Fortunately, we saved them before extinction. Yellowstone now has 3,000 of 'em, descendants from the only remnant native population surviving in the wild. She says it with satisfaction, eyes narrowed with affection. These buffalo belong to Procter. And to every one of you taxpayers.
Buffalo spend their days grazing, tree rubbing and wallowing in Yellowstone's grasslands.
In the winter they hunker down against the cold or hightail it to lower elevations. They are occasionally hunted by grizzly bears but can run 30 mph for some distance. People have been gored by buffalo. So, my buffalo could kill me if they wanted to. One stampede, I'm dust in the wind.