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EDUCATIONAL |
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A key element of our mission is Bison / Buffalo Education |
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Learning
about Buffalo is lots of fun for kids, adults, and everyone! Buffalo Facts: Bison
& Buffalo are the same. Bison
is the scientific name and Buffalo is the common name.
They are descendants of the European wiscent and migrated to
North America during the Ice Age. Bison
are: §
bovines
(from the ox / cattle family); §
ruminants
(a cud chewing mammal); §
mammals
(vertebrate animals that nurse their young); §
herbivore
(animal which eats mainly plants); §
the
largest land mammal in North America! How many? During the early 1800’s they numbered 60-70 million, then were slaughtered so that by the late 1800’s there were just a few hundred; but today, with the help of buffalo ranchers, they number about 350,000.
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Bulls (Males): Are 6ft at the hump Weigh
over 2,000 lbs. Protect
the herd Growl
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Cows (Females): Are
5 ft at the hump Weigh
over 1,000 lbs Have
horns
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Calf
(Baby): Are
born orange Stand
right after birth Eat
grass at 1 month
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Buffalo § Are not tame § Live in family groups § Can jump 6 feet or more§ Have shorter tails than cattle § Grow a wooly coat in the winter § Can run up to 40 miles per hour § Have much thicker hides than cattle
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Our
Buffalo Educational Booths can be visited at:
§ Colorado
State Fair, Pueblo, CO ~ each August § Cheyenne
Frontier Days, Cheyenne, WY ~ each July § National Western Stock Show, Denver, CO ~ each January |
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Kids
Education (& Fun!) Materials:
Spring Conference & Fall Workshop for New & Old Buffalo Ranchers and others interested in the Bison industry 2009 Spring Meeting ~ March 13, 2008 2009 Fall Workshop ~ Info Pending |
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Rocky Mtn. Buffalo Association ©2004 303 S. Broadway # B522 Denver, CO 80209 303-243-0900 (photos provided by members and require member permission for any/all use)
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