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American bison

NOUN
bison
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The more docile American bison are sometimes seen in US circuses for human entertainment, he explained.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Government today still manages fewer than 1 in 10 American bison, some 20,000 animals, a number that has hardly grown in a century.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The study's methodology could also be adapted to reconstruct the causes of population declines and range collapses of other large herbivores, including American bison, to improve awareness of past threats and enrich current conservation plans.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 12, 2023

“The story of American bison really is two different stories,” says Rosalyn LaPier, a Native American ethnobotanist.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2023

I left for school under the benevolent gaze not only of Mother but also of bright-eyed otters and burly American bison and stretching and yawning orangutans.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel


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