The American bison is an incredibly interesting critter. Sometimes called buffalo, this name is a misnomer and suggests that the American bison is somehow related to the buffalo of the Old World.

President Theodore Roosevelt and others formed in 1905 to help save the animal from extinction was named the American Bison Association. But still, the usage of “buffalo” has persisted ...

How to survive an encounter with wildlife—from bears to bison How to survive an encounter with wildlife—from bears to bison At long last, the American buffalo ... Nat Geo images 150 years ...

And, of course, is it “Bison” or “Buffalo”? We asked authors, historians and professors to weigh in on some of the bigger questions from The American Buffalo.

Buffalo and bison aren’t the same animals. How the misnomer came to be is murky, but it’s thought early American settlers called bison “buffalo” because they look similar—large ...

(Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) We had the privilege ... the audience in describing the story of the buffalo (also known as the American bison). It was also the first documentary about ...

Photos of a white bison calf in Yellowstone ... home to about 5,000 bison, also called American buffalo. In the wild, there are two genetic variations that may result in unusually light-colored ...