It's remarkable, really. I think perhaps the most compelling thing about it is that it gives us the opportunity to ask and answer many evolutionary questions. |
Many of these species don't occur anywhere else. This is definitely a big deal. |
So you can end up with lots of endemics in a small area. That's what appears to have happened in Sequoia and King's Canyon. |
We don't know how long they live, what kind of habitat they prefer, how many offspring they have, or how sensitive they are to human disturbance. There's still so much to learn. |