Show ZION NOTES the live reptile collection at th museum has grown rapidly durant the month our cages are full at ih ili present time with the following ring necked lizard sagebrush swift desert scaly lizard chuck wal la banded gecko boyle king snake great basin gopher snake red rac er and great basin rattlesnake it is dav ing time tor for the deer in zion on june a stop ping at the foot of the great walt throne was surprised to be ched by a young fawn not more thi a few days old one line day last fall a large gray rod qu squirrel irrel was seen nosing around ir it uie the dry ury twigs and leaves just bad of my cabin door he picked up freshly fallen acorn in his teeth sa up juggled it with his paws and nil nib bled it with his teeth as it disappear f fd d into a cheek pouch resuming b hi I 1 hunting he soon found a second on and sitting on his haunches his tal tai spread out in a graceful curve h hf repeated the process of tucking th tb acorn into his cheek pouch after several such juggling trici c he came close to me at I 1 sat quiet ly watching not daring to stir to fear of frightening him he bookee my way and stopped tor for a moment for careful scrutiny As ag be he did sc si I 1 could see that his cheek pouches were both much distended by the acorns he had gathered not detect ing any movement on my part he went on his way and slipped under a corner of the cabin when he came out empty pouch ed another squirrel came onto his private preserves and the first one promptly chased him away into the underbrush where a series of sharp squeaks gave evidence of a trouncing the interposer Inter was getting zion nature notes |