A brief introduction to the history of the American buffalo and how it was almost hunted into extinction.

Introduces bison, describing their physical features, what they eat, and how their lives differ from the life of a typical child.

Presents information about the millions of bison, or buffalo, which roamed the open prairies of the Far West when the country was young.

Examines the appearance, diet, habitat, and life cycle of buffaloes and discusses their cultural importance.

"The epic story of the buffalo in America, from prehistoric times to today-a moving and beautifully illustrated work of natural history. The American buffalo-our nation's official mammal-is an improbable, shaggy beast that has found itself at the center of many of our most mythic and sometimes heartbreaking tales. The largest land animals in the Western Hemisphere, they are survivors of a mass extinction that erased ancient species that were even...