THE BISON. -

Tan Bison i is Sometimes called the Buf-.
falo. He looks very much like a common.
ox, but he has a great bushy mane and a.
very large head. His horns are short and
strong. The skin is covered with a thick
fur, sometimes black and sometimes.
brown. The Bison has a terrible aspect.
when roused, and can do a vast amount
of harm to those who do not know how to.
deal with him. The vast western plains
of the United States are the favorite haunts
of these animals, and the herds sometimes
contain many thousands. Every year,
however, the hunters are thinning the

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