Yondu_the_Ravager@lemmy.world to pics@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoEntering Lamar Valley, Yellowstone National Parki.imgur.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1114arrow-down11
arrow-up1113arrow-down1external-linkEntering Lamar Valley, Yellowstone National Parki.imgur.comYondu_the_Ravager@lemmy.world to pics@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squaresnor10@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-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.