November 28 - American Buffalo

Bison (aka American Buffalo) - The surviving species of American Buffalo can be found in the Great Plains of North America. Nomadic grazers, they travel in herds and can move at speeds up to 35 mph and cover long distances at a lumbering gallop. Hunted close to extinction during the 19th and 20th centuries, they have since rebounded. The American plains bison is no longer listed as endangered, but the wood bison is still on the endangered species list in Canada.

During winter they grow heavy coats to endure the long cold months. They have a simple diet of grass, but must travel through snow to find patches of grass during the winter. During heavy snow falls, they have been know to eat twigs and shrubs if the snow is too deep to reach the grass.