Badlands National Park is located in South Dakota and is 26-28 million years old. It covers 244,000 acres and is divided into four sectors, hosting 37 mammal, 9 reptile, and 6 amphibian species. The park has a long history dating back over 11,000 years when Native American tribes like the Arikara lived in the area. Fossils of ancient mammals are commonly found in the park, telling the story of evolution. Popular activities include hiking ridge trails that can last up to five hours, viewing wildlife, learning about the area's history, and watching an informative movie at the visitor center.

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Language Arts 6th grade
3rd hour
Badlands National Park
Whats 26 to 28 million years old? What lives there? If you don’t know its
bad lands national park. Do you want to go camping in the park? Don’t worry this
isn’t a Quiz it’s information about the park.
This history of the Badlands National Park is interesting. The name badlands
comes from a tribe name that can be translated into land bad. Also Europeans
( french people to be exact) called it the badlands. Over 11 thousand years of
human history and some of it has to do with the Arikara tribe that lives on the
White River area. This place has more history the evolution of mammals are found
here.Some of these animal’s remains found here.
The badlands national park has a lot of wild life in it. The park it self is 244
thousand acres big and it divided into 4 sectors. Sense its this big there is a lot of
different kinds of animals and the animals on the prairie are well adapted to there
life. If you want to know there is 37 different mammal kinds, 9 reptiles and, 6
amphibians. The larger animals adapted by taking shelter in caves and stuff like
that. In the park fossilised remains of animals are found.
There is a lot of things to do at the park. A number 1 attraction is a ridge.
You can hike trough the main rout or other routs. When you visit it us usually last
about 5 hours so there’s lots to do. They show you a movie during the visit to the
park.
Basically there is a lot to do in the park. Like looking at wild life in the park
which you can find every where. Learning its Long history about this old park.

2. Finally you can Hike down the long trails. If you want to visit you could probably
find even more things to do.