Jethro
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| Subject: BIG PREY - The Bison Fri May 04, 2018 11:52 pm | |
| The Bison ■ Type: Mammal■ Diet: Herbivore■ Average life span in the wild: 12 to 20 years■ Size: Head and body, 7 to 11.5 ft (2.1 to 3.5 m); tail 19.75 to 23.5 in. (50 to 60 cm)■ Weight: 930 to 2,200 lbs (442 to 998 kg)■ Group name: Herd■ Size relative to a man:Bison, symbolic animals of the Great Plains, are often mistakenly called buffaloes. By any name, they are formidable beasts and the heaviest land animals in North America. Bison stand some 5 to 6.5 feet (1.5 to 2 meters) tall at the shoulder, and can tip the scales at over a ton (907 kilograms). Despite their massive size, bison are quick on their feet. When the need arises they can run at speeds up to 40 miles (65 kilometers) an hour. They sport curved, sharp horns that may grow to be two feet (61 centimeters) long. These large grazers feed on plains grasses, herbs, shrubs, and twigs. They regurgitate their food and chew it as cud before final digestion. Females (cows) and adult males (bulls) generally live in small, separate bands and come together in very large herds during the summer mating season. Males battle for mating primacy, but such contests rarely turn dangerous. Females give birth to one calf after a nine-month pregnancy. Bison once covered the Great Plains and much of North America, and were critically important to Plains Indian societies. During the 19th century, settlers killed some 50 million bison for food, sport, and to deprive Native Americans of their most important natural asset. The once enormous herds were reduced to only a few hundred animals. Today, bison numbers have rebounded somewhat, and about 200,000 bison live on preserves and ranches where they are raised for their meat. * With their large, sharp horns, bison are formidable foes. During mating season, bulls fight for the right to breed with harems of cows, but rarely duel to the death.
The Prey Cards
Weight Range Bulls: 1000-2200 lbs Cows: 800-1200 lbs 01: 1000 lb (bull) / 800 lb (cow) 02: 1100 lb / 830 lb 03: 1200 lb / 865 lb 04: 1300 lb / 900 lb 05: 1350 lb / 940 lb 06: 1400 lb / 975 lb 07: 1425 lb / 980 lb 08: 1475 lb / 990 lb 09: 1500 lb / 995 lb 10: 1525 lb / 1000 lb 11: 1550 lb / 1015 lb 12: 1575 lb / 1030 lb 13: 1600 lb / 1045 lb 14: 1630 lb / 1075 lb 15: 1680 lb / 1100 lb 16: 1700 lb / 1120 lb 17: 1800 lb / 1145 lb 18: 1900 lb / 1160 lb 19: 2100 lb / 1180 lb 20: 2200 lb (bull) / 1200 lb (cow) Originally from STP Strong |
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