What is another name for Buffalo? &how many were on the great plains in the 1800's?

Question

I was wondering is a bison the same as a buffalo?

Answer 1

"Bison is a taxonomic genus containing six species of large even-toed ungulates within the subfamily Bovinae. Only two of these species still exist: the American Bison, which is commonly referred to as "buffalo" in American Western culture, and the European Bison, or wisent. The gaur, a large, thick-coated ox found in Asia, is also known as the Indian Bison. Bison are distinct from buffalo, with the only two species holding that name being the Asian Water Buffalo and African Buffalo.

Bison are the largest in North America and Europe. Like their cattle relatives, Bison are nomadic grazers and travel in herds, except for the non-dominant bulls, which travel alone or in small groups during most of the year. American bison are known for living in the Great Plains. Both species were hunted close to extinction by "White Hunters" during the 19th and 20th centuries but have since rebounded, although the European Bison is still endangered.

Unlike the Asian Water Buffalo, the Bison has never really been domesticated, although it does appear on farms occasionally. It is raised now mostly on large ranches in the United States and Canada for meat. Although there are wild herds in Yellowstone and northern central Canada, Wood Bison.

They live to be about 20 years old and are born without their trademark "hump" or horns, which both sexes have. After shedding their light faun-colored hair, and with the development of their horns, they become mature at 2 to 3 years of age, although the males continue to grow slowly to about age seven. Adult bulls express a high degree of dominance during mating season."

Answer 2

Yes bison are the same as buffalo. From what I saw on websites I searched about 65 million wild bison were alive in the Midwest during the 1800's and were eradicated almost to complete extinction in the later 1800's and early 1900's.

Answer 3

There were no buffalo on the great plains. There were plenty of Bison however. Buffalo are found it Africa, and India.

Answer 4

The buffalo, or bison, were so numerous that it has been said that herds of them would range as far as the eye could see.

Answer 5

A bison is a buffalo...Totonka (Sp?)

Answer 6

bison

30-75 million

Google "buffalo 1800" (without quote marks) to learn everything you ever wanted to know about buffalo.

Answer 7

Bison is the same.

Answer 8

In 1800 there were around 60 million buffalo. Males were called bulls and females are called cows. Also, bison is a term to mean buffalo in general.