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Hello, I’m Lucy

Species: American bison
Sex: Female Physical features: A large hoofed animal
with dark, coarse hair, which is longer
Age: 12 years old on the front of the body. A large hump
on the shoulders and a large shaggy
Species height: 5 to 6
head with two short horns characterize
feet at the shoulder;
this species (males’ horns are larger).
adult males are larger
Slim hindquarters end with a long,
than females tufted tail.
Species weight: Adult
Wild habitat: They once had the largest
males can weigh up
natural range of any herbivore in
to a ton; females weigh
North America—mostly open savannah,
about half as much.
grasslands, and wetlands between
Zoo habitat: Bison Canada and Mexico. Today, wild bison
Yard at GREAT BEAR occupy less than 1.2 percent of their
WILDERNESS original range* and live mostly in
national parks and refuges.
Conservation status:
Near Threatened* Zoo diet: A complete diet of herbivore
grain pellets containing vitamins and
*According to the International Union
minerals, grass hay, carrots, lettuces,
for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
and browse
Red List of Threatened Species
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