. Popular official guide to the New York Zoological Park . Zoos; Zoo animals. ^ */ ^*3^^. AMERICAN BISON. than nine-tenths of the original herd having been slaught- ered by poachers since 1890. There are about twelve hun- dred buii'aloes alive in captivity, chiefly in large private game preserves. Usually buffalo calves are born in May, June, and July. Full maturity is not reached until the end of the seventh year, vphen the horns of the male—at first a straight spike—have attained their full semicircular curve. Like all thick-haired animals of the temperate zone, the buffalo sheds its coat in
. Popular official guide to the New York Zoological Park . Zoos; Zoo animals. ^ */ ^*3^^. AMERICAN BISON. than nine-tenths of the original herd having been slaught- ered by poachers since 1890. There are about twelve hun- dred buii'aloes alive in captivity, chiefly in large private game preserves. Usually buffalo calves are born in May, June, and July. Full maturity is not reached until the end of the seventh year, vphen the horns of the male—at first a straight spike—have attained their full semicircular curve. Like all thick-haired animals of the temperate zone, the buffalo sheds its coat in spring, and does not regain full pelage until October or November. The buffalo breeds in confinement about as readily as domestic cattle. In appearance, it is the most imposing of all bovine animals, and with two exceptions it is also the largest. In captivity its disposition is mild, though inclined to stubbornness. Oceasionallj^, however, an old bull be- comes so vicious that it is necessary to seclude him from the herd, and treat him as a dangerous animal. With the exception of a very few individuals, our entire Buffalo Herd is the gift of the late William C. Whitney, and the increase therefrom. The total number of head on hand on January 1, 1907, was thirty-eight. In 1906, the New York Zoological Society presented to the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hornaday, William Temple, 1854-1937; New York Zoological Society. New York : New York Zoological Society
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