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4) Bison
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"Meet the biggest mammal in North America! Learn about the features and behaviors of bison, including wallowing in dirt and their Native American history. A folk tale explains why bison have a shoulder hump"--
6) Bear bottom
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FunJungle volume 7
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While visiting a ranch near Yellowstone National Park with his parents, Summer, and her parents, Teddy Fitzroy investigates the disappearances of bison and an irreplaceable necklace.
10) American bison
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Introduces the American bison, describing their physical characteristics, life cycle, history, and the steps that were taken to protect them from extinction.
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"In the mid-1800s seventy-five million buffalo roamed in North America. In little more than fifty years, there would be almost none." The death of the buffalo and the settlers' farming and ranching practices endangered the prairie, as drought made the farmland crumble to dust. To help repair the land, the buffalo had to be saved.
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To appreciate the plight of endangered species, readers are asked to consider the history of the American bison. From dominating the plains to a swift decline to the brink of extinction, the stately American bison epitomizes the crisis of habitat loss for wildlife. Delving into the shameful policies that nearly led to this creature s extermination, this book illuminates the history of the species with a helpful timeline, informative sidebars, and...
18) Buffalo
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A presentation of the natural history of the bison, and the efforts to conserve it.
20) Buffalo music
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After hunters kill off the buffalo around her Texas ranch, a woman begins raising orphan buffalo calves and eventually ships four members of her small herd to Yellowstone National Park, where they form the beginnings of newly thriving buffalo herds. Based on the true story of Mary Ann Goodnight and her husband Charles.
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