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Title: General guide to the exhibition halls of the American Museum of Natural History
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: American Museum of Natural History Sherwood, George Herbert, 1876-1937 Lucas, Frederic A. (Frederic Augustus), 1852-1929 Miner, Roy Waldo, 1875-1955
Subjects: American Museum of Natural History Natural history museums
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : American Museum of Natural History
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: IMLS / LSTA / METRO

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eek, also anDtter, frightened from its catch by the bears. On each side of the entrance to the hallare small-scale groups, showing the mammalsof North America and their environmentduring the Ice Age. These animals are nowextinct in North America, although theirclose relatives exist in other parts of theworld. The group to the right shows themammals that existed in Alaska, the group onthe left those that occured in southern Cali-fornia. The first large group to the right of theentrance exhibits the Grant Caribou. Thelandscape is the Alaska Peninsula. Next is the White Sheep Group. Hand-some rams are resting on a mountain with amidnight sun striking the top of MountMcKinley, Alaska, in the background. The Rocky Mountain Sheep Group showshow unlike in color and details of structurerelated species may be. The massive, closelvspiraling horns of the Bighorn contrast withthose of the White Sheep. In the foregroundmay be seen a Say Ground Squirrel, or bigchipmunk as it is locally called. (97)
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THE BIG-HORN SHEEP inhabits the rugged mountains far above the tree line and only descends when forced down by deep snow. The scene portrayed for this group in the American Museum is in Jasper National Park, Alberta The Alaska Moose Group, around thecorner, shows two bulls locked in a strugglefor mastery, while a cow moose, interestedbut not concerned over the outcome, lookson. The number of moose that are paintedin the background convey an idea of theirabundance on the Kenai Peninsula, wherethe scene is laid. A Canada Jay, or WhiskeyJack, may be seen in a bush to the right ofthe fighters, and a spruce grouse is in a treeto the left of the cow. The Grizzly Bear Group, with a male, amother bear, and her two cubs, is around thecorner to the right. Thev are on the edgeof the Canyon of the Yellowstone in theNational Park. The Falls are shown in thedistance, and an osprey, or fish hawk, ispainted in the middle distance. The nest ofthis bird may be seen on a rocky pinnaclein the canyon. Nex

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