American Bison

Historic drawing Bison call audio B. b. athabasacae B. b. bison The American Bison (Bison bison), commonly but mistakenly called the Buffalo, is a bovine mammal that is the largest terrestrial mammal in North America. The bison inhabited Great Plains of the United States and Canada in massive herds, ranging from the Great Slave Lake in Canada's far north to Mexico in the south, and from eastern Oregon almost to the Atlantic Ocean. Its two subspecies are the Plains ...

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• American Bison - Reproductive habits
• American Bison - Hunting and near-extinction
• American Bison - Bison hunting today
• American Bison - Bison today
• American Bison - Dangers
• American Bison - Native American names for bison

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The American Bison is a relative newcomer to North America, having originated in Eurasia. About 10,000 years ago it replaced the Long-horned Bison (Bison priscus) which was much larger. It is thought that the Long Horned Bison may have gone extinct due to a changing ecosystem and hunting pressure following the development of the Clovis point and related technology, and improved hunting skills. During this same period, other megafauna vanished, to be replaced to some degree by immigrant Eurasian animals that were better adapted to pred ...

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The American Bison is a relative newcomer to North America, having originated in Eurasia. About 10,000 years ago it replaced the Long-horned Bison (Bison priscus) which was much larger in size. It is thought that the Long Horned Bison may have gone extinct due to a changing ecosystem and hunting pressure following the development of the Clovis point and related technology, and improved hunting skills. During this same period, other megafauna vanished, to be replaced to some degree by immigrant Eurasian animals that were better adapted ...

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American Bison, American Bison - Reproductive habits, American Bison - Hunting and near-extinction, American Bison - Bison hunting today, American Bison - Bison today, American Bison - Dangers, American Bison - Native American names for bison

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B. antiquus B. bison B. bonasus B. latifrons B. occidentalis B. priscus Bison is a taxonomic genus containing six species of large even-toed ungulates within the subfamily Bovinae. Only two species are still extant—the American and European bisons. Bison - Species. Long-horned Bison - Bison latifrons - extinct Ancient Bison - Bison antiquus - extinct Asian Bison - Bison occ ...

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Beefalo are a fertile hybrid offspring of domestic cattle, Bos taurus, and the American Bison, Bison bison (generally called buffalo). The breed was created to combine the best characteristics of both animals with a view towards beef production. The term, Cattalo is defined by United States law as a cross of bison and cattle which have a bison appearance; however, in Canada, cattalo is used for hybrids of all degrees and appearance. In the U.S., cattalo are requlated as "exotic animals" along with pure biso ...

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The Blackfoot are a tribe of Native Americans who currently live in Montana. They lived west of the Great Lakes and lived in Montana and Alberta and participated in Plains Indian culture. Blackfoot mythology - Cosmology. In Blackfoot mythology there is also a supernatural world, dominated above the natural world by the sun, and below by the beaver. The sun is sometimes personified by the part human Napi, or Old Man. The area in which the Blackfoot lived was created by Old Man exploring the area on his way n ...

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• Blackfoot mythology - Cosmology
• Blackfoot mythology - Misc
• Blackfoot mythology - The Buffalo Dance
• Blackfoot mythology - Source

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Conservation status: Prehistoric The American lion, also known as the North American or American cave lion, is an extinct feline known from fossils. It is comparable in size to the Eurasian cave lion, the largest cat that ever existed, and was about 25% larger than the modern African lion. American lion - Description. The American lion averaged 3.5 m (11.5 ft) in length, with a typical male weighing about 235 kg (520 lb), and a typical female weighing about 175 kg ...

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• American lion - Environment
• American lion - Classification
• American lion - History

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Dinosaurs are vertebrate animals that range from reptile-like to bird-like.[1] Dinosaurs dominated the terrestrial ecosystem for over 160 million years, first appearing around 230 million years ago. 65 million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous period, all non-avian dinosaurs became extinct. Dinosaurs still exist today in the line of birds (avian dinosaurs). Knowledge about dinosaurs is derived from both fossil and non-fossil records, includ ...

