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== Ecology == | == Ecology == | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:Bison grazing.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Bison's natural habitat]] | ||
Before the Bison were mass-hunted by settlers, there were more than 30 million bison roaming the plains. They grazed in large herds that sometimes went on for miles. [http://www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/bison.php] Bison mainly eat grasses. They would roam all over North America, in an unpredictable movement. This caused either starvation via famine, or an abundance of food for the other animals. Their herds provided protection from predators like the wolf, bear, or even Indian tribes. [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0000784] | Before the Bison were mass-hunted by settlers, there were more than 30 million bison roaming the plains. They grazed in large herds that sometimes went on for miles. [http://www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/bison.php] Bison mainly eat grasses. They would roam all over North America, in an unpredictable movement. This caused either starvation via famine, or an abundance of food for the other animals. Their herds provided protection from predators like the wolf, bear, or even Indian tribes. [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0000784] | ||
