SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The buffalo don’t roam in South Dakota but the bison do. Or in other words, the University of North Dakota got it right. And the indigenous Lakota residents w… ...

Buffalo are an icon of the American wild. They have been honored in song ("Home on the Range"), athletic teams (the University of Colorado Buffaloes), famous people (Buffalo Bill Cody), entire cities ...

Size: Most buffalo species are larger than bison species—1,900 to 2,600 pounds versus 1,600 to 2,000 pounds. Horns: Bison have short and stubby horns whereas buffalo's are long and curvy. Beard ...

The American buffalo’s scientific name is Bison bison. But they are further divided into two subspecies. Bison bison athabascae, or wood bison, generally inhabit the northern forests of Canada.

1. Bison are Head and Shoulders Above The Buffalo. Bison have a large shoulder hump of pure muscle and a massive head that makes their hindquarters look smaller than their fronts. Both the Cape ...

The American bison is an incredibly interesting critter. Sometimes called buffalo, this name is a misnomer and suggests that the American bison is somehow related to the buffalo of the Old World.

Mr. Duncan is the writer of the recent Ken Burns documentary “The American Buffalo.” In 1805, when the Lewis and Clark expedition reached the border of what is now North Dakota and Montana ...