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Discover how European bison contribute to forest biodiversity
Learn about the impact of European bison in the forest ecosystem and their contribution...
Video: University College Cork, Ireland (
A Britannica Publishing Partner
)
How is a bison different from a buffalo?
It's easy to understand why people confuse bison and buffalo.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Images
American bison (
Bison bison
)
An estimated 50 million American bison (
Bison bison
, or plains buffalo),...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
American bison (
Bison bison
)
American bison (
Bison bison
) in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, U.S.
© wildnerdpix/Fotolia
European bison (
Bison bonasus
)
A small group of European bison (
Bison bonasus
) grazing near the mountains.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
American bison (
Bison bison
)
American bison, or plains buffalo (
Bison bison
).
© Oliver/stock.adobe.com
American bison (
Bison bison
).
Several American bison (
Bison bison
) in Yellowstone National Park, which...
Gates Frontiers Fund Wyoming Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (reproduction no. LC-DIG-highsm-36472)
American bison (
Bison bison
).
A herd of bison running through part of Custer State Park in South Dakota, U.S.
© @WillFields.com/stock.adobe.com
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Bison grazing, Ontario, Canada.
Dennis Jarvis (CC-BY-2.0) (
A Britannica Publishing Partner
)
European bison (
Bison bonasus
)
European bison (
Bison bonasus
), also called wisent, in Prioksko-Terrasny...
© joppo/Fotolia
American bison
Three American bison (
Bison bison
) in Theodore Roosevelt National Park,...
© MedioImages/Getty Images
Grand Teton National Park: bison
American bison (
Bison bison
), Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.
© Digital Vision/Getty Images
bison
Bison grazing in the National Bison Range Wildlife Refuge, Moiese, Mont.
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Yellowstone National Park: bison
Bison grazing in Yellowstone National Park, northwestern Wyoming, U.S.
iStockphoto/Thinkstock
Bison in Custer State Park
Bison in Custer State Park, southwestern South Dakota.
S. Solum—PhotoLink/Getty Images
bison
Bison grazing in Oregon.
Glen Allison/Getty Images
Elk Island National Park
Herd of bison in Elk Island National Park, central Alberta, Can.
Hemera Technologies—Photos.com/Thinkstock
Painting of a bison
The Cave of Altamira in northern Spain is home to some of the earliest cave paintings....
© SuperStock
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