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Post by Gorilla king on Aug 6, 2021 20:42:55 GMT -5
BOOK, THE EXTERMINATION OF THE AMERICAN BISON, BY ZOOLOGIST AND CONSERVATIONIST WILLIAM TEMPLE HORNADAY:
" I AM SURE THAT THE AMERICAN BISON IS THE GRANDEST OF THEM ALL. HIS ONLY RIVALS FOR THE KINGSHIP ARE THE INDIAN BISON, OR GAUR (BOS GAURUS), OF SOUTHERN INDIA, AND THE AUROCHS, OR EUROPEAN BISON, BOTH OF WHICH REALLY SURPASS HIM IN HEIGHT, IF NOT IN ACTUAL BULK ALSO.
" THE GAUR HAS NO LONG HAIR UPON ANY PART OF HIS BODY OR HEAD. WHAT LITTLE HAIR HE HAS IS VERY SHORT AND THIN, HIS HINDQUARTERS BEING ALMOST NAKED. I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF THESE ANIMALS AT CLOSE RANGE, AND HAVE KILLED AND SKINNED SEVERAL VERY FINE SPECIMENS, ONE OF WHICH STOOD 5 FEET 10 INCHES IN HEIGHT AT THE SHOULDERS. BUT, DESPITE HIS LARGER BULK, HIS APPEARANCE IS NOT NEARLY SO STRIKING AND IMPRESSIVE AS THAT OF THE MALE AMERICAN BISON. HE SEEMS LIKE A HUGE OX RUNNING WILD.books.google.com/books?id=6aI_AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA394&dq=American+bison+is+stronger+than+gaur&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiQ7v7i3p3yAhVIAZ0JHfkmCcsQ6AF6BAgEEAM
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Post by tyrannosaurs on Aug 7, 2021 3:52:03 GMT -5
Man no need to trash on my handsome gaur.
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Post by Gorilla king on Aug 7, 2021 5:58:10 GMT -5
Man no need to trash on my handsome gaur. Lmao, Sorry bro, i know you love gaur, but the bison is the bison.
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Post by Gorilla king on Aug 8, 2021 13:33:26 GMT -5
The influence of rut and environmental factors on the behaviour of wood bison
Abstract
Male and female wood bison (Bison bison athabascae Rhoads, 1897) were found to devote equivalent amounts of time to basic activities. Increased standing at the expense of feeding occurred during the rut and when the abundance of black flies (Simuliidae) was high. Weather had little effect on activity during the summer and fall study period. Results presented give some support to the suggestion that, in contrast to plains bison (Bison bison bison Linnaeus, 1758), there may be a trend away from a linear domonance hierarchy in male wood bison. Any such trend would be a function of small group size during the rut, which is suggested to be a function of the use of forest for feeding during the fall.
www.researchgate.net/publication/260285546_The_influence_of_rut_and_environmental_factors_on_the_behaviour_of_wood_bison
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Post by Gorilla king on Aug 16, 2021 19:05:50 GMT -5
BISON GALLOPING
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Post by arctozilla on Sept 12, 2021 1:00:00 GMT -5
Bison is undoubtedly the strongest bovine.
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Post by oldindigosilverback on Sept 12, 2021 6:41:58 GMT -5
Bison is undoubtedly the strongest bovine. True. Their thick neck, heavy head, and bulky built makes them the strongest of the bovines. The Cape buffalo might be more aggressive.
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Post by Gorilla king on Sept 12, 2021 9:19:17 GMT -5
The American bison is the most formidable bovine alive today, by far. It is also a specialized head butter. This is a historic animal.
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Post by nocap on Sept 25, 2021 1:35:19 GMT -5
Weight related information from the study and research of Haigh and Gates (1995); the bulls were 3yrs+ of age:
3+ years males • n = 63 ; Average Weight: 768.0 kg
Adult Cows • n = 21 ; Average Weight: 485.5 kg
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Post by Gorilla king on Sept 25, 2021 9:50:12 GMT -5
Good info nocap. But bisons reach full size by around age 10.5, so all those specimens under 10 are not fully grown, yet you got an average weight of 768 kg (1693 lbs), still pretty large considering that sample included young non-fully grown specimens.
