They considered the grizzly bear to be the most "terrifying" and "exciting of all the animals they encountered. However, it wasn't the appearance of these animals that really surprised them, but the shear numbers in which they roamed.
Aleutian Canada goose
American Bison
Prairie dogs(barking dogs)
American goldfinch
American raven
Audubon's mountain sheep
Bull snakes
Black-billed magpie
Black-tailed prairie dog
Blue catfish
Bonaparte's gull
Brewer's blackbird
Broad-tailed hummingbird
Bull snake
Bushy-tailed woodrat
Cabanis's woodpecker
California newt
Carolina parakeet
Channel catfish
Clark's nutcracker
Columbia river chub
Columbian black-tailed deer
Columbian ground squirrel
Columbian sharp-tailed grouse
Coyote
Cutthroat trout
Desert cottontail
Double-crested cormorant
Douglas' squirrel
Dusky horned owl
Eastern spiny softshell turtle
Eastern woodrat
Ermine
Eulachon
Forster's tern
Franklin's spruce grouse
Glaucous-winged gull
Goldeye
Gray jay
Greater white-fronted goose
Harbor seal
Harris' woodpecker
Hutchins' goose
Least tern
Lewis' woodpecker
Loggerhead shrike
Long-billed curlew
Long-tailed weasel
McCown's longspur
Missouri beaver
Montana great horned owl
Mountain beaver
Mountain lion
Mountain quail
Mountain sucker
Mule deer
North American porcupine
Northern bobcat
Northern flicker
Northern pikeminnow
Northern plains striped skunk
Northern pocket gopher
Northern raccoon
Northern short-tailed shrew
Northwestern crow
Northwestern garter snake
Nuttall's (common) poorwill
Oregon bobcat
Oregon pronghorn
Oregon ruffed grouse
Oregon spotted frog
Pacific (northern) fulmar
Pacific loon
Pacific nighthawk
Pacific tree frog
Passenger pigeon
Pigmy horned toad
Pinyon jay
Plains gray wolf
Plains horned toad
Plains western hognose snake
Prairie horned lark
Prairie rattlesnake
Prairie sharp-tailed grouse
Pronghorn antelope
Red fox
Red-necked grebe
Red-spotted garter snake
Richardson's blue grouse
Richardson's red squirrel
Ring-necked duck
Rocky Mountain goat
Roosevelt elk
Sage grouse
Sauger
Sea otter
Shiras' moose
Starry flounder
Steelhead trout
Steller's jay
Striped skunk
Swift fox
Thirteen-lined ground squirrel
Townsend's chipmunk
Townsend's mole
Tundra swan
Water terrapin
Western badger
Western common crow
Western fence lizard
Western gray squirrel
Western grebe
Western gull
Western meadowlark
Western mourning dove
Western pileated woodpecker
Western rattlesnake
Western tanager
Western toad
Western willet
Western winter wren
White sturgeon
White-tailed deer
White-tailed jackrabbit
Yellow-bellied marmot
Lewis and Clark were sent to the Louisiana Territory to explore new land.
They discovered several types of Native Americans, many new animals (such as the prairie dog and armidillo), and many new plants.
By the end of the expedition, Lewis and Clark found and categorized 122 new animals and 178 plants, mapped the geography, and achieved friendlier relations with the natives. However, they did not find an all water route to the Pacific Ocean.
Lewis and Clark found 170 new plants and 100 new animal species on their expedition of North America. They had also found the Rockies and nearly 50 Indian tribes.
By the end of the expedition, Lewis and Clark found and categorized 122 new animals and 178 plants, mapped the geography, and achieved friendlier relations with the natives. However, they did not find an all water route to the Pacific Ocean.List of plants discovered: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_plan_life_did_Lewis_and_Clark_find_on_their_expeditionList of animals discovered: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_animal_life_did_Lewis_and_Clark_encounter_during_their_expedition
yes they did.
Because Lewis and Clark discovered other things like new plants and animals. They also encouraged settlement when their books were published. The DRAKEN at your service.
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Lewis and Clark were sent to the Louisiana Territory to explore new land.
They described the "New" land, recording EVERYTHING about it- from the types of animals to the temperture. - 5th Grader Emma C.
Lewis and Clark's expedition discovered many new animal species, geographical features, and Native American tribes during their journey to explore the western United States. They also found a viable route for land travel to the Pacific Ocean, known as the Northwest Passage.
They explored the Louisia Purchase Found a quick water route to the Pacific Discover new species of plants and animals
Lewis and Clark hoped to find a water route across North America that would connect the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean. They also aimed to explore and document the flora, fauna, and indigenous peoples of the newly acquired Louisiana Territory. Additionally, they were tasked with establishing trade relationships with Native American tribes and claiming the Pacific Northwest for the United States.
Jefferson appointed Lewis and Clark to explore the Louisiana Purchase.
They discovered several types of Native Americans, many new animals (such as the prairie dog and armidillo), and many new plants.
Sacagwea new the land, language, and symbols.
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