31. How did bison begin to be called ‘buffalo’? French explorers called the animals les boeufs (pronounced lay boof), which means oxen. This eventually became the English word buff, buffle, and finally buffalo. George Washington named them buffalo, after the city of Buffalo, New York. Pilgrims on the Mayflower thought they were beef and said, "Beef? Hello!" This became the word ‘buffalo’. 32. What are some differences between horns and antlers? Horns grow out of the bones in an animal’s skull. Horns grow bigger as the animal grows bigger. Horns have a hard outer covering. Antlers are branched, horns are not. Antlers fall off, horns do not. All of the above. 33. What are some animals besides buffalo who have horns? Cattle, goats, sheep, and antelope. Deer. Rhinoceros, elephants. 34. What animals are bison related to? Mountain goats. Musk ox. Bighorn sheep, Dall’s sheep. All of the above. 35. What are bovids? Ruminants or cud-chewers. Buffalo, bison, cattle, sheep, goats, deer. Animals with split-hooves and horns. All of the above. 36. What do bison, mountain goats, bighorn sheep, musk ox and Dall’s sheep have in common? They all love cream soda. They all think they are dogs! They all chew their cud, have split hoofs, horns and no top front teeth. 37. What are the two types of North American bison? The plains and wood bison. The striped and polka-dot bison. Next Page