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Post by nocap on Sept 25, 2021 14:40:23 GMT -5
Morphological differences between the woods and plains bison:
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Post by Gorilla king on Sept 25, 2021 15:23:40 GMT -5
The larger shoulder hump on the Wood bison is what makes it stronger, that is mostly muscle. Not to mention its larger size. Plains bisons have a smaller hump.
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Post by nocap on Sept 25, 2021 16:53:38 GMT -5
The larger shoulder hump on the Wood bison is what makes it stronger, that is mostly muscle. Not to mention its larger size. Plains bisons have a smaller hump. Honestly, i find the plains bison's look much more "bison-ish" and tanky if there is such thing, it's like comparing a kodiak bear to polar bear. It's a shame wood bison are growing smaller and less pure due to breeding with plains bisons in areas where they overlap.
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Post by Gorilla king on Sept 25, 2021 18:33:13 GMT -5
You think so? Am not so sure about that. I think its a very close call:
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Post by nocap on Oct 14, 2021 14:02:14 GMT -5
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Post by Gorilla king on Oct 14, 2021 18:45:35 GMT -5
nocap
That is a great job bro, awesome.
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Post by Gorilla king on Oct 17, 2021 13:29:04 GMT -5
BOONE AND CROCKETT CLUB WORLD RECORD BISON SKULL:
The World's Record bison was shot by the Park's Chief Ranger Sam Woodring in 1926.
For years, tourists visiting Yellowstone National Park were awed by a bison skull displayed in the Chief Ranger’s office in Mammoth Hot Springs. The replica was based off the original skull that was stored in the Albright Visitor Center. Shot by Chief Ranger Sam Woodring in 1926, “Old Tex” was not taken for sport but in the course of reducing the Yellowstone Park herd in order to balance it with the land’s grazing capacity.
TROPHY STATS
SCORE: 136 4/8 LOCATION: Yellowstone Natl. Park, Wyoming HUNTER: Sam T. Woodring OWNER: Yellowstone Heritage & Research Center DATE: 1925
The record was almost toppled by a very outstanding trophy shot by Samuel Israel in Northwest Territories in 1961, with a score of 136-2/8. Though the Canadian subspecies of the wood bison is considered to have a larger head than the plains bison, its horns are not necessarily as large as Woodring’s long-standing record of 136-4/8. The dense cushioning of matted hair between their wide, black crescent horns, said to be thick enough to stop a bullet, is used as a sort of shock absorber when colliding with a competitor during the rut. It is an awesome sight, but at times devastating as a horn can deliver a mortal wound.
Bison are capable of galloping up to 32 miles per hour and have been known to charge and injure careless tourists that have approached too closely. However, this supreme power along with an immense appearance is really their only means of defense. Consequently, the plains bison became an easy target for market shooters who greatly contributed to their ruthless butchering in the late nineteenth century. This act was a tragic blow to the Plains Indians who were dependent on these animals for meat, clothes, shelter, fuel and as the basis of their culture. By the turn of the 20th century fewer than a thousand bison were in existence. Luckily, there was a call to rescue their plight by organizations and individuals such as Theodore Roosevelt, founder of the Boone and Crockett Club, and William T. Hornaday, an early Club member and founder of the Bison Society and the National Bison Range in western Montana.
www.boone-crockett.org/bc-worlds-record-bison
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Post by Gorilla king on Nov 7, 2021 12:11:38 GMT -5
2,500 POUND BISON CAPTURED, RETURNED TO FARM AFTER RUNNING LOOSE IN NEW JERSEY
MARLBORO TOWNSHIP, New Jersey (WABC) -- A 2,500-pound bison was on the loose in New Jersey.
