Website: https://www.nps.gov/hafo/index.htm
The Collections: It was only natural that a site rich in carnivores of all shapes and sizes, from aquatic otters to giant predatory cats, would draw me in at some point. I visited the collections at HAFO in 2010 with a particular eye towards the giant cat end of the carnivore spectrum, in which the Hagerman collections are especially rich.
The Exhibits: It was carnivores that brought me to Hagerman, but the site was set aside as a national monument for its abundance of fossils of the Hagerman Horse, a Pliocene equid that was likely a close relative of modern zebras and is now Idaho's state fossil. Remains of these horses grace the major natural history museums of the world, as well as in the visitor center in the town of Hagerman.
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