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== Reproduction == | == Reproduction == | ||
[[Image:Bison with young.jpg|thumb|150px| | [[Image:Bison with young.jpg|thumb|150px|left|A bison and bison calf.]] | ||
The reproduction in bison is a pretty slow process. This contributed to a large part of why the bison population dropped so quickly, and is still quite low. Bison may mate anywhere between June and September, with the majority of it happening in July or August. After mating, it takes up to 185 days for the single calf to be born. This usually takes place somewhere in April or May. Also, the crossbreeding of bison with cattle, is highly discouraged, as it weakens the bison's genes. However, this still happens and today there are very few wild bison with complete bison genes.[http://www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/bison.php] | The reproduction in bison is a pretty slow process. This contributed to a large part of why the bison population dropped so quickly, and is still quite low. Bison may mate anywhere between June and September, with the majority of it happening in July or August. After mating, it takes up to 185 days for the single calf to be born. This usually takes place somewhere in April or May. Also, the crossbreeding of bison with cattle, is highly discouraged, as it weakens the bison's genes. However, this still happens and today there are very few wild bison with complete bison genes.[http://www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/bison.php] | ||
== Ecology == | == Ecology == | ||
[[Image:Bison grazing.jpg|thumb|150px| | [[Image:Bison grazing.jpg|thumb|150px|right|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] | ||
