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Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site
Mammals
Red Fox
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Red Fox

No longer do the bear and large herbivores like the American bison and elk roam the area of Kentucky that is now Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site, but visitors may encounter other mammals at the park. Some of the more common mammals are white-tailed deer, raccoon, and gray squirrel. Keep a sharp eye open and you may also see some of the smaller animals of the park such as a pine vole, eastern chipmunk or a cottontail. Some types of animals are seen less often such as the coyote or red fox. Depending on the time of day you might catch a glimpse of a little brown bat helping to control insects.

 

For a larger list of mammals that have been observed at Abraham Lincoln Birthplace and the Boyhood Home at Knob Creek click here.

Picture of Sarah Bush Johnston Lincoln, stepmother of our sixteenth president Abraham Lincoln  

Did You Know?
Abraham Lincoln had a stepmother and stepsiblings. About one year after his mother Nancy died his father Thomas remarried a widow, Sarah Bush Johnston, from Elizabethtown, Kentucky. She had two girls and one boy.

Last Updated: December 13, 2007 at 08:41 EST