VACATION IN THE GREAT OUTDOORS ARIZONA: Grand Canyon National Park Activity A RARE FIND The endangered California Condor is one of the rarest birds in the world, but if you keep a sharp eye out, you might just spot one on your visit to the Grand Canyon. Search for these other endangered or threatened animals in the word search grid below and in the wild while trekking the Grand Canyon nature trails. O W M V G A Y I G N N A I T B N P O L L P Y Q I Q N J O B S P E E H S N R O H G I B U L O J G Y F K R B H W V Y A F L R Q Q D X O I F C G L E L Z N F X A B P Z P H Q E Y X J W H N K A N A B A M B E R S N A I L B S Y D R P O G R Q F E L G A E D L A B H K H G A Y O X Y C A L I F O R N I A C O N D O R K N A T R E K C U S H T U O M L E N N A L F P Q H U E O E E B P J R M U E H V H V B V Z E E Q F A Q W Q V D B N N K J D W S N J R O S O C G H B H K E S H P H S R P M V P W R W C Y D J A E V Z R E K C U S K C A B R O Z A R D A C S E P A W I L L O W F L Y C A T C H E R W W Q R M L Y Y U M A C L A P P E R R A I L I V Y V V L I O N G C E M U P J W Y P Y T E G F P K N J B F T Y L U S P O T T E D B A T I U C A L I F O R N I A B R O W N P E L I C A N A B U T F F I D B U H C K C A B P M U H F V P M E Z Z C I N L S J N I Y U I M K I U E O T H P B D E S E R T T O R T O I S E U D G K D M E X I C A N S P O T T E D O W L D R F Y A F J Z K Q A P W M U R F E S L B R G N T R California Condor Cool Facts According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, there are only about 400 condors in the world. About 75 of them live in the Grand Canyon and surrounding areas in Arizona and Utah. • They are the largest land bird in North America, with a wingspan of 9 ½ feet. • They weigh about 16–22 pounds. • They eat dead things! • The skin on the condor’s head and neck works sort of like a mood ring, changing color depending on its emotions. BIRDS California Condor Yuma Clapper Rail Willow Flycatcher California Brown Pelican Bald Eagle Mexican Spotted Owl FISH Razorback Sucker Flannelmouth Sucker Humpback Chub REPTILES Desert Tortoise INVERTEBRATES Kanab Ambersnail MAMMALS Bighorn Sheep Spotted Bat

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V A C AT I O N I N T H E G R E AT O U T D O O R S

ARIZONA: Grand Canyon National Park Activity

A RARE FINDThe endangered California Condor is one of the rarest birds in the world, but if you

keep a sharp eye out, you might just spot one on your visit to the Grand Canyon. Search for these other endangered or threatened animals in the word search grid

below and in the wild while trekking the Grand Canyon nature trails.

O W M V G A Y I G N N A I T B N P O L L P YQ I Q N J O B S P E E H S N R O H G I B U LO J G Y F K R B H W V Y A F L R Q Q D X O IF C G L E L Z N F X A B P Z P H Q E Y X J WH N K A N A B A M B E R S N A I L B S Y D RP O G R Q F E L G A E D L A B H K H G A Y OX Y C A L I F O R N I A C O N D O R K N A TR E K C U S H T U O M L E N N A L F P Q H UE O E E B P J R M U E H V H V B V Z E E Q FA Q W Q V D B N N K J D W S N J R O S O C GH B H K E S H P H S R P M V P W R W C Y D JA E V Z R E K C U S K C A B R O Z A R D A CS E P A W I L L O W F L Y C A T C H E R W WQ R M L Y Y U M A C L A P P E R R A I L I VY V V L I O N G C E M U P J W Y P Y T E G FP K N J B F T Y L U S P O T T E D B A T I UC A L I F O R N I A B R O W N P E L I C A NA B U T F F I D B U H C K C A B P M U H F VP M E Z Z C I N L S J N I Y U I M K I U E OT H P B D E S E R T T O R T O I S E U D G KD M E X I C A N S P O T T E D O W L D R F YA F J Z K Q A P W M U R F E S L B R G N T R

California Condor Cool FactsAccording to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, there are only about 400 condors in the world. About 75 of them live in the Grand Canyon and surrounding areas in Arizona and Utah.

• They are the largest land bird in North America, with a wingspan of 9 ½ feet.

• They weigh about 16–22 pounds.

• They eat dead things!

• The skin on the condor’s head and neck works sort of like a mood ring, changing color depending on its emotions.

BIRDSCalifornia CondorYuma Clapper RailWillow FlycatcherCalifornia Brown PelicanBald Eagle Mexican Spotted Owl

FISHRazorback SuckerFlannelmouth SuckerHumpback Chub

REPTILESDesert Tortoise

INVERTEBRATESKanab Ambersnail

MAMMALSBighorn SheepSpotted Bat