American Bison Bison bison Prairie State Park Missouri United States 4 February Immature Male Bovidae

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Millions of migratory bison once roamed the Great Plains of the midwestern United States until systematic killing of these large animals brought them close to extinction. Now bison are maintained in small herds on preserves of native grasses.

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