bison

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Deeper analysis showed ravens were in fact revisiting spots where wolves commonly took down prey -- animals like deer, elk or bison -- suggesting the birds were creating and memorizing a "resource landscape."

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

Elephants and rhinoceroses lived alongside bison, aurochs, horses, and deer.

From Science Daily • Feb. 12, 2026

He also emphasizes that guns shifted the balance of power between humans and other animals, notably whales, bison and elephants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

I slowly unzipped the tent door, poked my head out and saw it: a lone bison head-butting a picnic table, lifting one end into the air with alarming ease.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2025

As the extinctions proceeded, the Clovis people switched from mammoths to the smaller, more numerous bison.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann