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American Bison - almost extinct due to railroad companies

Also called the American Buffalo, the American Bison (Bison bison) comes in two flavors: the plains bison and the woods bison. The bison inhabited the Great Plains of the United States and Canada in massive herds, going as far north as the Great Slave lake in Canada to Mexico. Bisons have a harem system where a bull has to defend its harem against rival males. The bison almost became extinct in the 1880's due to overhunting. Railroad companies would pay hunters to eradicate whole herds because the native Americans would leave, because the native Americans depended on the bison. The native Americans were the first to name the bison and named it Tatanka in the Lakota language, the largest of the three languages of the Sioux.

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why are the american bison almost going to be extinct
daniel (Email) - 02 12 08 - 22:33

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