Did you know that a baby bison is called a “red dog?” It’s because their hair is orange-red in color when they are born and then it changes to dark brown after a few months along with their regular characteristics of a shoulder hump and their horns begin to grow.

Many use the term ‘buffalo’ but the scientific word is ‘bison bison bison’ in North America. Yes, said three times but once is good enough unless you’re Jan from The Brady Bunch (Marsha, Marsha, Marsha). 😁

The American Bison is officially the National Mammal of the United States as of May 9, 2016. President Obama signed the National Bison Legacy Act into law to join in with the Bald Eagle 🦅 as a symbol of our country 🇺🇸 .

A male bison is a bull 🐂 and a female is a cow 🐄. Males stand 6 feet tall (wow), weigh 2,000 lbs (yikes) and a female 4-5 feet tall, 1,000 lbs (still yikes). You definitely don’t want to tip any of them over on you. 😝