South Dakota: Bear Country USA back to Reptile Gardens Before visiting Bear Country USA, have your car washed. I didn't, and an inquisitive deer spent five minutes licking off the salty road residue, coating my windshield with saliva. Besides, opening a window to photograph an adult black bear four feet away is not a good idea. The park's proudest of its black bears, but its menagerie also includes moose, elk, deer, sheep, buffalo, mountain lions, and wolves roaming their "naturalistic" open spaces, and grizzlies behind bars. Younger animals are displayed in "Babyland," at the end of the drive. Reindeer Arctic wolf Bighorn sheep Black bear Elk Moose Dall sheep Bison Stone sheep continue southwest toward Mount Rushmore Back to main South Dakota page Back to ROADSIDEPHOTOS.COM home page