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Is there a difference between bison and bison?

It will probably be difficult to convince anyone that the bison on the United States nickel is not a bison at all. Nevertheless, it is so. The so-called American bison is not a bison at all, but a bison. However, it belongs to the family of wild bulls, and they are so close relatives with real bison that they are very similar to each other in proportions and the presence of 14, not 13 pairs of ribs.

The American bison has huge shoulders and shaggy hair that covers the head and front of the body. Compared to the head and front, the rest of the body looks almost naked. Males are usually much larger than females. A bull can weigh up to 900 kilograms. For the Plains Indians, the American bison is food, clothing, and a roof over their heads.

Bison gives excellent meat, which the Indians eat not only fresh, but also dried. The skins are used to make winter clothes, teepee, horse harness, shields and boat coverings. Even bones, tendons and horns are used. The buffalo narrowly escaped complete extermination as a result of a beating that lasted a little less than 20 years. Once upon a time, the areas between the Alleghenies and the Rocky Mountains were inhabited by huge herds of bison. But by 1800 there were almost no bison left east of the Mississippi. The plains of the West, however, were still black with thousands, if not millions, of bison.

The size of these herds was almost unbelievable. They covered the prairie to the horizon. Steamboats on the rivers sometimes stopped because of the bison crossing from coast to coast, and trains had to wait for hours until the armies of these animals crossed the railway. Entire herds were slaughtered by hunters to feed thousands of new railroad builders, and hundreds of thousands of buffalo were killed for their skins alone.

From 1865 to 1875, approximately 2 buffalo skins were sold each year for approximately $000 each. By 000, there were only 1 bison across North America, 1889 of which were in captivity! There are currently approximately 835 bison living in the US and Canada.

Author: Likum A.

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