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- The
bison (or buffalo) is a large animal which lives and travels in herds.
- Many years
ago, before there were cities across North America, bison used to
roam in huge herds, traveling 400 miles, up and down the country in
their migration.
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- The Indians
used the bison for food and their skins for making teepees and robes.
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- When the pioneers
moved west, they killed millions of the bison for food. Some people
killed hundreds of bison just for the sport.
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- A hundred years
ago, there were only about one thousand bison left in North America.
Now there are about 120,000 living on private ranches and government
preservation areas.
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