bison
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"The bison hooked him with his left horn on his hip and tossed him in the air," Mike Macleod, who recorded the incident, told the Cowboy State Daily, a local paper.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Viral footage of the incident shows a boy and his grandfather snap a picture of the bison as it lies in the grass, before the massive animal jumps to its feet and chases after them.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Visible tributes to other Miyazaki works are apparent through “Avatar,” perhaps the most obvious being Aapa, Aang’s beloved sky bison, whose appearance is inspired by the adorable Catbus from “My Neighbor Totoro.”
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
Those hunting traditions continued until the late 1800s, when overhunting drove bison populations to the brink of extinction.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 11, 2026
Hernando De Soto’s expedition staggered through the Southeast for four years in the early sixteenth century and saw hordes of people but apparently didn’t see a single bison.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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