The animal escaped from its home in Marlboro Township.
Animal control tracked the bison down and safely tranquilized it.
The bison, named Bison-tennial, was returned to the large farm where he lives with other bison a few miles from where he was discovered.
Monmouth County SPCA said, "Thanks to the quick response and planning from our team, no humans or animals were harmed, and when this giant horned fluffernutter wakes up, he'll be home sweet home!"
The SPCA also released some facts about the bison saying that he is at a perfect body weight, and the photo posted was at an angle that made him look thin, he happily lives with other bison, and the bison on the farm are pets and not used for meat.
www.google.com/amp/s/abc7ny.com/amp/loose-bison-escaped-animal-marlboro-township-new-jersey/11198198/
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Post by Gorilla king on Nov 20, 2021 21:29:28 GMT -5
THE HORNS AND TEETH AS INDICATORS OF AGE IN BISON
SUMMARY
Five age classes of male bison and four age classes of female bison can be recognized in the field on the basis of horn growth. Tooth eruption and replacement permit -the recognition of five age classes separated by 1 year ( 0-4 years inclusive) .Tooth wear permits recognition of an additional three age classes, designated "young adult," "adult," and "aged," which coyer the remainder of the life span of the animals.
THE HORNS AND TEETH AS INDICATORS OF AGE IN BISON
This paper describes changes, associated with advancing age, in the form of the horns and in the eruption and subsequent wear of the teeth in the bison ( Bison bison.) The study was carried out in Wood Buffalo National Park, northern Alberta and southern Mackenzie District, N.W.T., and was part of a larger study of the biology and management of that animal. The material examined came from two sources. Sixty-five animals were either shot or found dead, mainly in the summer months. From this sample 26 jaws, representing a series of advancing age, were cleaned and preserved for permanent reference. Approximately 1,800 jaws were examined at the annual reduction slaughters, held in mid- winter, in the years 1950 to 1955. Since a rather complete post-mortem inspection was carried out, only a short time was available for examination of the horns and teeth. For this reason, only jaws of unusual interest were preserved and the stage of tooth development or wear was entered on a specially prepared card by placing a check mark in the appropriate square. A brief description of the horns, often accompanied by a sketch, was entered on the same card.
Calves and yearlings can be recognized by body size, and therefore their approximate ages in months can be calculated. The study reported here suffers from a lack of older specimens of known age.
HORNS
The horns of males of various ages have been figured by several previous writers, notably Allen (1876), Hornaday (1889), and Garretson (1938). Seton (1929) has reproduced Hornaday's figure in part. Any one of these plates shows clearly how the horns, which project nearly laterally in the calves, gradually turn upward and finally inward. In mature animals the tips become blunted and shredded. According to Mohr (1949), this is caused by the new horns piercing through the old sheath. She reported that it occurs regularly at 4 years of age in the wisent ( Bison bonasus ), but the writer has found that it occurs later in American bison, probably at 7 or 8 years of age. .
In using the horns for aging male bison in the field, it was found impractical to attempt to distinguish between 2- and 3-year-olds except under the most favorable conditions. Both were therefore lumped under the designation "spike-horn." It was also difficult to differentiate in all cases between a spike-horn and a young adult-the 3- and 4-year- olds of Seton's plate ( op. cit., p. 665) .It was relatively easy to spot the stepped horn tips of the mature and aged animals, and also to identify calves and yearlings where general body size affords an important clue. Thus, it is practical to set up five age-classes that are recognizable in the field, as follows:
calf-less than 1 year
yearling-1 to 2 years
spike-horn-2-, 3- and some 4-year-olds
young adult-4 years to ? ( 7 or 8 years )
adult and aged-more than 7 or 8 years.
www.bisoncentre.com/resources/resource-library/bison-research/anatomy/horns-and-teeth-indicators-age-bison/
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Post by Gorilla king on Dec 19, 2021 18:56:21 GMT -5
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