Bison

http://www.saskschools.ca/~gregory/animals/bison.html http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/kids/animal-facts/bison.asp []

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 * 725 kilograms
 * shaggy dark brown mane
 * heaviest land animal in North America

=Home=
 * found in North America
 * flat grasslands
 * mainly in parks and reserves
 * northeast British Columbia, northwest Saskatchewan and the Northwest Territories

=Food=
 * most time feed on grasses
 * horsetails, weeds, berries
 * unchewed food or //cud// is brought back into the mouth and chewed
 * trailing plants

=Young=
 * eyes ears are open
 * looks like a baby cow
 * has fuzzy reddis
 * stays close to mother
 * love to play

=Enemies=
 * grizzly bear
 * mountain lion
 * wolf
 * coyote
 * Man was greatest enemy

=Cool Facts =
 * When alarmed, they run (stampede)
 * 550 lived in Canada
 * excellent swimmers
 * able to run up to 55 kilometres per hour
 * it is the largest land animal in North America

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