• Hikers on Granite Pass in Rocky Mountain National Park/NPS photo by John Marino

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Black Abert's Squirrel

a photo of a black Abert's squirrel
A black or melanistic Abert's squirrel in Rocky Mountain National Park .
Photo courtesy of Rocky  Mountain National Park

Did You Know?

a photo of a spider web

Hummingbirds use spiderwebs to bolster their nests, which are the size of a walnut shell. Hummingbird eggs are the size of a Tic-Tac breath mint.