if there are please tell me
2007-02-22 12:39:40 · 6 answers · asked by matt 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
The scientific name is really "Bison", but "Buffalo" is more familiar. We refer to them as Bison but, prefer to call the meat Buffalo in the marketplace. It is more familiar to more people, but the names are interchangeable.
2007-02-22 12:51:40 · answer #1 · answered by Helen S 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Buffalo and Bison are two distinct species. The bison is the largest native land animal in North America and there are several different types of bison in North America. Bison are often called buffalo, but they are not,. The true buffalo is an Asian animal. Again, there are several species, including the water buffalo,
If you type 'differences between buffalo and bison' into your search engine, you will see pictures of both types of animals and the differences are evident.
2007-02-22 12:54:32 · answer #2 · answered by old lady 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No they are one and the same. Bison and Buffalo that is.
2007-02-22 12:45:26 · answer #3 · answered by chkpoint 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They are one in the same....
see look: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo
2007-02-22 12:48:22 · answer #4 · answered by Cloud Nine--Sez YAHH 2 tha hatas 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No----BISEN is ANOTHER or CORRECT NAME for BUFFALO.
2007-02-22 12:49:44 · answer #5 · answered by NOKIA 6103 By T*MOBILE 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no, they are the same animal, one is just the plural form of the other
2007-02-22 12:49:27 · answer #6 · answered by Tony 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