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Show Vegetable and Animal " f , .Life ia Death Valley Death valley, In California, lung reputed to be one of the most lifet areas on the face of the earth. Is not so barren as popularly believed. A group of scientists recently returned from having made the first comprehensive compre-hensive survey of the plant and anl-mat anl-mat life Inhabiting the floor of Death valley. And their reimrt upsets nio- li tradition long firmly rooted In the public pub-lic mind. . A summary of Heath valleys plmit and animal resources now scientifically scientifical-ly and officially recorded Includes 1M different species of plant, trees and shrubs; 124 different kinds of birds. 12 reptiles. 1 flub varieties of Insects, In-sects, snd numerous mammals. The sole representative of the fish group recorded upon the fl"r of North America's greatest sub-sen level depression de-pression Is a imall minnow scientifically scientif-ically designated ss I'yprlnod.in Mueu-larlus. Mueu-larlus. This creature Inhabits the salt marshes and salt water springs of .n.. ti.a mniiitiuils renre- ' Death valley. The mammals repre- sented range In slie from the bighorn ,! mountain sheep (Ovls Nelsonl), which .- J come down upon the floor of the valley from their natural habitat In the neigh- j boring Panamlnt and Funeral moun- j tains; on down to coyotes, rabbits, moles, mice and shrews. ? . . i |