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bison

[bahy-suhn, -zuhn] / ˈbaɪ sən, -zən /
NOUN
buffalo
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When the birds arrive in the dozens, that can make even a downed bison disappear quickly, Marzluff said.

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

Note, though, that these weren't the huge herds of bison celebrated in the nineteenth-century West.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann



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