American Bison; (Bison bison); Antelope Island State Park, Great Salt Lake, near Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; wildlife; grasslands; Great Basin; large roaming herds; grass; prairie; natural; wild; roam; grazer; grazing; America; buffalo; roam; plains; managed herd; dominant bull; Native Americans; hunting; hunt; stampede; hides; skin; leather; meat; trampled; gored; long grass
Description
Also known as the Buffalo, is a bovine mammal that is the largest terrestrial mammal in North America. The bison inhabited Great Plains of the United States and Canada in massive herds, ranging from the Great Slave Lake in Canada's far north to Mexico in the south, and from Eastern Oregon almost to the Atlantic Ocean. Its two subspecies are the Plains Bison (Bison bison bison), distinguished by its flat back, and the Wood Bison (Bison bison Athabascae), distinguished by its large humped back. Bison have a shaggy, dark brown winter coat, and a lighter brown (and lighter weight) summer coat. Bison can reach over 2 meters (6 1/2 feet) tall, 3 meters (10 ft) long and weigh over 1360 kilograms (3000 Lbs). The heads and forequarters are massive, and both sexes have short, curved horns, which they use in fighting for status within the herd and defense. Bison mate in August and September; a single reddish-brown calf is born the following spring, and nurses for a year. Bison are mature at three years of age, and have a life expectancy of 18-22 years, or 35 to 40 years in captivity.
American Bison; (Bison bison); Antelope Island State Park, Great Salt Lake, near Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; wildlife; grasslands; Great Basin; large roaming herds; grass; prairie; natural; wild; roam; grazer; grazing; America; buffalo; roam; plains; managed herd; dominant bull; Native Americans; hunting; hunt; stampede; hides; skin; leather; meat; trampled; gored; long grass
Description
Also known as the Buffalo, is a bovine mammal that is the largest terrestrial mammal in North America. The bison inhabited Great Plains of the United States and Canada in massive herds, ranging from the Great Slave Lake in Canada's far north to Mexico in the south, and from Eastern Oregon almost to the Atlantic Ocean. Its two subspecies are the Plains Bison (Bison bison bison), distinguished by its flat back, and the Wood Bison (Bison bison Athabascae), distinguished by its large humped back. Bison have a shaggy, dark brown winter coat, and a lighter brown (and lighter weight) summer coat. Bison can reach over 2 meters (6 1/2 feet) tall, 3 meters (10 ft) long and weigh over 1, 360 kilograms (3, 000 Lbs). The heads and forequarters are massive, and both sexes have short, curved horns, which they use in fighting for status within the herd and defense. Bison mate in August and September; a single reddish-brown calf is born the following spring, and nurses for a year. Bison are mature at three years of age, and have a life expectancy of 18@22 years, or 35 to 40 years in captivity.
American Bison; (Bison bison); Antelope Island State Park, Great Salt Lake, near Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; wildlife; grasslands; Great Basin; large roaming herds; grass; prairie; natural; wild; roam; grazer; grazing; America; buffalo; roam; plains; managed herd; dominant bull; Native Americans; hunting; hunt; stampede; hides; skin; leather; meat; trampled; gored; long grass; sandy beach
Description
Also known as the Buffalo, is a bovine mammal that is the largest terrestrial mammal in North America. The bison inhabited Great Plains of the United States and Canada in massive herds, ranging from the Great Slave Lake in Canada's far north to Mexico in the south, and from Eastern Oregon almost to the Atlantic Ocean. Its two subspecies are the Plains Bison (Bison bison bison), distinguished by its flat back, and the Wood Bison (Bison bison Athabascae), distinguished by its large humped back. Bison have a shaggy, dark brown winter coat, and a lighter brown (and lighter weight) summer coat. Bison can reach over 2 meters (6 1/2 feet) tall, 3 meters (10 ft) long and weigh over 1360 kilograms (3000 Lbs). The heads and forequarters are massive, and both sexes have short, curved horns, which they use in fighting for status within the herd and defense. Bison mate in August and September; a single reddish-brown calf is born the following spring, and nurses for a year. Bison are mature at three years of age, and have a life expectancy of 18-22 years, or 35 to 40 years in captivity.
