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 AllRefer.com - bison (Vertebrate Zoology) - Encyclopedia
Bison have short horns and humped, heavily mantled shoulders that slope downward to the hindquarters.
The winter coat of the American bison is dark brown and shaggy; it is shed in spring and replaced by a coat of short, light-brown fur.
By the middle of the century the bison was extinct E of the Mississippi, and by 1900 there remained only two wild herds in North America, one of plains bison in Yellowstone Park, and one of the larger variety, called wood bison, in Canada.
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 American Bison: Just the facts...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Bison are mature at three years of age, and have a life expectancy of 18–22 years.
Bison were hunted almost to extinction (The reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation) in the 19th century (additional info and facts about 19th century) ; as few as 750 bison existed in 1890.
Bison meat is lower in fat and cholesterol than beef which has led to the development of beefalo (Hardy breed of cattle resulting from crossing domestic cattle with the American buffalo; yields leaner beef than conventional breeds), a fertile cross-breed of bison and domestic cattle.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/am/american_bison.htm   (666 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Bison
Biologists prefer the term Bison, which is based on the animal's Latin name, as it distinguishes it from the cape buffalo of Africa and the water buffalo of Asia.
The bison originated in Eurasia and is one of the few members of its family to have crossed the Bering Strait land bridge in prehistoric times to North America, where two subspecies, the plains bison and the wood bison, survive.
The plains bison is classified as Bison bison bison, the wood bison as Bison bison athabascae, and the European bison as Bison bonasus.
encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761570386/Bison.html   (516 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: American bison
The Wood Bison (omg lollerskates bisonz) is a distinct northern subspecies of the North American Bison whose original range included much of the boreal forest regions of Alaska, Yukon, western Northwest Territories, northeastern British Columbia, northern Alberta, and northwestern Saskatchewan.
Bison are mature at three years of age, and have a life expectancy of 18–22 years, or 35 to 40 years in captivity.
Bison are among the most dangerous animals encountered by visitors to the various National Parks – visitors will realize that a bear is not an animal to be trifled with, but will closely approach bison in the belief that bison are not dangerous, and thus run the risk of being trampled and gored.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/American-bison   (1052 words)

  
 Bison bison - bison   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Bison are the largest mammals in Yellowstone National Park.
Bison is the symbol of nature conservation in Poland.
Bison, the largest terrestrial animal in North America, Biologists prefer the term Bison, which is based on the animal's Latin name, as it distinguishes
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 Alberta, Canada - RockiesGuide.com
World's first international "Peace Park" - Waterton Lakes National Park/Glacier National Park
World's second largest/Canada's largest national park - Wood Buffalo National Park
World's largest herd of free roaming bison - Wood Buffalo National Park
www.rockiesguide.com /guide/rocky_mountains/alberta_canada.html   (1252 words)

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