Yondu_the_Ravager@lemmy.world to pics@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoEntering Lamar Valley, Yellowstone National Parki.imgur.comimagemessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1205arrow-down12
arrow-up1203arrow-down1imageEntering Lamar Valley, Yellowstone National Parki.imgur.comYondu_the_Ravager@lemmy.world to pics@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square15fedilink
minus-squaresnor10@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoAre there still buffalo in the US? Or is that a bison? Sorry, ignorant european here.
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.
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.
Are there still buffalo in the US? Or is that a bison?
Sorry, ignorant european here.
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.
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.