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Prairie bison Bison bison
order - Artiodactyla |
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Size: height - male 190 cm, female 150 cm Weigh: male 1.000 kg, female 750 kg Number of youngs: 1 Time with young: 270 - 280 days Occurrence: originaly prairie in North America, today only in reservations Food: plant - grasses, branches, leaves Activity: day`s Way of life: in herds Prairie bison is "textbook`s" example, what man proves. First man led bison on a limit of destroy, and then he selved sison. Today we know two races - forest Bison and prairie Bison. In national parks and in reservations there live about 1.000 pieces. Prairie bisons are more. In protected territories of Canada and USA - there live about 30.000 prairie bisons. Our basic breeding herd consists of leading male - Gemini and of four adult`s females - Matylda, Svatava, BarΦa and Simona. Every year we bring up young bisons. |
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