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Facts, photos and videos containing information on diet, habitat, predators, offspring, and the social life of bison
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American Bison (Bison bison bison) Bison is the largest mammal on the North American continent. It is characterized by an overdeveloped front portion and tapered hindquarters. It has short horns that grow out of the side of its head. The hair on its front portion...Information and photos of bison living in their natural habitat, at the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge.
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Friends of the Prairie Learning Center Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge The huge head and great hump are covered with dark brown wooly hair that contrasts with their relatively small hips Despite their great size and bulk, buffalo have amazing mobility, speed, and agility and are able to sprint at speeds...Natural history, evolution, distribution, and timeline of the status of the species through the centuries.
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European Bison Biogeography Bison bonasus also called the wisent, and zubr (zshoobr) in Poland, once roamed the great temperate, deciduous forest biome that stretched from the British Isles, through most of Europe and into Siberia (PHVA, 1999 Though, time has taken its toll...Montana State University-Bozeman. Contains information about research on all aspects of the biology and management of bison. Current arcticles, pictures of the animals, and a bison book list are also included.
http://www.montana.edu/wwwcbs
Follows the animals from 1600s up till today. Includes links and news.
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BUFFALO BISON Their number being so great that the early explorers could not count them, describing them as number-numberless and the country was one black robe and the plains were black and appeared as if in motion with the herds of bison....Selected references to scientific literature on the North American bison (Bison bison) and European bison (Bison bonasus)
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A Bibliography on Bison This resource is based on the following source: Plumb, Glenn. E Jerrold L.Dodd, and J. Brad Stelfox. 1992. A bibliography on bison (Bison bison Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Wyoming, Laramie. MP-71. 23pp. This resource should be cited as: Plumb,...Brucellosis and tuberculosis as factors limiting population growth of northern bison. Thesis by Damien Oliver Joly (University of Saskatchewan).
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Thesis BRUCELLOSIS AND TUBERCULOSIS AS FACTORS LIMITING POPULATION GROWTH OF NORTHERN BISON A Thesis Submitted to the College of Graduate Studies and Research in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of Biology...Includes diet, range, behavior, adaptation, breeding and growth. From Chaffee Zoological Gardens of Fresno.
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American Buffalo Animal Facts Chaffee Zoological Gardens of Fresno Formerly inhabited the prairies of western Canada and the United States. Current: National parks and reserves throughout North America. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Height: 5 6 ft. at hump Length: 7 11 ft head and body 20 24 in tail) Weight: Male...Information about general biology and current population status of the species in Canada.
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NWT Wildlife and Fisheries Wood Bison They can be recognized by their huge heads, large shoulder humps and shaggy brown fur on their shoulders and front legs. Both sexes have short black horns. Females have straight horns while male horns curve slightly inward. Males are larger...Distribution and population facts on the plains bison (Bison bison bison) and the wood bison (Bison bison athabascae).
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Hinterland Who's Who North American Bison American bison is the largest land animal in North America Choose Arctic Fox Bats Beaver Black Bear Canada Lynx Caribou Chipmunk Cougar Coyote Eastern Grey Squirrel Grizzly Lemmings Marten Moose Mountain Sheep Muskox Muskrat North American Bison North American Elk...Classification and photos of the two species from the Animal Diversity Web.
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umic...counts/classification/Bison.html
Information and images from Ultimate Ungulate.
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European bison, Wisent The taxonomic status of the genus Bison is also disputed, with some authorities placing it as a subgenus of Bos (Nowak, 1991 Invalid synonyms for Bison bonasus include B. arbustotundrarum, B. caucasicus, B. europaeus, B. hungarorum, B. nostras, and B....