1. American bison are very large.

2. A cousin of the American bison is the wisent of Europe. It is now extinct in the wild but about 400 live in the safety of zoos.

3. There we saw American bison, elk, mountains, hot springs, and the Old Faithful geyser.

4. An American bison stands in a field on the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve in Oklahoma.

5. At the same time 300 American bison and 6,000 wild boars are also kept privately.

6. A hundred and fifty years ago a plainsman could kill an American bison, cut out only the tongue for his dinner, and discard the rest of the animal.

7. European bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison.

8. The European bison ( Bison bonasus ) having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison.