A bison in Wood Buffalo National Park, Northwest Territories, Canada crosses Highway 5.

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The wood bison (Bison bison athabascae) or mountain bison (often called the wood buffalo or mountain buffalo), is a distinct northern subspecies of the American bison. Its original range included much of the boreal forest regions of Alaska, Yukon, western Northwest Territories, northeastern British Columbia, northern Alberta, and northwestern Saskatchewan. The wood bison differs from the plains bison (the other surviving North American subspecies/ecotype), in a number of important ways. Most notably, the wood bison is heavier, with large males weighing over 900 kilograms (2,000 lb), making it the largest terrestrial animal in North America. The highest point of the wood bison is well ahead of its front legs, while the plains bison's highest point is directly above the front legs. Wood bison also have larger horn cores, a darker and woollier pelage, and less hair on their forelegs and beard.

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Size: 5100px × 3400px
Location: On Highway 5, Northwest Territories, Canada, North America
Photo credit: © Matthiola / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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