1. Terrestrial Biogeography of Baja California 1

2. Tijuana Ensenada San Quintin El Rosario Guerrero Negro Bahia Magdalena Cabo San Lucas La Paz Bahia Concepcion Mulege Santa Rosalia Bahia de Los Angeles San Felipe 2

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5. 5 El Rosario Guerrero Negro San Felipe Desert Vizcaino Desert Magdalena Plain

6. Common Plants of Baja California 6

7. Vegetation Similar to California California Region: 7

8. Cactus: California Region: Sonoran Desert: Cardón: Cholla: Teddy bear Chain link ChollaTeddy bear chollaChain link cholla Cardón 8

9. Cactus: California Region: Sonoran Desert: Cardón: Cholla: Prickly Pear: Barrel: Teddy bear Chain link ChollaTeddy bear cholla Prickly pear cactusOld man cactus Old man: Chain link cholla Cardón Barrel cactus 9

10. Cactus: Sonoran Desert: Ocotillo: 10

11. Cactus: Sonoran Desert: Ocotillo: Cirio (Boojum): 11

12. Cactus: Sonoran Desert: Ocotillo: Cirio (Boojum): Palo blanco tree: Palo verde tree: Smoke tree: Elephant tree: Palo blanco Smoke tree Palo verde Elephant tree 12

13. Cactus: Sonoran Desert: Ocotillo: Cirio (Boojum): Palo blanco tree: Palo verde tree: Smoke tree: Elephant tree: Palms: CA fan palm: Mexican fan palm: Blue palm: Date palm: Coconut palm: California fan palm Mexican fan palm Blue palm Date palm Coconut palm 13

14. Cactus: Sonoran Desert: Ocotillo: Cirio (Boojum): Palo blanco tree: Palo verde tree: Smoke tree: Elephant tree: Palms: Creosote bush: Mesquite: Creosote bush Mesquite 14

15. Cactus: Sonoran Desert: Ocotillo: Cirio (Boojum): Palo blanco tree: Palo verde tree: Smoke tree: Elephant tree: Palms: Creosote bush: Mesquite: Agave: Yucca: Datilillo: Ball moss: Agave Yucca Datilillo Ball moss 15

16. Red Mangrove: California Region: Sonoran Desert: Near the Sea: Mangle dulce: Black mangrove: Red mangrove (mangle rojo) Mangle dulce Black mangrove (mangle negro) 16

17. Red Mangrove: California Region: Sonoran Desert: Near the Sea: Mangle dulce: Black mangrove: Saltbush: Salicornia (pickleweed): Saltbush Salicornia Devil’s claw Ice plant Devil’s claw Ice plant Sand verbena Sand verbena 17

18. Common Animals of Baja California 18

19. Mosquitoes: Arthropods: Gnats: Scorpions: Scorpion Reptiles: Lizards: Snakes: Includes rattlesnakes Turtles: Harmless gopher snake Diamondback rattlesnake Harmless garter snake 19 Yellow-bellied sea snake Carpenter0, Wikimedia Commons

20. Rodents: Mammals: Coyotes: Cows, horses: Bighorn sheep Pronghorns 20 Pronghorns: jasonsavagephotography.com Bighorn sheep:

21. Rodents: Mammals: Coyotes: Cows, horses: CA sea lions: Whales: Gray: Blue: Fin: Minke: Sperm: Gray whale Blue whale--large Fin whale--large Minke whale--small Sperm whale Scammon’s Lagoon 21 Pronghorns: Bighorn sheep:

22. Rodents: Mammals: Coyotes: Cows, horses: CA sea lions: Whales: Gray: Blue: Fin: Minke: Sperm: Dolphins: Common or saddle-backed dolphin Bottlenose dolphin Common or saddle-backed: Bottlenose: Striped: Striped dolphin 22 Pronghorns: Bighorn sheep:

23. Osprey: Birds: Turkey vultures: Heermann’s: Yellow-footed: Osprey on nest Brown pelicans: Magnificent frigatebird: Gulls: Boobies: Blue-footed: Brown: Turkey vulture Magnificent frigatebird Brown pelican Heermann’s gull Yellow-footed gull Blue-footed booby Brown booby 23

24. Birds: Heermann’s: Yellow-footed: Gulls: Terns: Elegant: Noddy: Sooty: Cormorants: Double-crested: Brandt’s: Heermann’s gullYellow-footed gull Herons: Great blue: Great blue heron Elegant tern Noddy ternSooty ternDouble-crested cormorant Brandt’s cormorant Black-crowned night: Yellow-crowned night: Black-crowned night heron Yellow-crowned night heron 24

25. Birds: Heermann’s: Yellow-footed: Gulls: Terns: Elegant: Noddy: Sooty: Cormorants: Double-crested: Brandt’s: Herons: Great blue: Black-crowned night: Yellow-crowned night: Roadrunner Roadrunners: Caracara: Caracara 25

26. Differences You Will Find in Baja California: People: Police Money Restrooms Court system Government Immigration Customs: Don’t be an “Ugly American”! 26

27. Differences You Will Find in Baja California: People: Police Money Restrooms Court system Government Immigration Customs: Don’t be an “Ugly American”! Travel: Road conditions Speed limits Rocks Cattle Trucks Accidents Roadside shrines Stop signs Military checkpoints Gas stations Side roads 27

28. People: Police Money Restrooms Court system Government Immigration Customs: Travel: Road conditions Speed limits Rocks Cattle Trucks Accidents Roadside shrines Stop signs Military checkpoints Gas stations Side roads Don’t be an “Ugly American”! Differences You Will Find in Baja California: 28

29. Let’s Go! 29

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