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N is for Northern Flying Squirrels
A northern flying squirrel clings to the side of a tree, deciding where to go next.

 

 

Flying squirrels use the skin flaps between their legs to glide from tree to tree.

 

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Fire in Yellowstone Pineland in 1988

Did You Know?
The 1988 fires affected 793,880 acres or 36 percent of the park. Five fires burned into the park that year from adjacent public lands. The largest, the North Fork Fire, started from a discarded cigarette. It burned more than 410,000 acres.
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