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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Bovinae — the bisons.

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Examples

  • These include wolf Canis lupus, brown bear Ursus arctos, lynx Felis lynx, wild pig Sus scrofa, Caucasian deer Cervus elaphus moral, roe deer Capreolus capreolus, the west Caucasian tur Capra caucasica (EN) and chamois Rupicapra rupicapra and the reintroduced European bison Bison bonasus x B. bonasus caucasicus.

    Western Caucasus, Russian Federation 2008

  • Evidence here shows that in a single episode on a day 10,150 years ago, a herd of an extinct form of bison, Bison occidentalis, was stampeded by Indians across an arroyo, killing 193 of them.

    Montana Bison Hunt 2005

  • Evidence here shows that in a single episode on a day 10,150 years ago, a herd of an extinct form of bison, Bison occidentalis, was stampeded by Indians across an arroyo, killing 193 of them.

    Archive 2005-11-01 2005

  • Dr. Dale Walde, an archaeologist at the University of Calgary, says that evidence from bison kill sites together with ceramics found in Alberta and Saskatchewan suggests that pressure from agricultural societies from the Midwestern U.S. may have prompted Bison hunters to change their bison hunting strategies and to organize themselves into larger groups.

    Mongabay.com News 2009

  • Dr. Dale Walde, an archaeologist at the University of Calgary, says that evidence from bison kill sites together with ceramics found in Alberta and Saskatchewan suggests that pressure from agricultural societies from the Midwestern U.S. may have prompted Bison hunters to change their bison hunting strategies and to organize themselves into larger groups.

    Mongabay.com News 2009

  • Dr. Dale Walde, an archaeologist at the University of Calgary, says that evidence from bison kill sites together with ceramics found in Alberta and Saskatchewan suggests that pressure from agricultural societies from the Midwestern U.S. may have prompted Bison hunters to change their bison hunting strategies and to organize themselves into larger groups.

    Mongabay.com News 2009

  • Utah Wildlife Board dealing with bison overload animals than biologists expectedUpdated: 10/01/2009 06: 45: 10 PM MDT Click photo to enlarge Bison run on the Ute Tribe's Hill Extension area in the

    WN.com - Articles related to Roo cull 'will increase city's bushfire risk' 2009

  • If there was any further evidence that Bison is a parody troll, that about proves it.

    Think Progress » Rush Lies Again: ‘There Were Union Workers’ At Non-Union Mine Explosion 2010

  • Col. Bison is now officially the colonel of the urinal

    Think Progress » Florida Doctor Warning Away Obama Voters Admits He Doesn’t Know What He’s Talking About On Health Care 2010

  • Col. Bison is a pretty funny parody, I have to say.

    Think Progress » In Quest For ‘Hard News,’ CNN Investigates: ‘Homosexuality, Is It A Problem In Need Of A Cure?’ 2010

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