American bison are the largest terrestrial mammals in North America. Male bison are significantly larger and heavier than females. A mature bull can reach 5.5 to 6.5 feet high at the hump and 9 to ...

And you’re probably familiar with the fact that they used to roam the heartland in epic numbers – 50 million or so – until they were hunted nearly to extinction. But here’s a few more facts about ...

Yellowstone National Park has long been home to thousands of bison, the area’s most iconic animal. Almost daily, tourists stop their cars to allow streams of these massive mammals to cross the roads.

With Indigenous Peoples’ Day Monday, October 13, we look at the herds of bison many tribes relied on that were nearly wiped out. Today, Department of Labor lands currently support 17 bison herds in 12 ...

--The heaviest land mammal in North America, weighing 900 to 2,200 pounds. --With large heads and curving horns, bison have a shaggy coat of brown hair on their shoulders and legs, with shorter, finer ...

The 1913 Buffalo Nickel raises important questions how we think of the American West. The 1913 Buffalo Nickel raises important questions about the romanticization of the American West. Bison were ...

Bison is no longer listed as an endangered species. There are more than 450,000 bison in North America. Buffalo meat has fewer calories and less cholesterol than chicken, fish or ostrich. It has 40 ...

For the second time in less than a week, a visitor at one of the U.S. National Parks was injured in a bison attack, the park service said. A Minnesota woman visiting Theodore Roosevelt National Park ...