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American Buffalo: Spirit of a Nation ...

Photo courtesy of Horseshoe Mountain Bison Ranch Common Name: Bison Scientific Name: Bos Bison Physical Description: The American Bison is the largest mammal on the North American continent. A slightly larger subspecies known as wood buffalo inhabited eastern woodlands and portions of Canada's subarctic. It is characterized by an overdeveloped front portion and tapered hindquarters. Both males ...

Biology, ecology, habitat, and status of rare, threatened and endangered species of mammals and information on their native countries: biodiversity, ecosystems, population, and land use ...

African cape buffalo Fast Facts Common name: African, cape, or savannah buffalo Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae Genus species: Syncerus (together horns) caffer Size: 1.0 to 1.7 m (3.3 - 5.6 ft.) tall at shoulder; 2.1 to 3.4 m long (7 - 11 ft.) Weight: 425 to 900 kg (935 - 2000 lb.), females are smaller Description: large, dark brown to black hoofed mammal, with drooping ...