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Buffalo and Bison

Buffalo and bison are large mammals that graze on the grasses of North American prairies. Bison were hunted for their skins almost to extinction in the 19th century and were reduced to a few hundred by the mid-1880s.

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Why did the US government kill off the buffalo?

Eliminating the buffalo helped defeat the Native Americans. There was a demand for their hides

What was the great plains important animal?

The great plains important animal was the Bison.

How did the early Indians find the herds of buffalo?

They tracked them and watched the hills and valleys for signs of movements. Bison travel in large herds, but since the prairie is a vast place, even a herd of over a million bison can disappear into the seemingly flat landscape.

Is there such thing as beefalo?

A Beefalo is a cross between a beef cow and a bison. Beefalo are typically 5/8's beef bovine (of any breed or mix breed) and 3/8's bison.

Do the Buffalo Bills have a rival?

there rivals are the patriots and the dolphins

What does buffalo grass look like?

Buffalo grass is very short in length, a lighter green color, grows in clumps, spreads slowly, drough resistant but very hardy and is a true native grass

Why did the settlers kill off the indian's buffalo?

The settlers new that buffalo was a major resource for Native Americans. If the could kill buffalo, they could kill the Native Americans by getting rid of their food, clothing, and weapon supply since buffalo provided all 3 of these supplies. They also wanted the buffalo hide since they were expensive and in high demand.

What is the scientific name of water buffalo?

Bison is a taxonomic group containing six species of large even-toed ungulates within the subfamily Bovinae. Two of these species still exist: the American plains bison (B. bison bison), and the American wood bison (B. bison athabascae) are subspecies found in North America and the European bison, or wisent (B. bonasus), found in Europe and the Caucasus. (Wikipedia) For the source and more detailed information concerning your request, click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated at the bottom of this answer box.

What is the relationship between bison and cowbirds?

Cowbirds follow herds of bison to catch and eat the insects that are stirred up from the bison's feet. there are other bugs and flies that are attracted to the animal. The bison allow the birds to sit and rest as they guard them from the pests. It is what is called a symbiotic relationship.

How long does a buffalo live?

Although they have a lifespan of about 30 years, it is unlikely that they reach even half that age in the wild.

Is a bison a carnivore or. omnivore?

Bisons, undomesticable forms of cattle, are herbivores.

What is the difference between cow ox bull buffalo?

Oxen are castrated male cattle that are used for pulling carts.

Cows are mature female bovines/buffaloes that have had at least one calf.

Bulls are intact male bovines/buffaloes that are used for breeding cows.

Buffaloes are a different species from your average domesticated bovine, though they belong in the same family as domesticated cattle do. Buffalo are "wild cattle" and comprise of such species as the Water Buffalo and the Cape Buffalo of India (and parts of the Middle East) and Africa, respectively.

Does buffalo and carp taste the same?

A buffalo carp is not really a carp. It is a fish in the sucker family called a Small Mouth Buffalo. This fish is commonly confused with the common carp and thus its colloquial name has evolved to be "Buffalo Carp." The fish is commonly found in the southern USA. Multiple Small Mouth Buffalo of over 70 lbs have been caught wiht rod and reel in the USA. A buffalo carp is not really a carp. It is a fish in the sucker family called a Small Mouth Buffalo. This fish is commonly confused with the common carp and thus its colloquial name has evolved to be "Buffalo Carp." The fish is commonly found in the southern USA. Multiple Small Mouth Buffalo of over 70 lbs have been caught wiht rod and reel in the USA.

How was the buffalo used as fuel?

Instead of wood, since it was scarce, people used buffalo chips for fuel to replace the wood.

Are buffalo alive?

If you mean the American Bison; then there are an estimated 15,000 left in the wild.

Where do buffalo roam?

American bison migrate from Mexico up to central U.S., From california to Northern U.S., From central U.S., to the New York region, and in rare circumstances from central U.S. to the South-East

How many Musk Ox are there alive in the world?

The black musk deer are very rare. There is approximately 40,000 to 80,000 of the deer left in the entire world.

Who consisted of the destruction of Buffalo herds?

The American buffalo almost died into extension due to over hunting and expansion of ranches into the Western states. The cattle ranchers settled on the buffaloes' ranges. The train also began to bring more settlers and hunters to the West which allowed more animals to be harvested faster.

Which factor contributed the most to the destruction of the southern buffalo herds?

When the outsiders who were given lands by the government got migrated to the place, they looked at the buffaloes for hunting and sport. So eventually the factor that contributed to the destruction of southern buffalo herds is that trainloads of tourists killed buffalo purely for sport.

What happens in a buffalo hunt?

when people went west, they needed food. So they killed buffalo. But they killed so many that the buffalo, which once numbered in the millions, were almost extinct.

What is a gaur?

It is a large, dark-coated Buffalo type animal of South Asia and Southeast Asia

What archaeological dig was a Folsom kill site where bison remains were found?

The Lehner/Naco sites in southern Arizona is where the bison remains and arrowheads were found.