Yondu_the_Ravager@lemmy.world to pics@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoEntering Lamar Valley, Yellowstone National Parki.imgur.comimagemessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1205arrow-down12
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minus-squaresnor10linkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoAre there still buffalo in the US? Or is that a bison? Sorry, ignorant european here.
minus-squareYondu_the_Ravager@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoBison! And yes there are still some in the US. Not as many as there used to be in the 1800’s, but there are still quite a number of them around the country.
minus-squareCeruleanRuin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-21 year agoTechnically they are bison, but colloquially they have also been called buffalo for a couple centuries now, so it’s an accepted part of the lexicon.
Are there still buffalo in the US? Or is that a bison?
Sorry, ignorant european here.
Bison! And yes there are still some in the US. Not as many as there used to be in the 1800’s, but there are still quite a number of them around the country.
Technically they are bison, but colloquially they have also been called buffalo for a couple centuries now, so it’s an accepted part of the lexicon.