American Bison; (Bison bison); Antelope Island State Park, Great Salt Lake, near Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; wildlife; grasslands; Great Basin; large roaming herds; grass; prairie; natural; wild; roam; grazer; grazing; America; buffalo; roam; plains; managed herd; dominant bull; Native Americans; hunting; hunt; stampede; hides; skin; leather; meat; trampled; gored; long grass
Description
Also known as the Buffalo, is a bovine mammal that is the largest terrestrial mammal in North America. The bison inhabited Great Plains of the United States and Canada in massive herds, ranging from the Great Slave Lake in Canada's far north to Mexico in the south, and from Eastern Oregon almost to the Atlantic Ocean. Its two subspecies are the Plains Bison (Bison bison bison), distinguished by its flat back, and the Wood Bison (Bison bison Athabascae), distinguished by its large humped back. Bison have a shaggy, dark brown winter coat, and a lighter brown (and lighter weight) summer coat. Bison can reach over 2 meters (6 1/2 feet) tall, 3 meters (10 ft) long and weigh over 1360 kilograms (3000 Lbs). The heads and forequarters are massive, and both sexes have short, curved horns, which they use in fighting for status within the herd and defense. Bison mate in August and September; a single reddish-brown calf is born the following spring, and nurses for a year. Bison are mature at three years of age, and have a life expectancy of 18-22 years, or 35 to 40 years in captivity.
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Description
American Bison (Bison bison), also known as the Buffalo, is a bovine mammal that is the largest terrestrial mammal in North America. The bison inhabited Great Plains of the United States and Canada in massive herds, ranging from the Great Slave Lake in Canada's far north to Mexico in the south, and from Eastern Oregon almost to the Atlantic Ocean. Its two subspecies are the Plains Bison (Bison bison bison), distinguished by its flat back, and the Wood Bison (Bison bison Athabascae), distinguished by its large humped back. Bison have a shaggy, dark brown winter coat, and a lighter brown (and lighter weight) summer coat. Bison can reach over 2 meters (6 1/2 feet) tall, 3 meters (10 ft) long and weigh over 1, 360 kilograms (3, 000 Lbs). The heads and forequarters are massive, and both sexes have short, curved horns, which they use in fighting for status within the herd and defense. Bison mate in August and September; a single reddish-brown calf is born the following spring, and nurses for a year. Bison are mature at three years of age, and have a life expectancy of 18@22 years, or 35 to 40 years in captivity.
American Bison; (Bison bison); Antelope Island State Park, Great Salt Lake, near Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; wildlife; grasslands; Great Basin; large roaming herds; grass; prairie; natural; wild; roam; grazer; grazing; America; buffalo; roam; plains; managed herd; dominant bull; Native Americans; hunting; hunt; stampede; hides; skin; leather; meat; trampled; gored; long grass; sandy beach
Description
Also known as the Buffalo, is a bovine mammal that is the largest terrestrial mammal in North America. The bison inhabited Great Plains of the United States and Canada in massive herds, ranging from the Great Slave Lake in Canada's far north to Mexico in the south, and from Eastern Oregon almost to the Atlantic Ocean. Its two subspecies are the Plains Bison (Bison bison bison), distinguished by its flat back, and the Wood Bison (Bison bison Athabascae), distinguished by its large humped back. Bison have a shaggy, dark brown winter coat, and a lighter brown (and lighter weight) summer coat. Bison can reach over 2 meters (6 1/2 feet) tall, 3 meters (10 ft) long and weigh over 1360 kilograms (3000 Lbs). The heads and forequarters are massive, and both sexes have short, curved horns, which they use in fighting for status within the herd and defense. Bison mate in August and September; a single reddish-brown calf is born the following spring, and nurses for a year. Bison are mature at three years of age, and have a life expectancy of 18-22 years, or 35 to 40 years in captivity.
