The Bison

(Bison bison)

Class: mammalia
Order: artiodactyls
Family: bovidae
Status: lower threatened
Life span : 30 years
Characteristics: these are the most powerful American mammal. They roam and graze peacefully on the prairie except in the rutting season when the large males compete violently. Females weigh 600 – 700 kg and it is not unusual for males to weigh one tonne. Adults have a black coat and their calves which are born after a gestation period of 9 months are reddish brown.
Anecdote: In 1880 an intensive hunt campaign has been organised reducing American bison population to 500 individuals. A rigorous management made it possible to return to a population of more than 500000 animals of which 95% are the property of private breeders.

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