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American Bison

Bison bison

Description:

American bison have shaggy, long, dark brown winter coats, and lighter weight, lighter brown summer coats. Two subspecies or ecotypes have been described: the plains bison (Bison bison bison), smaller in size and with a more rounded hump, and the wood bison (Bison bison athabascae)—the larger of the two and having a taller, square hump -wiki

Habitat:

American bison live in river valleys, and on prairies and plains. Typical habitat is open or semi-open grasslands, as well as sagebrush, semi-arid lands and scrublands. Some lightly wooded areas are also known historically to have supported bison. Bison will also graze in hilly or mountainous areas where the slopes are not steep. -wiki

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DanAm
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South Dakota, USA

Spotted on Jun 7, 2012
Submitted on Aug 19, 2013

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