. Brehm's Life of animals : a complete natural history for popular home instruction and for the use of schools. Mammalia. Mammals; Animal behavior. THE AMERICAN BISON Only a few years ago this, the largest of native American animals, roamed the western plains in countless thousands. Relentless pursuit has nearly exterminated them, and they are now only represented by a herd protected by the United States government and a few smaller herds in zoological collections. This Bison popularly but erroneously called the Buffalo, is a large and powerful animal, with great humped shouldecs and a shaggy
. Brehm's Life of animals : a complete natural history for popular home instruction and for the use of schools. Mammalia. Mammals; Animal behavior. THE AMERICAN BISON Only a few years ago this, the largest of native American animals, roamed the western plains in countless thousands. Relentless pursuit has nearly exterminated them, and they are now only represented by a herd protected by the United States government and a few smaller herds in zoological collections. This Bison popularly but erroneously called the Buffalo, is a large and powerful animal, with great humped shouldecs and a shaggy mane It is pictured here as it formerly lived in large herds on the great plains. (Bos amencanus.) (?73). 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 Brehm, Alfred Edmund, 1829-1884; Pechuel-Loesche, Edward, 1840-1913; Haacke, Wilhelm, 1855-1912; Schmidtlein, Richard. Chicago : Marquis
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