{"id":330,"date":"2008-10-09T17:04:50","date_gmt":"2008-10-09T16:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomfotherby.com\/blog\/?p=330"},"modified":"2008-10-29T17:09:13","modified_gmt":"2008-10-29T16:09:13","slug":"wildlife-in-the-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomfotherby.com\/blog\/index.php\/2008\/10\/wildlife-in-the-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Wildlife in the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We saw a lot of wildlife while in the US, it was one of the best things about our trip. Often the animals we saw were in their natural environment and protected from humans by the rules of the National Parks. These were our top five wildlife encounters:<\/p>\n<table cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tr>\n<td>\nA Bob Cat in Yosemite<\/td>\n<td>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tomfotherby.com\/Images\/Journal\/USAnimal_Bobcat.JPG?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tomfotherby.com\/Images\/Journal\/USAnimal_Bobcat_small.JPG?w=620&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\nSea Lions in San Francisco<\/td>\n<td>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tomfotherby.com\/Images\/Journal\/USAnimal_SeaLions.JPG?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tomfotherby.com\/Images\/Journal\/USAnimal_SeaLions_small.JPG?w=620&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\nChipmunks everywhere<\/td>\n<td>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tomfotherby.com\/Images\/Journal\/USAnimal_Chipmunk.JPG?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tomfotherby.com\/Images\/Journal\/USAnimal_Chipmunk_small.JPG?w=620&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\nMountain Sheep at the Grand Canyon<\/td>\n<td>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tomfotherby.com\/Images\/Journal\/USAnimal_MountainSheep.JPG?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tomfotherby.com\/Images\/Journal\/USAnimal_MountainSheep_small.JPG?w=620&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\nLions in Las Vegas MGM casino<\/td>\n<td>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tomfotherby.com\/Images\/Journal\/\/USAnimal_MGMLion.JPG?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tomfotherby.com\/Images\/Journal\/\/USAnimal_MGMLion_small.JPG?w=620&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>The animals that we saw most frequently were Squirrels:<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tomfotherby.com\/Images\/Journal\/USAnimal_Squirrel.JPG?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tomfotherby.com\/Images\/Journal\/USAnimal_Squirrel_small.JPG?w=620&#038;ssl=1\"\/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<table cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tr>\n<td>\nThis one seemed to be sitting at the Canyon edge contemplating life:<\/td>\n<td>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tomfotherby.com\/Images\/Journal\/ContemplatingSquirrel.JPG?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tomfotherby.com\/Images\/Journal\/ContemplatingSquirrel_small.JPG?w=620&#038;ssl=1\"\/><\/a>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We saw a lot of wildlife while in the US, it was one of the best things about our trip. Often the animals we saw were in their natural environment and protected from humans by the rules of the National Parks. 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