"The brown white or grizzly bear are found in the rocky mountains in the timbered parts of it or Westerly side but rarely; they are more common below the rocky Mountain on the borders of the plains where there are copses of brush and underwood near the watercourses. They are by no means as plenty on this [the western] side of the rocky mountains as on the other." ~Merriwether Clark, Journals

Questions:
1. What animals do you encounter that you have never seen before?
2. Can you describe these animals? Include details about their color, size, and ferocity.
3. Where do you see these animals?  Describe their surroundings or habitat.
4. What animals do you eat for dinner?  What animals did you run from for fear of them eating you for dinner?
5. Did you take any animals home with you?
6. Record any interesting facts that you come across in your field journal.

Web sites:

• Grizzly Bears were a major source of fear and curiosity for the Corps members.  Find out why guns didn't work on these huge creatures.

• Lewis and Clark were impressed by land animals and water animal.  See the detailed picture that Clark drew of a white salmon trout.

• Sometime referred to as Bison and other times called Buffalo, this majestic animal was the subject of many journal entries.

• The woodpecker is just one of the many birds that were new species seen by the Corps.  Did they discover any other bird species that were similar to the woodpecker?

•  A new fish, called an Eulachon has many bright colors.  What do the journals say about it?

• An animal called an elk was extremely important to you.  Find out why.

• Learn what other experts say in your field about the animals you discovered.  Be sure and click on the interviews.