bison
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For thousands of years, bison roamed the Great Plains of North America and were an essential resource for Indigenous hunters.
From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026
Moore tried a bison, that shaggy American prairie symbol.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
This would have served as an important feeding ground in the summer for animals such as mammoth, bison, horse, elk, and reindeer, and would have in turn drawn hunter gatherers toward the area.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Turner’s subsequent land purchases were linked to efforts to grow the bison population, which came close to extinction in the 19th century.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
Earlier, when I drove to Gray Horse, I’d been startled by the sight of bison roaming through the prairie with their bowed heads and massive woolly bodies supported seemingly impossibly on narrow legs.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
Vocabulary lists containing bison
The United States
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Native American History - Introductory
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Amazing Animals, A-Z
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