Bison
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A bison is a large bovine in the genus Bison within the tribe Bovini. Two extant and numerous extinct species are recognised.
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Bison bonasus
Magdalenian bison on plaque, 17,000–9,000 BC, Bédeilhac Cave, Ariège
A museum display shows the full skeleton of an adult male American bison.
European bison
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The European bison or the European wood bison, also known as the wisent, the zubr, or sometimes colloquially as the European buffalo, is a European species of bison. It is one of two extant species of
Bison
…refer to this synonym animal (and to their eastern woodland habitat), not to B. b. athabascae, which was not found in the region. Its European kind B. bonasus or wisent —also 'zubr' or colloquially 'European buffalo'— is found in Europe and the Caucasus, reintroduced after being extinct in the wild. While…
European bison male Białowieza
Side view of a European bison bull
Skull of a European bison
Bison bull showing tongue colouration