers oceans once ranged Pacific Paleo-Indians peccary Peter Farb pinnipeds plants population prairie predators prey primeval probably rich rings River rock rocky rodents saguaros salmon SAND WASP sea lion sea otter seven cities shore southern southward Spaniards Spanish species stream trees tribes valleys Verrazano whales wild wilderness wildlife wood World