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Animal life in the Grand Canyon is considerably varied and abundant.
You might see a Desert Bighorn Sheep, which are known for their impressive horns and are a common sight on the canyon’s steep slopes and cliffs.
To tell the difference between males and females, look at their horns. Males have heavy horns that curl as they grow older, wheras females have less obvious, smaller horns. Their horns are made of kerotin, the same substance that makes your fingernails.
Mountoun lions, one of the largest and most dangerous predators at the park, inhabit the canyons and forests. Often seen roaming the Kaibab forest, is an animal called the Mule Deer is named after its long ears.
Swimming in the Colorado River (in the canyon) are a wide variety of fish. If you get lucky, you might see the endangered humpback chub, which is known for its distictive fleshy hump behind its head. Another fish, called the razorback sucker, weighs about ten pounds and grows up to 3 feet in length! The spectled dace, also known as the spotted dace and carpita pinta, is a member of the minnow family.
In conclusion, there are many amazing animals in and around the Grand Canyon.