Bos bison - #719
American Bison
Female and nursing calf. Formerly Bison bison.
Geographic Distribution
Formerly NW and C Canada, south through USA, to Chihuahua, Coahuila (Mexico). Exterminated in the wild except in Yellowstone Park, Wyoming (USA) and Wood Buffalo Park, Northwest Territory (Canada). Reintroduced widely within native range and in C Alaska.
Order/Family
Bovidae
Genus
Bos
Specific Epithet
bison
Image Location
USA, NE, Cherry Co., Valentine National Wildlife Refuge
Image Date
1980
Photographer
HL Gunderson