Wikibooks: Field Guide/Mammals/American Bison

• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Subjects: Great Bear Lake
• Online Access: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Field_Guide/Mammals/American_Bison

Mammal ID common name = American Bison latin name = Bison Bison image = Bison bison Wichita Mountain Oklahoma.jpg American Bison image caption = family = Bovine (Bovidae) size = The average length of an American Bison is 6.5 11.5ft(2 3.5m)long the tail length is about 11.8 35.8in(30 91 cm) and it weighs between 701 2203lbs(318 1 000 kg). {{Citation last1=Newell first1=T.L. last2=Sorin first2=A.B. year=2003 title=ADW Bison bison. url= http //animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Bison bison.html accessdate= (October 13 2012) description = The American Bison is a large hooved animal that spends most of its time grazing in the North American prairies. They have a sloping back and a massive head with two horns that curve upwards. Fur color can range from chestnut brown to white (which is considered sacred in the Native American culture) in calves to dark brown for adults. similar = The American Bison can be distinguished from other bison by the fact that they have 15 ribs while European bison have 14 they have four lumbar vertebrae (European has five) and the adult American bison are slightly heavier and have shorter legs. The American bison also has a nose that is set farther forward than European bison. It is also hairier though the tail has less hair than that of the European bison. American Bison also graze more than the European bison. They drink water or consume snow on a daily basis. range = The American Bison’s range of population was once the grasslands of North American but has since been restricted to a few national parks and reserves. Historically their range was between the Great Bear Lake in Canada (far northwest) and the Mexican states of Durango and Nuevo Leon to the south. They were also known to stretch as far east as the Appalachian Mountains prior to their decline in population. Citation last= first= year=(1999) title=Bison bison range map American Bison. url= http //web.archive.org/web/20080618004235/http ...