38. What is special about a white buffalo? A bison has a one in 10 million chance of being born white. For centuries many Native Americans have believed that white buffalo are sacred. In August 1994, on a Wisconsin farm, a white calf was born to a brown buffalo. Her owners named her Miracle. All of the above. 39. How does the bison’s snowplow nose help them in winter? It is bright red and glows in the dark. It breathes steam to warm the air and melt the snow. It helps them push the snow away so they can find grass. 40. Why is the hump of the bison so unique? It is solid muscle. It is hitched to special extra-long shoulder spines. With the shoulder spines, the hump gives leverage to lift the bison’s head. But the head is so heavy it cannot be lifted above the level of the shoulder. All of the above. 41. What does Tatonka mean? Plains Indians called bison by this name, which means next to God. A magic spell in the book Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. A name for a truck with a high-pitched horn. 42. How do bison talk? 'Words’ that are grunts, snorts, belches and bellows. Tail movements. The tilt of their horns. All of the above. 43. What is a rumen, reticulum, omasum and abomasum? Extinct animals who once roamed the Great Plains. Early pioneer words for plants. The four compartments of a bison’s stomach. 44. The buffalo/Indian nickel was designed by what famous artist in 1913? James Earle Fraser. Picasso. Walt Disney. Next Page