Thirty-two-million years after a saber-tooth cat stalked prey on the landscape known today as Badlands National Park, a 7-year-old girl working for her latest Junior Ranger badge spotted the animal's fossilized skull protruding from a hillside.
In light of recent incidents of tourists chasing bears and being attacked by bison, here is a reminder of things you should never do in the National Parks.
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