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Bear Country USA is a drive-through wildlife park and zoo in the Black Hills near Rapid City, South Dakota.Founded in 1972, the park is noted for its bears, but also hosts other North American wildlife, such as wolves, elk, mountain lions, and buffalo.
Hill City is the oldest existing city in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States.The population was 872 at the 2020 census. [6] Hill City is located 26 miles (42 km) southwest of Rapid City on U.S. Highway 16 and on U.S. Route 385 that connects Deadwood to Hot Springs.
Bear Country may refer to: Bear Country (Disneyland), a themed land at Disneyland; Bear Country, a 1953 American short documentary film; Bear Country USA, a wildlife park in South Dakota, United States; Bear Country, a fictional country in The Berenstain Bears. Bear Country, the former name of a wrestling tag team currently competing in All ...
The six — one in South Dakota, four in Minnesota and one in Arizona — became infected when bear meat that was served rare turned out to be contaminated with roundworms that cause ...
The center is named for South Dakota Governor and Senator Peter Norbeck. Many of the park's naturalist programs begin at the center. Badger Hole, also known as Badger Clark Historical Site, was the home of Charles Badger Clark (1883–1957), who was named South Dakota's first Poet Laureate in 1937 [8] and was noted for his cowboy poetry. The ...
Reptile Gardens was founded by 21-year-old reptile enthusiast Earl Brockelsby and officially opened on June 3, 1937. [5] Brockelsby chose the site at the top of a long hill, hoping motorists would stop in the parking lot to fix their overheated vehicles. [6]
Black Elk Peak, which at 7,242 feet (2,207 m) is the tallest mountain in South Dakota, is located in the wilderness, and one can see into four different states from the summit. Craggy peaks and rocky slopes mixed with ponderosa pine , spruce and fir trees make for a varied ecosystem.
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