Yosemite nature notes . From cast by M. V. Hood fTOm ca,t yy m. v. Hood Tracks of Cottontail Rabbit (above) are Tracks of striped ikunk. Hind foot on left, frequently mistaken for spotted skunk. front, right. Six-inch pencil. 94 YOSEMITE NATURE NOTES. From Mamm.ils of lake 7ihnr /?> Robert T. Orr. CoHTltly of publisher, California Academy of Sciences. CALIFORNIA RIVER OTTER water, and seem to enjoy themselves thor-oughly on these chutes. There are possibly 12 Californiamountain lions in Yosemite NationalPark. This need give little alarm to thevisitor. Never in park history has onemolested

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Yosemite nature notes . From cast by M. V. Hood fTOm ca, t yy m. v. Hood Tracks of Cottontail Rabbit (above) are Tracks of striped ikunk. Hind foot on left, frequently mistaken for spotted skunk. front, right. Six-inch pencil. 94 YOSEMITE NATURE NOTES. From Mamm.ils of lake 7ihnr /?> Robert T. Orr. CoHTltly of publisher, California Academy of Sciences. CALIFORNIA RIVER OTTER water, and seem to enjoy themselves thor-oughly on these chutes. There are possibly 12 Californiamountain lions in Yosemite NationalPark. This need give little alarm to thevisitor. Never in park history has onemolested a human. Only by good fortuneare you likely to see one, because theyhabitually avoid people. They have beenseen along the Wawona Road, in Yo-semite Valley, and near Mather. Some-times tracks are found near Mirror Lake. A mountain lion is 6 to 8 feet long, tawny, or grayish brown, with a long, rope-like tail. Kittens are spotted andmay retain some evidence of this untilsix months old. The tail is longer thanthat of young wildcats. The range in the park is mainly thatof the deer. Since deer drop into thecountry outside the park in winter, lionsare often killed there. Therefore, thenumber in the park is not likely toincrease. Besides deer, mount