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bison ['baisәn]

n. 野牛

American bison are very large.
美洲野牛非常巨大。
The North American bison, Bison bison.
北美野牛野牛属的北美野牛
Bison used to roam through the American great plains, but most of them are slaughter by hunter.
从前野牛在美国大平原上漫游，但是大多数都被猎人屠杀了。

bison

[ noun ]
any of several large humped bovids having shaggy manes and large heads and short horns
<noun.animal>

Bison \Bi"son\ (b[imac]"s[o^]n; 277), n. [L. bison, Gr. bi`swn,
a wild ox; akin to OHG. wisunt, wisant, G. wisent, AS.
wesend, Icel. v[=i]sundr: cf. F. bison.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The aurochs or European bison.
(b) The American bison buffalo ({Bison Americanus}), a large,
gregarious bovine quadruped with shaggy mane and short
black horns, which formerly roamed in herds over most of
the temperate portion of North America, but by 1900 was
restricted to very limited districts in the region of the
Rocky Mountains, and was almost hunted to extinction.

Note: Efforts at conservation of the American bison resulted
in setting aside several reserves, and by 1990 a few
stable herds were established, numbering from hundreds
to thousands, roaming certain public areas, such as
Yellowstone Park, some reserves in Canada, and some
private reserves. Some bison are kept as range animals
for food, and the American bison has been bred with
domestic cattle to form a cross called the {beefalo}.
The American bison is commonly (though improperly)
called a buffalo; an image of the bison appeared on the
inverse of the U. S. five-cent coin (nickel) from 1913
to 1937, and that coin was referred to as the {buffalo
nickel}.
[1913 Webster +PJC]

The hunt was on, and off, and on again as bison wandered back and forth across the border.
Graham said there is no immediate threat of hundreds of bison moving from the park into Montana, giving the department longer than originally anticipated to make its decision.
The problem with bison, or American buffalo, and elk in the huge Yellowstone National Park is that infected animals can roam onto cattle rangelands, mingle with herds and thus spread the disease.
Museum spokeswoman Ellen Girardeau said the bison fossils will be used for research and won't be displayed.
The group owns some of the area's best winter range for elk, deer, bison and antelope, Coleman said.
According to witnesses, Fox walked to within 6 feet of the grazing bison, trying to photograph it.
"It's a very healthy meat, very low in cholesterol," he said. "And it's very good meat." Contrary to popular belief, the bison is no longer an endangered species.
About 20,000 elk and 2,600 bison spend the winter in Yellowstone. The Park Service estimates that four bison and 250 elk died in the fires, which simply forced most big mammals into different parts of the park to find forage.
About 20,000 elk and 2,600 bison spend the winter in Yellowstone. The Park Service estimates that four bison and 250 elk died in the fires, which simply forced most big mammals into different parts of the park to find forage.
When hunters legally killed 569 potentially diseased bison outside Yellowstone National Park two winters ago, citics complained that they wounded Montana's proud reputation as a refuge for wildlife.
The Legislature cited that concern when it decided in 1985 to allow hunters to kill bison entering Montana.
If there's any indication of weakness, the bison will be removed and tended.
How would you assess your first 100 days so far? Rangers are dragging and trucking away roadside carcasses of bison and elk to prevent clashes between tourists and scavenging grizzly bears.
Spain currently is seeking money to reproduce 12,000-year-old wall paintings of bison and horses at its Altamira Caves.
Using cattle as surrogate mothers, a Cheyenne-based group of scientists and ranchers plans to breed bison as the animal of the future for an increasingly health-conscious society.
Because of a series of mild winters and other factors, the northern bison herd grew to more than 900 last year year and most of them roamed along the Yellowstone River Valley into Montana, where 569 of the animals were killed last winter and spring.
Protecting these areas - home to bison, lynx and the occasional bear - is crucial. a major priority.
"They're treating the nation's last free-roaming bison herd as some sort of expendable cattle," said Wayne Pacelle, national director of the Fund for Animals in New York.
Just after being warned by a friend that the buffalo was getting too close, the bison walked towards her and knocked her over, then walked away.
Feeding hay to elk and bison starving in this fire-scarred preserve could do more harm than good, and even if many animals die the herds are in no danger of extinction, says the head of the National Park Service.
"They're about as smart as a damned old milk cow," Merrell said of the bison.
Because they can carry brucellosis, which causes cattle to abort if they come into contact with the fresh afterbirth of an aborted bison fetus, ranchers are understandably concerned if bison cross the boundary.
Because they can carry brucellosis, which causes cattle to abort if they come into contact with the fresh afterbirth of an aborted bison fetus, ranchers are understandably concerned if bison cross the boundary.
Wyoming, on te park's southern edge, does not allow the shooting of stray bison.
Blood tests have shown that more than half of the bison killed in the state last year had the disease, he said.
Welcome to another day at Wolf Park, a remote patch of corn country claiming to be the only place of its kind where the interaction of wolves and bison in captivity is studied.
Yellowstone's elk and bison herds, as well as moose, should benefit from the additional forage in the park next year.
Just to the north of the valley is the world's first national park, Yellowstone, and its vast bison and elk herds and thousands of thermal features.
Near there oil has been discovered." Recalling the bison that once roamed the American plains in uncounted numbers, he said, "They destroyed the bison in 15 years." Corporate titans and government officials cringe before them.
Near there oil has been discovered." Recalling the bison that once roamed the American plains in uncounted numbers, he said, "They destroyed the bison in 15 years." Corporate titans and government officials cringe before them.

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