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7) Buffaloes
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
Examines the appearance, diet, habitat, and life cycle of buffaloes and discusses their cultural importance.
11) Bison
Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Wild Life LOL! Series introduces young readers (Ages 6-8) to some of the most amazing animals on the planet in a Laugh-out-loud funny way. Each book is brimming with colorful photos, bite sized text, wacky facts, jokes and riddles. It's hard to believe these powerhouses of the prairies eat only plants ... lots and lots of plants. Bison spend 9 to 11 hours a day feeding." -- Amazon.com.
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
For many, plains bison are the embodiment of wildness and the pure-settlement American West. After millennial of evolution through natural selection, however, the species was nearly wiped out, only to be subjected to domestication for more than 100 years. Domestication alters the bison genome through inbreeding, crossing with cattle genes, shrinking genetic diversity and artificial selection. These forces continue to replace natural selection and...
Author
Series
Prairie tale volume 5
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
On the Western prairie, a greedy buffalo makes a deal with an evil spirit to become the new king of the powerful Okolom herd.
15) Buffalo
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
A presentation of the natural history of the bison, and the efforts to conserve it.
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Millions of majestic bison once roamed territory stretching from Alaska to Mexico. This awe-inspiring species, designated the National Mammal of the United States in 2016, has come close to extinction-- and great effort is needed to preserve it for future generation. Award-winning journalist Kurt Repanshek traces the history of bison from their Ice Age ancestors to present-day strategies to bring them back to the landscape-- and the biological, political,...
18) Buffalo hunt
Author
Pub. Date
c1988
Language
English
Description
Examines the importance of the buffalo in the lore and day-to-day life of the Indian tribes of the Great Plains and describes hunting methods and the uses found for each part of the animal that could not be eaten.
19) Buffalo gal
Author
Pub. Date
1993, c1992
Language
English
Description
Fifteen-year-old Amanda's refined life in early twentieth-century San Francisco is disrupted when she grudgingly accompanies her mother to the Oklahoma Territory on a crusade to save the buffalo.
20) My bison
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A girl meets and befriends a bison who becomes a lifelong companion.
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