When you think about bison, you might now think of them as fun and carefree animals that enjoy playing in the snow. They're just big, intimidating animals...or so I thought. At the end of February, ...

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--The heaviest land mammal in North America, weighing 900 to 2,200 pounds. --With large heads and curving horns, bison have a shaggy coat of brown hair on their shoulders and legs, with shorter, finer ...

PIERRE, S.D. -- More than 100 bison skulls unearthed by the 2011 Missouri River flood are giving scientists more information about how the modern bison evolved. The 101 skulls found in October by the ...

American bison are the largest terrestrial mammals in North America. Male bison are significantly larger and heavier than females. A mature bull can reach 5.5 to 6.5 feet high at the hump and 9 to ...

With Indigenous Peoples’ Day Monday, October 13, we look at the herds of bison many tribes relied on that were nearly wiped out. Today, Department of Labor lands currently support 17 bison herds in 12 ...

Bison—also known as buffalo—once ambled across North American prairies in enormous herds, with their full population reaching the tens of millions. Indigenous peoples across the continent relied on ...