Because the park includes ocean coastline and mountain peaks, a wide variety of animals may be found here. There are over 300 species of birds and 70 species of mammals in the park. At least 18 are found no where else in the world. The following is only a partial list of what you might see in traveling from the surf of the Pacific Ocean to the top of Mount Olympus:
Roosevelt elk Douglas squirrel black bear cougar racoon bald eagle grouse woodpeckers Olympic marmot snowshoe hare deer winter wren kinglet seagull sandpiper hawk river otter tree frog banana slug starfish snail sea anemone mussels barnacle crab salmon trout humpback whale seal northern sea lion perch bass masked shrew Trowbridge shrew wandering shrew dusky shrew Pacific water shrew northern water shrew shrew mole Townsend's mole Snow mole coast mole little brown myotis Keen myotis long-eared myotis California myotis Long-legged myotis western big eared bat mountain beaver Townsend's chipmunk northern flying squirrel Olympic chipmunk beaver muskrat porcupine northern pocket gopher deer mouse bushy-tailed woodrat heather vole redback vole Townsend vole long-tailed vole Oregon vole western jumping mouse coyote wolf red fox marten fisher short-tailed weasel long-tailed weasel mink spotted skunk black-tailed deer sea otter bobcat harbor seal California sea lion Northern elephant seal gray whale minke whale harbor porpoise killer whale Dall's porpoise northwestern salamander Pacific white-sided dolphin long-toed salamander Olympic torrent salamander Cope's giant salamander Rough-skinned newt Ensatina salamander western red backed salamander Van Dyke's salamander tailed frog red-legged frog Pacific tree frog Bullfrog Cascasdes frog rubber boa northern alligator lizard gopher snake common garter snake western terrestrial garter snake northwestern garter snake
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