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Though the terms are often used interchangeably, buffalo and bison are distinct animals. Old World “true” buffalo (Cape buffalo and water buffalo) are native to Africa and Asia. Bison are found in North America and Europe. Both bison and buffalo are in the bovidae family, but the two are not closely related.
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Image captured last year on color film (with Mamiya C220), reprocessed in black and white with an infrared emulation.
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My puffin post yesterday wrapped up the seabird series and kicked off a series of multiples...shots with multiple (two or more) subjects.
Here, a herd of bison grazing in a fresh dusting of snow in Grand Teton National Park. The challenge on this one was that the bison were a considerable distance from the road. I wanted to include as much of the heard as possible and zooming to 400mm didn't do that. So I backed off to 200mm which allowed most of the herd to be in the fame, but way too much featureless snow in the foreground. I played with the crop options and settled on this pano crop.
Found this pair of Wood Bison along the AlCan Highway years ago in northern BC.
I'm a big bison fan. They are my favorite critter in Yellowstone. I've been around them often, sometimes fairly close on the roads. But this bull and cow....look at his shoulders, chest and hump. Noticeably larger.
"Unregulated hunting in the 1800s nearly wiped them out, and by the middle of the 20th century some thought the animals were extinct. But then, in 1957, a small herd was found in a remote part of Alberta by the crew of a plane flying overhead. Since then, their numbers have rebounded to around 11,000 in Canada, as governmental organizations have helped breed and repatriate them to a few parts of their former range.
PS: some of you have noticed my lens was at 180. Yes, pretty near them. Was a lucky shot driving the AlCan, a herd was gathered along the highway. I just pulled over, dropped the window, said hi and click. Little risk.
However, they sadly hang near this high speed highway and some are killed each year from driver's not paying attention.
The wood bison differs from the plains bison, the other surviving North American subspecies/ecotype, in a number of important ways. Most notably, the wood bison is heavier, with large males weighing over 900 kilograms (2,000 lb), making it the largest terrestrial animal in North America. The highest point of the wood bison is well ahead of its front legs, while the plains bison's highest point is directly above the front legs. Wood bison also have larger horn cores, a darker and woollier pelage, and less hair on their forelegs and beard." Wikipedia
May they thrive and prosper.
Have a great weekend!
This yearling Plains Bison (Bison bison) fired the winter quite well and is now putting on some extra weight to continue its growth into the second year. There is a healthy population of Plains Bison on the north half of Elk Island National Park east of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada while the louth half of the park is inhabited by Wood Bison.
9 May, 2022.
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Another image from the morning of May 15th in Custer State Park. I'm alternating between fur and feathers for this series.
Calving had occurred for the bison herd in Custer, and the cows had decided to show off their babies by hanging out near the road. There were well over 100 cows and at least 60 calves very close to the wildlife loop road.
europäischer Bison im Sauerland. Das Winterfell geht dahin.
European bison in Sauerland loosing his winter coat.
This majestic animal was intent on watching me, while I photograph him. unfazed by our long Minnesota winters.
They had a lot to do with early American history .
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Bison are large, even-toed ungulates in the genus Bison within the subfamily Bovinae. Two extant and six extinct species are recognised. Of the six extinct species, five became extinct in the Quaternary extinction event. Wikipedia
Height: Bison latifrons: 8.2 ft.
Mass: Bison antiquus: 3,500 lbs
When I look at this portrait, I think about how important the bison were to the Native Americans... a true spiritual relationship really. I think of what it must have felt like to see herds of thousands on the plains...before the slaughter. They are magnificent animals.
Impresión Fine Art, proceso Giclée, tintas pigmentadas 12 colores.
Material: Papel Matt Fibre 210grs – Hahnemühle – Libre de ácido (opaco y muy suave textura).
Medidas: 24cm ancho x 17,5cm alto aprox.
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Bison (Bison bison) ford a shallow pond along the Yellowstone River in Hayden Valley, Yellowstone Park Wyoming. This location is a few miles downstream of a picnic area and river crossing called Buffalo Ford.
we were headed to a high school football game in the western part of the state and had about an hour to spare, so we took a little trip into the National Bison Range. This is the first time I have been there.
Made Explore on November 12,2009 #172. Appeared again on November 13th at #170. Wow! Five in two months! Thank you everbody!!!
A pair of wood bison seen in northern British Columbia. They are noticeably larger than our Plains Bison. Another fine specimen in comments.
Wood bison, the largest animal in the Americas, once roamed throughout present-day Alaska and western Canada. But unregulated hunting in the 1800s nearly wiped them out, and by the middle of the 20th century some thought the animals were extinct. But then, in 1957, a small herd was found in a remote part of Alberta by the crew of a plane flying overhead. Since then, their numbers have rebounded to around 11,000 in Canada, as governmental organizations have helped breed and repatriate them to a few parts of their former range. May they thrive and prosper.
Have a wonderful Spring week!
Plains Bison (Bison bison) bull bellowing out its call during the onset of the breeding season in Elk Island National Park east of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
There were a number of bulls calling out on the grasslands but none of them were really out to challenge another bull on the day we visited the park. I believe it was still early in the season and they were just starting to feel the biological urge.
23 July, 2016.
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Massive North American Bison (Bison bison) bull bellowing out its call during the onset of the breeding season in Elk Island National Park east of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
There were a number of bulls calling out on the grasslands but none of them were really out to challenge another bull on the day we visited the park. I believe it was still early in the season and they were just starting to feel the biological urge.
23 July, 2016.
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A female Plains Bison (Bison bison) grazing in an open meadow in the aspen parkland region of Elk Island National Park east of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
14 November, 2015.
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