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[[File:Muybridge Buffalo galloping.gif|200px|right|thumb|A bison running]]

[[File:Muybridge Buffalo galloping.gif|200px|right|thumb|A bison running]]

 

The '''American bison''' (also called '''American buffalo''' or just '''buffalo''') is a species of [[bison]], a [[bovine]] [[mammal]]. The name "buffalo" is a [[:misnomer|misnomer]], because the bison is only distantly related to the [[water buffalo]] and the [[African buffalo]].  

The '''American bison''' (also called '''American buffalo''' or just '''buffalo''') is a species of [[bison]], a [[bovine]] [[mammal]]. The name "buffalo" is a [[:misnomer|misnomer]], because the bison is only distantly related to the [[water buffalo]] and the [[African buffalo]].  

File:European Bison.JPG|European Bison at Fota Wildlife Park, Ireland

File:European Bison.JPG|European Bison at Fota Wildlife Park, Ireland

File:Bison herd grazing at the National Bison Range.jpg|Bison herd grazing at the [[CSKT Bison Range]] in Montana

File:Bison herd grazing at the National Bison Range.jpg|Bison herd grazing at the [[CSKT Bison Range]] in Montana.

File:Bison fight in Grand Teton NP.jpg|Bison fighting in [[Grand Teton National Park]] in [[Moose, Wyoming]]

File:Bison fight in Grand Teton NP.jpg|Bison sparring in [[Grand Teton National Park]] in [[Moose, Wyoming]].

File:Buffalo in Chihuahua.jpg|Bison herd grazing in [[Chihuahua (state)|Chihuahua]], Mexico

File:Buffalo in Chihuahua.jpg|Bison herd grazing in [[Chihuahua (state)|Chihuahua]], Mexico.

File:Круиз Якутск - Ленские столбы - Тикси - Якутск, 2017 (043).jpg|Wood bison [[reintroduction]] program in Sakha Republic.

File:Круиз Якутск - Ленские столбы - Тикси - Якутск, 2017 (043).jpg|Wood bison introduction program in Sakha Republic.

File:Bison bison grazing in snow (Yellowstone).ogv|Grazing in winter, Yellowstone National Park: Bison use their heads to clear out snow for the grass

File:Bison bison grazing in snow (Yellowstone).webm|Grazing in winter, Yellowstone National Park: Bison use their heads to clear out snow for the grass

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== References ==

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