Going to the mountains is going home.”
John Muir (naturalist, author of many books about nature)
We can climb mountains all over the world. Choose a mountain range and think about which animals we might come across.
The Andes are mountains in South America. There we could see condors, guanacos, guinea pigs, chinchillas, alpaca, llamas, tarucas, huemuls, woolly monkeys, Andean bear, gray foxes, tapirs, vicuña.
Llamas investigating ancient ruins high up in the Andes in Peru. Wonder what clues they’ll find? 
Vicuñas keeping a lookout.
Guinea pigs in the Andes in Peru. 
My sweet guinea pigs are a long way from their homeland.
Want to soar with condors, the largest flying birds in the world?
Their wingspan can be over 10 feet (3 m) across. What would you spy from up so high?
The Rocky Mountains are in North America. Some animals we might encounter there are rabbits, squirrels, raccoons, deer, elk, bobcats, mountain lions (aka cougars), coyotes, gray wolves, brown bears, black bears, and grizzly bears. You’ll also see a lot of birds. I’m from the Rockies, so maybe you’ll see some of my family there, too. Other mountain ranges in North America are the Pacific Coast Ranges, the Cascade Range, the Sierra Nevada, the Appalachian Mountains, and the Ozark Mountains.
Make sure to look up high. 
The bobcat is a skillful climber. Are you?
What is the fox sneaking up on? 
Red hawk 
Quail 
Owl
The coyote and . . . 
. . . the roadrunner
Bobcats are pretty spotty. 
And so are some skunks.
The highest mountains of all are the Himalayas, which are in Asia. We might find some red pandas, masked palm civets, musk deer, tahr, yaks, Himalayan brown bears, Asian black bear, Himalayan gray wolves, and snow leopards.
Nice spot for your base camp.
You could build a treehouse and hang out with a red panda. 
Or hike into the snowy heights following a yak’s trail.
The Alps are mountains in Europe. Let’s keep a lookout for Alpine marmots, moles, mountain hares, chamois, Alpine ibex, red deer, golden eagles, barn owls, bearded vultures, and brown bears. We may even see a wolf.
Would you follow a wolf?
In New Zealand, we have the Southern Alps. A special animal here is the world’s only alpine parrot, the kea. It is one of the most intelligent and inquisitive birds. You might want to keep an eye on your backpack as the kea loves to unzip bags to look for prizes.
A curious kea could join you on a hike the Southern Alps.
