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| 25. | How big can bison get? |
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5,000 pounds. |
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3,000 pounds. |
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1,200 pounds. |
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All of the above.
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| 26. | How did Charles Goodnight send his four bison, Nickel’s ancestors, from Texas to Yellowstone Park in 1896? |
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Along the Goodnight-Loving Trail, an old cattle trail he and Oliver Loving started in 1866 which is now I-25 through New Mexico, Colorado and Wyoming. |
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By train. |
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| 27. | Who was Buffalo Bill? |
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William Cody. |
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A lovable bison at the Central Park Zoo. |
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A term for an invoice for the purchase of bison. |
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| 28. | How did Buffalo Bill get his name? |
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William Frederick Cody entered a shooting contest to see who could kill the most bison in a certain length of time. He won and earned the name of Buffalo Bill. |
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Starting in 1867 he single-handedly shot over 4,000 buffalo in 17 months to feed the workers of the Kansas Pacific Railroad. |
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In 1883 he turned his skills to entertainment and started a "Wild West Show". |
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| 29. | What is a beefalo? |
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A cheeseburger with two slices of tomato. |
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A taco made with ground buffalo. |
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A cross between a bison and cattle: 3/8 bison and 5/8 domestic cow. |
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| 30. | What are some differences between a bison and a buffalo? |
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Bison have a hump and thick shaggy hair around the head and neck. Buffalo don’t. |
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Bison have a little beard and shorter up-curved horns. |
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Bison have 14 pair of ribs, buffalo have 13 pair. |
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All of the above. |
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