Buffalo in Canada...Absolutely
While traveling on the Alaska HWY in the Yukon this summer we came across one of these beauties: And this: And this: Small herds of buffalo on both sides of the road for sev...
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Ozlander wrote:DrewE wrote:
I believe that's a wood bison, a different species than the bison (buffalo) in the western continental US.
A 'Wood' bison, looks like a real bison to me.
Actually, looks just like the ones here in Kansas.
As Lwiddis suggested, I misremembered a little. They are indeed a different subspecies, but not a different species. The wood bison tend to be a bit bigger and heavier and a little differently built than the plains bison. All are impressive animals, somehow both majestic and (in my opinion) somewhat ugly at the same time. Seeing them is a treat, particularly since there are no bison of any sort to be found in Vermont.
