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Other interesting “stuff”: The little rodents running all over the zoo in the summer are Richardson’s ground squirrels. A wild herd of mule deer resides on grounds and is regularly spotted by visitors. Chinese ring-necked pheasants are wild on grounds. Watch the Red Fox Tail squirrels bustle about searching for food. Look for their summer dreys (large clumps of leaves) high up in the trees, this is where the squirrels rest and store food during the summer months. The zoo has several free roaming peafowl, the males are called “peacocks” and the females are “peahens”. Can you tell which ones are the boys?
ZooMontana is situated in a Riparian Zone. The habitat surrounding flowing water is called riparian. This type of habitat follows the course of the waterway and includes the floodplain and drier upper areas on either side of the floodplain. Riparian habitats are crucial to the western United States. They provide safe corridors across an otherwise arid landscape where few animals would normally be able to exist.
Continue on to the Homestead Barn!
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