European Bisons (Bison bonasus). Group laying in a forest's clear. One taking a delousing sand-bath in the background. Bialowieza National Park (POLAND) / 1.6 - 1688
American Bison; (Bison bison); Antelope Island State Park, Great Salt Lake, near Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; wildlife; grasslands; Great Basin; large roaming herds; grass; prairie; natural; wild; roam; grazer; grazing; America buffalo; roam; plains; managed herd; dominant bull; Native Americans; hunting; hunt; stampede; hides; skin; leather; meat; trampled; gored; long grass; shore; shoreline; sandy beach
Description
American Bison (Bison bison), also known as the Buffalo, is a bovine mammal that is the largest terrestrial mammal in North America. The bison inhabited Great Plains of the United States and Canada in massive herds, ranging from the Great Slave Lake in Canada's far north to Mexico in the south, and from Eastern Oregon almost to the Atlantic Ocean. Its two subspecies are the Plains Bison (Bison bison bison), distinguished by its flat back, and the Wood Bison (Bison bison Athabascae), distinguished by its large humped back. Bison have a shaggy, dark brown winter coat, and a lighter brown (and lighter weight) summer coat. Bison can reach over 2 meters (6 1/2 feet) tall, 3 meters (10 ft) long and weigh over 1, 360 kilograms (3, 000 Lbs). The heads and forequarters are massive, and both sexes have short, curved horns, which they use in fighting for status within the herd and defense. Bison mate in August and September; a single reddish-brown calf is born the following spring, and nurses for a year. Bison are mature at three years of age, and have a life expectancy of 18@22 years, or 35 to 40 years in captivity.
American Bison; (Bison bison); Antelope Island State Park, Great Salt Lake, near Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; wildlife; grasslands; Great Basin; large roaming herds; grass; prairie; natural; wild; roam; grazer; grazing; America; buffalo; roam; plains; managed herd; dominant bull; Native Americans; hunting; hunt; stampede; hides; skin; leather; meat; trampled; gored; long grass; shore; shoreline; sandy beach
Description
Also known as the Buffalo, is a bovine mammal that is the largest terrestrial mammal in North America. The bison inhabited Great Plains of the United States and Canada in massive herds, ranging from the Great Slave Lake in Canada's far north to Mexico in the south, and from Eastern Oregon almost to the Atlantic Ocean. Its two subspecies are the Plains Bison (Bison bison bison), distinguished by its flat back, and the Wood Bison (Bison bison Athabascae), distinguished by its large humped back. Bison have a shaggy, dark brown winter coat, and a lighter brown (and lighter weight) summer coat. Bison can reach over 2 meters (6 1/2 feet) tall, 3 meters (10 ft) long and weigh over 1360 kilograms (3000 Lbs). The heads and forequarters are massive, and both sexes have short, curved horns, which they use in fighting for status within the herd and defense. Bison mate in August and September; a single reddish-brown calf is born the following spring, and nurses for a year. Bison are mature at three years of age, and have a life expectancy of 18-22 years, or 35 to 40 years in captivity.
Antelope Island State Park, Great Salt Lake, near Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; American Bison (Bison bison); Buffalo; wildlife; grasslands; Great Basin; large roaming herds; grass; prairie; natural; wild; roam; grazer; grazing; America; plains; managed herd; dominant bull; Native Americans; hunting; hunt; stampede; hides; skin; leather; meat; trampled; gored; long grass; crossing road; highway; tarmac
Description
American Bison (Bison bison), also known as the Buffalo, is a bovine mammal that is the largest terrestrial mammal in North America. The bison inhabited Great Plains of the United States and Canada in massive herds, ranging from the Great Slave Lake in Canada's far north to Mexico in the south, and from Eastern Oregon almost to the Atlantic Ocean. Its two subspecies are the Plains Bison (Bison bison bison), distinguished by its flat back, and the Wood Bison (Bison bison Athabascae), distinguished by its large humped back. Bison have a shaggy, dark brown winter coat, and a lighter brown (and lighter weight) summer coat. Bison can reach over 2 meters (6 1/2 feet) tall, 3 meters (10 ft) long and weigh over 1, 360 kilograms (3, 000 Lbs). The heads and forequarters are massive, and both sexes have short, curved horns, which they use in fighting for status within the herd and defense. Bison mate in August and September; a single reddish-brown calf is born the following spring, and nurses for a year. Bison are mature at three years of age, and have a life expectancy of 18@22 years, or 35 to 40 years in captivity.
View from Antelope Island, Great Salt Lake, near Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; America; American; scenic; beauty; natural features; solitude; Great Basin; Utah; State Park System; White sand beaches; Hiking trails; activities; invigorating; salt air; explore; Campers; seclusion; flora; fauna; water; reflection; mirror; grass; still; calm; mountain; clear blue sky; haze; hazy
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Antelope Island State Park is the largest island in the Great Salt Lake. Visitors can reach the park by boat or via a causeway reopened in 1992 after being submerged for a decade by record-high lake levels
American pronghorn antelope; [Antilocapra Americana]; Antelope Island State Park, Great Salt Lake, near Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; wildlife; grasslands; Great Basin; solitary; large herds; very fast; prongbuck; shy; white rump; rear; grass; prairie; natural; wild; roam; grazer; grazing; America
Description
The shape of their horns is unusual, resembling two prongs pointing forward, hence "pronghorn", and is the fastest animal in the Western Hemisphere. They look like similar to a deer, but are not a member of the deer family. They have a thick light brown or tan coat, a white neck or chest, white belly and inside their legs.
