The modern American bison (Bison bison) emerged from larger, ancient predecessors approximately five thousand to ten thousand years ago and soon became a truly continental presence, ranging across ...

DESCRIPTION: Slightly smaller in size than other subspecies of the often 12.5-foot long, 6.5-foot tall American bison, the plains bison has a long, shaggy, dark-brown coat; short, backward-arching ...

The national mammal of the U.S., the American bison is the largest terrestrial ... these majestic grazing beasts are still the rulers of their domain; a bison can weigh up to 2,400 pounds and ...

Researchers from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) have discovered that bison in ...

TOPPENISH, Yakima County — On a frigid winter morning at the Yakama Nation’s Satus Ranch, a herd of 150 American bison ranged on the valley floor, backdropped by snowy Mount Adams. Right now ...