Bison Bison (Noun)
Meaning
Large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Bison bison is a keystone species that has shaped the North American grasslands for thousands of years through its grazing and migration patterns.
- In North America, the American bison or bison bison has a highly developed social hierarchy and a matriarchal society.
- Due to the mass hunting and poaching that took place in the late 19th century, bison bison were reduced to only a few hundred animals in the wild.
- Habitat fragmentation poses a major threat to the conservation efforts for the bison bison species in the long run.
- Several organizations are currently working together to breed and release more bison bison back into the wild.