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• Dinosaur - What is a dinosaur?
• Dinosaur - Definition
• Dinosaur - Size
• Dinosaur - Behavior
• Dinosaur - Study of dinosaurs
• Dinosaur - Classification
• Dinosaur - Order Saurischia
• Dinosaur - †Order Ornithischia
• Dinosaur - Evolution
• Dinosaur - Areas of debate
• Dinosaur - Warm-blooded?
• Dinosaur - Feathered dinosaurs and the bird connection
• Dinosaur - Evidence for Cenozoic dinosaurs
• Dinosaur - Bringing dinosaurs back to life
• Dinosaur - Discovery of probable soft tissue from dinosaur fossils
• Dinosaur - Extinction theories
• Dinosaur - Asteroid collision
• Dinosaur - The Oort cloud
• Dinosaur - Environment changes
• Dinosaur - History of discovery
• Dinosaur - In popular culture
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Bovinae Cephalophinae Hippotraginae Antilopinae Caprinae Reduncinae Aepycerotinae Peleinae Alcelaphinae A bovid is any of almost 140 species of cloven-hoofed mammals belonging to the family Bovidae. The family is widespread, being native to all continents except Australia and Antarctica, and diverse: members include buffalo, bison, antelopes, gazelles, and both wild and domestica ...

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Cattle (called cows in vernacular usage) are domesticated ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. They are raised as livestock for meat (called beef and veal), dairy products (milk), leather and as draught animals (pulling carts, plows and the like). In some countries, such as India, they are subject to religious ceremonies and respect. It is estimated that there are 1.3 billion head of cattl ...

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• Cattle - Uses of cattle
• Cattle - Ox
• Cattle - Miscellaneous
• Cattle - Cattle in Popular Culture
• Cattle - Breeds of cattle
• Cattle - Other meanings of cow bull etc.

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(8th millennium BC – 7th millennium BC – 6th millennium BC – other millennia) 7th millennium BC - Events. Circa 7000 BC – Agriculture and settlement at Mehrgarh in South Asia. Circa 6300 BC – The approximate date man reappears in the area New York. Circa 6000 BC – Neolithic Age in Korea. Circa 6000 BC – First traces of habitation of the Svarthola cave in Norway. 7th millennium BC - Environmental changes. Circa 65 ...

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Native Americans in the United States (also Indians, American Indians, First Americans, Indigenous Peoples, Aboriginal Peoples, Aboriginal Americans, Amerindians, Amerinds, or Original Americans) are those indigenous peoples within the territory that is now encompassed by the continental United States, and their descendants in ...

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• Native Americans in the United States - Early history
• Native Americans in the United States - The Bering Strait Land Bridge theory
• Native Americans in the United States - Settling down
• Native Americans in the United States - European colonization
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• Native Americans in the United States - Early relations
• Native Americans in the United States - Removal and reservations
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• Native Americans in the United States - Cultural aspects
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• Native Americans in the United States - Gender roles
• Native Americans in the United States - Music and art
• Native Americans in the United States - Economy
• Native Americans in the United States - Terminology differences
• Native Americans in the United States - Common usage in the U.S.
• Native Americans in the United States - Bibliography

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Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp (March 19, 1848–January 13, 1929), was a sometime buffalo hunter, officer of the law, gambler, and saloon-keeper in the Wild West and the U.S. mining frontier from California to Alaska. He is best known for his participation in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral along with Doc Holliday, Virgil Earp, and Morgan Earp. Wyatt Earp - Genealogy. Wyatt was born in Monmouth, Illinois, USA to Nicholas Porter Earp (September 6, 1813 in Lincoln County, North Carolina - November 12, 1907 in Sawtel ...

