>>>> Explorer Discover National Parks 1


Visitors to Channel Islands National Park in California can take a boat tour to see which animal?


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Visitors to Voyageurs National Park in Minnesota can hike through what kind of vegetation?


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Which animal roams the high mountain meadows of Olympic National Park in Washington?


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At dusk in summer, visitors to Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico can watch thousands of which animal fl y from the caves?


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Which climate type is found in Denali National Park in Alaska?


gray whale moose penguin


cactus spruce trees yucca


capybara elk


jaguar


bald eagles bats cardinals


tropical wet subarctic subtropical desert


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