The Mammals Of The Country

 I start today with another shot of Gaia.

The next gallery is the Mammal Gallery, which starts with a polar bear and cub stalking a seal.

An Arctic fox can be found nearby.

As is the case elsewhere, displays go into detail about the challenges mammals face, and how they adapt to them.

Dioramas tend to be the rule here, with specimens in the foreground and a painted background. This one features beavers.

Camouflage is essential for many mammals.

This display looks at the two very different species in the next diorama- the grizzly and the pika.

Two bears are perched on a cliff. Below them and just out of site below a ledge is a tiny pika.