European Bison (Bison bonasus). Female kissing its new born calf. Parental care. Breeding. Bison Reserve. Bialowieza National Park (POLAND) / 8.8 - 1103
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Antelope Island, Great Salt Lake, near Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; America; American; scenic; beauty; natural features; solitude; Great Basin; Utah; State Park System; White sand beaches; Hiking trails; activities; invigorating; salt air; explore; Campers; seclusion; flora; fauna; water; reflection; mirror; grass; still; calm; mountain; clear blue sky; haze; hazy
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Antelope Island State Park is the largest island in the Great Salt Lake. Visitors can reach the park by boat or via a causeway reopened in 1992 after being submerged for a decade by record-high lake levels
View from Antelope Island, Great Salt Lake, near Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; America; American; scenic; beauty; natural features; solitude; Great Basin; Utah; State Park System; White sand beaches; Hiking trails; activities; invigorating; salt air; explore; Campers; seclusion; flora; fauna; water; reflection; mirror; grass; still; calm; mountain; clear blue sky
Description
Antelope Island State Park is the largest island in the Great Salt Lake. Visitors can reach the park by boat or via a causeway reopened in 1992 after being submerged for a decade by record-high lake levels
American pronghorn antelope; [Antilocapra Americana]; Antelope Island State Park, Great Salt Lake, near Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; wildlife; grasslands; Great Basin; solitary; very fast; prongbuck; shy; rear; grass; prairie; natural; wild; roam; grazer; grazing; America
Description
The shape of their horns is unusual, resembling two prongs pointing forward, hence "pronghorn", and is the fastest animal in the Western Hemisphere. They look like similar to a deer, but are not a member of the deer family. They have a thick light brown or tan coat, a white neck or chest, white belly and inside their legs.
Antelope Island, Great Salt Lake, near Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; America; American; scenic; beauty; natural features; solitude; Great Basin; Utah; State Park System; White sand beaches; Hiking trails; activities; invigorating; salt air; explore; Campers; seclusion; flora; fauna; water; reflection; mirror; grass; still; calm; mountain; clear blue sky; haze; hazy
Description
Antelope Island State Park is the largest island in the Great Salt Lake. Visitors can reach the park by boat or via a causeway reopened in 1992 after being submerged for a decade by record-high lake levels
Antelope Island, Great Salt Lake, near Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; America; American; scenic; beauty; natural features; solitude; Great Basin; Utah; State Park System; White sand beaches; Hiking trails; activities; invigorating; salt air; explore; Campers; seclusion; flora; fauna; water; reflection; mirror; grass; still; calm; mountain; clear blue sky; haze; hazy
Description
Antelope Island State Park is the largest island in the Great Salt Lake. Visitors can reach the park by boat or via a causeway reopened in 1992 after being submerged for a decade by record-high lake levels
ind Cave National Park protects a diverse ecosystem with Eastern and western plant and animal species. Some of the more visible animals include elk (also called wapiti), bison, pronghorn antelope and prairie dogs. The Wind Cave bison herd is one of only four free-roaming and genetically pure herds on public lands in North America. The other three herds are in Yellowstone National Park, the Henry Mountains in Utah and on Elk Island in Alberta, Canada. The Wind Cave herd is currently brucellosis-free.Several roads run through the park and there are 30 miles (48 km) of hiking trails, so almost the entire park is accessible Black Hills of South Dakota,
American pronghorn antelope; [Antilocapra Americana]; Antelope Island State Park, Great Salt Lake, near Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; wildlife; grasslands; Great Basin; solitary; large herds; very fast; prongbuck; shy; grass; prairie; natural; wild; roam; grazer; grazing; America
Description
The shape of their horns is unusual, resembling two prongs pointing forward, hence "pronghorn", and is the fastest animal in the Western Hemisphere. They look like similar to a deer, but are not a member of the deer family. They have a thick light brown or tan coat, a white neck or chest, white belly and inside their legs.
