Bos bison - #720
American Bison
Adult shedding winter coat. 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, SD, Custer Co., Wind Cave National Park
Image Date
1981
Photographer
HL Gunderson