Names With a Wild Side
Four Highlands Ranch parks share their names with Colorado wildlife.
Here’s a quick look at these parks and the animals behind the names.
—Grace Hody
Editor, The Ranch Scoop
Cougar Run Park
This park is named after cougars. Also called mountain lions, these are powerful cats that are most active around dawn and dusk. They often live where deer are nearby.
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Falcon Park
This Highlands Ranch park is named after sharp-eyed hunters. The peregrine falcon can dive at more than 200 miles per hour, making it the fastest animal in the world.
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Pronghorn Park
This park is named after a pronghorn. It can run up to 60 miles per hour—faster than any other land animal in North America.
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Red-tail Park
Featuring Red-tailed hawks who are known for their broad wings, this is a park is named after their rusty-red tails. Look up—you may spot one circling overhead or watching from a tall pole.
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