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The American Bison (Bison bison), often called buffalo, is the largest terrestrial mammal in North America, bovine mammal that formerly roamed the open plains of the United States and Canada in massive herds, ranging from the Great Slave Lake to Mexico and from eastern Oregon almost to the Atlantic Ocean. There are two sub-species, Plains bison (flat back) and Wood bison (large humped back).

Bison have a shaggy, dark brown winter coat, and a lighter brown (and lighter weight) summer coat. Bison can reach over 6 ft (2 m) tall, 10 ft (3 m) long and weigh over 2,000 lb (900 kg). The heads and forequarters are massive, and both sexes have short, curved horns, which they use in fighting for status within the herd and defense. Bison mate in August and September; a single reddish-brown calf is born the following spring, and nurses for a year. Bison are mature at three years of age, and have a life expectancy of 18–22 years.

Calves are born with a light brown fur coat which darkens as the animal matures. One very rare condition results in the white buffalo, where the calf has an entirely white coat. It is not to be confused with albino, since pigment still exists in the skin, hair, and eyes, and the animals will end up with a brown-colored coat as they mature. White buffalo are considered sacred by many Native Americans.

Bison were central to the lifestyle of the Plains Indians. Before the introduction of horses, buffalo were herded into large chutes made of rocks and willow branches and then stampeded over cliffs. These buffalo jumps are found in several places in the US and Canada.

Bison were hunted almost to extinction in the 19th century; as few as 750 bison existed in 1890. The Bronx Zoo maintained a remnant herd, from which populations were re-established in Yellowstone National Park and other wildlife preserves, beginning early in the 20th century. Some of these came from Charles Goodnight's ranch in the Texas Panhandle. A variety of privately-owned herds have also been established, starting from this population. The current American Bison population is estimated at 350,000, compared to an estimated 60–100 million before Columbus.

Hunters were paid by large railroad concerns to destroy entire herds for several reasons:

The herds formed the basis of the economies of local Plains tribes of Native Americans.
Herds of these large animals on tracks could damage locomotives when the trains failed to stop in time.
Herds often took shelter in the artificial cuts formed by the grade of the track winding though hills and mountains in harsh winter conditions. This could hold up a train for days.

Taxonmony

Phylum: Chordata
Class: mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae

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VIDEO CLIPS

Bison
Streaming RAM View Movie
State of Alaska - Video Gallery
Buffalo in Alaska

Bison
Streaming RAM View Movie
National Geographic - The Great Plains
Bison clip

Bison
0.000MB RM View Movie
Travel South Dakota
Buffalo Roundups at Custer State Park, South Dakota

Bison
Streaming RAM View Movie
OutbackPro
Buffalo Stampede, Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Bison
Streaming RAM View Movie
OutbackPro
Buffalo scratching post, Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Bison
Streaming RAM View Movie
OutbackPro
Buffaloes, Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Bison
Streaming RM View Movie
PBS
Wolves and buffalo - an ancient rivalry

North American Bison
7.869MB MPG View Movie
Hinterland Who's Who
Clip of North American Bison; file is in zip format; must be downloaded and unzipped before it can be played

European bison
MOV View Movie
Arkive.org
Nice selection of European bison video clips available in various formats

Bison
Streaming RAM View Movie
National Geographic - The Great Plains
"Their grazing and migration patterns left broad stretches of short-clipped sod for prairie dogs and other wildlife to colonize". Video clip of bison migrating as a herd

Bison
0.442MB MOV View Movie
FreeStockFootage.com
Bison walking

Bison
0.779MB MOV View Movie
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Bison walking

Bison
0.616MB MOV View Movie
FreeStockFootage.com
Bison wallowing in mud

Bison
1.012MB MOV View Movie
FreeStockFootage.com
Bison wallowing in mud

Bison
0.541MB MOV View Movie
FreeStockFootage.com
Bison herd

Bison
0.620MB MOV View Movie
FreeStockFootage.com
Bison herd relaxing

Bison
0.765MB MOV View Movie
FreeStockFootage.com
Bison herd grazing

Bison
0.696MB MOV View Movie
FreeStockFootage.com
Bison herd grazing

Bison
0.916MB MOV View Movie
FreeStockFootage.com
Bison herd grazing

Bison
0.656MB MOV View Movie
FreeStockFootage.com
Bison herd crossing a road

Bison
0.645MB MOV View Movie
ShowPoppers - Stock Footage
Bison, close shot

Bison
0.620MB MOV View Movie
ShowPoppers - Stock Footage
Bison herd

Bison
1.004MB MOV View Movie
Creatas
Bison walking across stream

Bison
0.474MB MOV View Movie
Creatas
Buffalo feeding beside river

Bison
0.497MB MOV View Movie
Finley-Holiday Films
Bison Herd

Bison
0.540MB MOV View Movie
Finley-Holiday Films
Bison

Bison
0.605MB MOV View Movie
Finley-Holiday Films
Bison

Bison
0.446MB MOV View Movie
Finley-Holiday Films
Bison on Road

Bison
0.004MB MOV View Movie
Finley-Holiday Films
Herd of Bison

Bison
MOV View Movie
Naturescapes
A group of bison including babies walking down a hill.

Bison
MOV View Movie
Naturescapes
A single adult bison walking across a grassy area.

American Bison
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National Geographic
Bison Headbutting

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