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In reply to the discussion: When did the American buffalo disappear and become bison? [View all]RZM
(8,556 posts)19. I've seen the European bison at a preserve over there
They look fairly similar to ours. If I remember correctly one species is a bit larger (I think the American, but it's been a while).
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If all that is factual, it's probably the most interesting thing I've ever read on DU
Egalitariat
Jun 2012
#4
It happened about the same time the potato famine completely wiped out the species
slackmaster
Jun 2012
#10
We're talking about basically four types of animals in this thread, no?
aint_no_life_nowhere
Jun 2012
#13
Don't know. Read a history of my great great aunt's brother in law. He worked in a trading post
applegrove
Jun 2012
#16