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• Wyatt Earp - Early life
• Wyatt Earp - Lawman
• Wyatt Earp - Reappearance
• Wyatt Earp - Wichita
• Wyatt Earp - Dodge City
• Wyatt Earp - The “Buntline Special”
• Wyatt Earp - Tombstone
• Wyatt Earp - Gunfight At The O.K. Corral
• Wyatt Earp - From Heroes to Defendants
• Wyatt Earp - Cowboy Revenge
• Wyatt Earp - The Arizona Vendetta
• Wyatt Earp - Life after Tombstone
• Wyatt Earp - Movies and television
• Wyatt Earp - Wyatt Earp in fiction
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In Lakota mythology, Wi is one of the most supreme gods. He is a solar deity, and is associated with the American Bison. He is the father of Whope. Anog Ite attempted to seduce Wi, but she had one of her two faces changed into an ugly visage as punishment. His brother was none other than Shamash the Sun and Justice God. Other related archivesAmerican Bison, Anog Ite, Lakota mythology, WI, Whope, solar deity

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The white buffalo is a rarely-occurring condition of American Bison where an animal is born with reddish-brown fur and their fur turns white as they mature. It is caused by a recessive gene that occurs once in every ten million bison births, according to the National Bison Association. This is not an albino condition, as the animal's pigmentation is normal. Albinism is a birth defect, and is not indicative of a healthy animal. White buffalo are considered to be sacred signs among Native Americans, and are often visited by native peoples of Nort ...

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Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve is a national monument and national preserve located in the Snake River Plain in central Idaho near Arco, Idaho. The features in this protected area are volcanic and represent one of the best preserved flood basalt areas in the continental United States. The Monument was established on May 2, 1924. In November 2000, a Presidential proclamation greatly expanded the Monument area. The National Park Service portions of the expanded Monument were designated as a national preserve in August 2002. The area is ma ...

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• Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve - Pre to early history
• Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve - Goodale's Cutoff
• Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve - Exploration and early study
• Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve - Limbert's expedition
• Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve - Protection and later history
• Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve - Geology
• Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve - Biology
• Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve - Conditions
• Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve - Plants
• Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve - Mule Deer
• Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve - Recreational Activities
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The clean animals are listed in the book of Leviticus in the Torah. Many animals in the passage that are clean have the characteristic of having divided hoofs and also chew their cud for it to be regurgitated. In the case in fish, scales and fins are present. If they do not have either one of them, they can be considered as an unclean animal. The division is largely used as the basis for identifying taboo meat proscribed by religious dietary laws, which in Judaism are known as kashrut and in Islam as halaal. Clean animal ...

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• Clean animals - List of clean animals
• Clean animals - Hebrew Bible
• Clean animals - Expanded list
• Clean animals - Science Studies on unclean/clean animals
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The Wisent is the European bison, species Bison bonasus. The Wisent is Europe's heaviest land animal. A typical individual is about 2.9 m long and 1.8–1.9 m tall, and weighs 300 to 920 kg. It is taller and less massive than its close relation, the American Bison (Bison bison). Their hair on the neck, head, and forequarters is shorter than American Bison. Wisent are forest dwelling animals. They have few predators with only scattered repor ...

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• Wisent - Near-extinction
• Wisent - More details
• Wisent - Trivia
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Zoo Tycoon is a simulation computer game developed by Blue Fang Games and released by Microsoft Game Studios. In line with other games published under the diverse Tycoon series, Zoo Tycoon places the player in the role of a manager, this time tasked with building a financially successful zoo. Zoo Tycoon - Overview. From the beginning, the player is presented with an isometric view of an empty lot. Using a variety of tools at his or her disposal, the player builds exhibits and tweaks designs, creating custom ...

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• Zoo Tycoon - Animals

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Charles Goodnight (March 5, 1836 – December 12, 1929) was a cattle rancher in the American West. He was born in Macoupin County, Illinois, the fourth child of Charles and Charlotte (Collier) Goodnight. He moved to Texas in 1846 with his mother and stepfather (Hiram Daugherty). In 1856, he became a cowboy, and served with the local militia fighting against the Comanche raiders. A year later, in 1857, Goodnight joined the Texas Rangers. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he joined the Confederacy. Most of his time was spent as p ...

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