Bison are tall and heavy. They have a big head.

 

A mother bison has one baby. A baby is called a calf. A calf is brown.

Wolves eat bison. Bear eat bison, too.

 

Where can I find more information?

Here are a few other websites where you can get more information about bison.

 

American Bison

http://www.oaklandzoo.org/atoz/azbison.html

Here you find more information on bison life cycle, diet, habitat, and history from the Oakland Zoo.

 

American Buffalo: Spirit of a Nation from the Nature television program

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/buffalo/index.html

Site has information about the history of the buffalo in the United States.

 

Bison Roundup (Newton's Apple, Teacher's Guides)

http://www.ktca.org/newtons/11/bison.html

What role did bison play in North America's history? What factors contributed to their near extinction? What has been done to ensure their place in North America's future.