Bison bison, young calf, ginger coat, big black eyes, small horns showing, in long golden grass, Grand Teton National park, Wyoming
Description
Young Bison taken in the fall, numbers of species is now increasing in the location where the last few remained after the slaughter by Buffalo Bill and others.
American pronghorn antelope; [Antilocapra Americana]; Antelope Island State Park, Great Salt Lake, near Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; wildlife; grasslands; Great Basin; solitary; large herds; very fast; prongbuck; shy; white rump; rear; grass; prairie; natural; wild; roam; grazer; grazing; America
Description
The shape of their horns is unusual, resembling two prongs pointing forward, hence "pronghorn", and is the fastest animal in the Western Hemisphere. They look like similar to a deer, but are not a member of the deer family. They have a thick light brown or tan coat, a white neck or chest, white belly and inside their legs.
View from Antelope Island, Great Salt Lake, near Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; America; American; scenic; beauty; natural features; solitude; Great Basin; Utah; State Park System; White sand beaches; Hiking trails; activities; invigorating; salt air; explore; Campers; seclusion; flora; fauna; water; reflection; mirror; grass; still; calm; mountain; clear blue sky; haze; hazy
Description
Antelope Island State Park is the largest island in the Great Salt Lake. Visitors can reach the park by boat or via a causeway reopened in 1992 after being submerged for a decade by record-high lake levels
View from causeway leading to Antelope Island, Great Salt Lake, near Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; America; American; scenic; beauty; natural features; solitude; Great Basin; Utah; State Park System; White sand beaches; Hiking trails; activities; invigorating; salt air; explore; Campers; seclusion; flora; fauna; water; reflection; mirror; grass; still; calm; mountain; clear blue sky; haze; hazy sky; tranquil; tranquility; restful; early morning mist
Bison bison, American Buffalo, herd, sage brush, plain, grazing, mountains, blue sky, white cumulus clouds, open country, dominated by mountains, Grand Tetons National Park, Wyoming, USA
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Herd of bison grazing on sage plains with the spectacular paeks of the Grand Tetons in the background.
Bison bison, American buffalo, grazing, herd, large males, flat sage plains, peaks, small glaciers, blue sky, white cumulus clouds, endangered species, recovered from small numbers after mass killing, dramatic backdrop, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA
Description
Herd of Bison grazing on sage flats with superb backdrop of the dramatic peaks of the Grand Teton mountains.
This photograph was taken with a Canon EOS-1D in raw mode and converted to jpg. ; ; This image of the American Bison was taken in Custer Park in South Dakota on the wildlife loop; ; Wildlife, wildlife, buffalo, bison, American Bison, prairie, grass, brown grass, horns, grazing animals, hooves, buffalo herd, bison herd, South Dakota
This photograph was taken with a Canon EOS-1D in raw mode and converted to jpg. ; ; This image of the American Bison was taken in Custer Park in South Dakota on the wildlife loop; ; Wildlife, wildlife, buffalo, bison, American Bison, prairie, grass, brown grass, horns, grazing animals, hooves, buffalo herd, bison herd, South Dakota
This photograph was taken with a Canon EOS-1D in raw mode and converted to jpg. ; ; This image of the American Bison was taken in Custer Park in South Dakota on the wildlife loop; ; Wildlife, wildlife, buffalo, bison, American Bison, prairie, grass, brown grass, horns, grazing animals, hooves, buffalo herd, bison herd, South Dakota
bison in Custer State Park. A herd of 1, 500 bison roams freely throughout the park, often stopping traffic along the 18-mile Wildlife Loop Road. The herd is one of the largest in the world. Bison can weigh as much as 2, 000 pounds. Historically, the animal played an essential role in the lives of the Lakota (Sioux), who relied on the "tatanka" for food, clothing and shelter.
This photograph was taken with a Canon EOS-1D in raw mode and converted to jpg. ; ; This image of the Pronghorn Antelope was taken in Custer Park in South Dakota on the wildlife loop; ; ; Wildlife, wildlife, buffalo, bison, American Bison, prairie, grass, brown grass, horns, grazing animals, hooves, buffalo herd, bison herd, South Dakota
bison in Custer State Park. A herd of 1, 500 bison roams freely throughout the park, often stopping traffic along the 18-mile Wildlife Loop Road. The herd is one of the largest in the world. Bison can weigh as much as 2, 000 pounds. Historically, the animal played an essential role in the lives of the Lakota (Sioux), who relied on the "tatanka" for food, clothing and shelter.