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Saguaro National Park
Mammals
 
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Mammalian species are found throughout Saguaro National Park. Mammals are characterized by their fur and the ability to nurse their young with milk from modified sweat glands called mammary glands. Mammals are warm-blooded, or endothermic. Bats, the only flying mammal, are numerous throughout the park, as are bobcats and javelina.

The flower of a Staghorn Cholla  

Did You Know?
Many of the plants of the Sonoran Desert are not only edible, they are great sources of nutrition, including the buds of the Staghorn Cholla which is a great source of calcium.

Last Updated: September 15, 2008 at 16:54 EST