### animal | vertebrate | mammal | ungulate:

Bison
* All bison are a dark brown on their more hairy front end, and a lighter brown in the back end
  - horned, with their horns curving slightly out and up
  - have a protruding shoulder hump
* Most bison appear in regions
  - are known as buffalo
* Most bison are located on continents
  - ground
  - belong to families
  - contain hormones
  - descend from bison
* Most bison eat grass
  - nutritious grass
  - twigs
  - get nutrition
  - give birth to bison
* Most bison has-part feet
  - glands
  - legs
  - spines
  - tongues
* Most bison have diets
  - different flavor
  - few natural predators
  - fur
  - similar appearances
  - vertebrae
* Most bison live in continents
  - environments
  - grassland
  - groups
  - habitats
  - herds
  - landscapes
  - locations
  - the Rocky Mountains west of the Mississippi river
  - move from places
* Most bison occur in groups
  - pasture
* Most bison possess hair
  - manes
  - prefer grassland
  - provide meat
* Most bison reach height
  - maximum height
  - require grass
  - resemble cattle
  - stand on legs
  - survive to adulthood
* Most bison thrive in grassland
* Some bison attract hunters
  - avoid people
* Some bison carry bacteria
  - brucellosis, a disease that causes cows to abort their calves
  - destroy crops
* Some bison die of exhaustion
  - heat exhaustion
* Some bison eat crops
* Some bison have adults
  - short legs
  - hide in grass
* Some bison live in Canada
  - mountains
  - neighborhoods
  - valleys
* Some bison live on ground
  - occur in environments
* Some bison possess horns
  - viruses
  - prefer ground
* Some bison provide blood
  - food
* Some bison remain in existence
  - zoos
* Some bison resemble buffalo
  - oxes
  - serve as food
* Some bison thrive in grass
  - transmit tuberculosis
  - wear antlers
* also feed on berries, acorns and other small fruits.
  - slow and awkward, but can outrun and easily outmaneuver most horses
* are about six feet tall
  - among the animals that crossed the Bering Strait at about the same time as the Mammoths
  - big, powerful creatures
  - brown and black
  - efficient grazers taking little time to meet their intake when on good pasture
  - famous for traveling in large herds across the plains in a stampede
* are grazers and feed on grasses, forbs, and sedges
  - who prefer young tender grasses and eat few forbs, such as wildflowers
  - gregarious and live in herds whose range includes grasslands and open woodlands
  - herbivores that typically feed on grass and live in herds in grass plains and forests
  - huge strong animals
  - index animals to the prairie
  - integral and active members of an entire landscape, the prairie
  - key in altering the function and structure of tallgrass prairie at multiple scales
  - to live in plains, prairies and river valleys
  - large herbivores which generally appear to be sluggish, lazy and peaceful
  - large, strong and healthy animals
  - larger than beef cattle
  - larger, more massive with short upward curving horns
  - mainly brownish-black
  - mammals
* are migratory animals by nature and have seasonal movement patterns
  - more dangerous than they appear
  - most active in the cool early morning or late afternoon hours
  - much more nervous and excitable in close quarters
  - native food animals which process North American grasses more efficiently than cattle
  - ordinarily mild-mannered, but can be aggressive
  - prairie grazers, and much of their native land has been developed
  - ruminants
  - social animals and live in herds
  - strictly herbivores
  - surprisingly fast and agile
  - susceptible to tuberculosis, anthrax, and brucellosis
  - tall and heavy
  - the largest cows in the world
  - thought to be distant relatives of water buffaloes
* are unpredictable and dangerous
  - surly
* are very hardy, requiring no shade in the summer or shelter in the winter
  - large mammals
  - tough animals
  - unpredictable, and have even been known to charge vehicles
  - visible most of the year
* are wild animals and are dangerous if provoked
  - even when found on private ranches
  - who engage in their own peculiar grooming activities
* break ribs when they butt each others' flanks during fights.
* can be taller than a teacher.
* consume grass.
* contains high levels of minerals and vitamins.
* continue to graze through the winter by rooting under the snow.
* cross creeks
* digest food.
* do well on a wide variety of grasses and most native grassed in the United States and Canada.
* dominate regions.
* eat and digest their food in a very unique way.
* eat grass and are vegetarians
  - as the greatest percentage of their daily diet
  - grass, small plants and shrubs
  - leaves
* exhibit behavior
  - odd behavior
* explore habitats.
* feed in fields
  - mostly on grass
* find food.
* forage in areas.
* graze areas
* graze in fields
  - meadows
  - teeth
* have appearances
  - broad heads with horns, humped shoulders, and thin limbs
  - close ties to people
* have horns that are a foot long, and curve strongly upward
  - curve upward
  - opportunity
  - breasts
  - piluses
  - sterna
* is bisons
  - low in fat compared with some other meat, poultry and pork choices
* is low in fat, and cholesterol, and is high in protein, vitamins and minerals
  - calories and cholesterol, and is delicious
* like to graze on the young tender grass shoots that grow in the aftermath of a burn.
* live in a variety of groups
  - herds, which used to number in the millions
  - parks
* live in the North American prairies and plains and buffalo live in Africa
  - northern part of the world
* live on grasslands, prairies and in the Rocky Mountains
  - the continent of North America whereas buffalo live on the continent of Africa
* live only in parks and reserves
  - parks, reserves and private collections
* love food.
* mature at three years old
  - in about two years and have an average life span of about twenty years
* migrate in springs.
* migrate to environments
  - slowly while feeding and appear to be quite clumsy
* possess bodies
* receive food.
* roam environments
  - hillsides
  - north america grassland
  - patches
* share environments
* shed hair.
* spend less time grazing in summer than beef cattle and do virtually no nighttime grazing.
* stand motionless around steaming, thermal pools
* suffer very little from predation.
* swallow food.
* tend to heavily use open, flat areas at that time
  - remain in a home range, although they often move between seasonal ranges
* thrive in Yellowstone National Park and the Western plains
  - most North American landscapes with no ill effects
* use heads
  - their heads, horns, and powerful necks to clear away the snow that covers the food supply
* want food.
+ Bison, Distribution: Bovines :: Mammals of North America
  * Bison live in the northern part of the world. The American Bison lives in North America, and the Wisent lives in Europe. They can also live in rugged areas.