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  2. American bison - Wikipedia

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    In American English, both buffalo and bison are considered correct terms for the American bison. [16] However, in British English, the word buffalo is reserved for the African buffalo and water buffalo and not used for the bison. [17] In English usage, the term buffalo was used to refer to the American mammal as early as 1625. [18]

  3. Bison - Wikipedia

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    Their most obvious weapons are the horns borne by both males and females, but their massive heads can be used as battering rams, effectively using the momentum produced by what is a typical weight of 900 to 1,200 kilograms (2,000 to 2,700 lb) moving at 50 km/h (30 mph).

  4. Buffalo pound - Wikipedia

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    David Mandelbaum's The Plains Cree contains diagrams and a complete description of the construction and use of such a pound. [ 1 ] In 1758, explorer and fur trader Joseph Smith was the first European to record the use of a buffalo pound while travelling to the Assiniboine River .

  5. Bison hunting - Wikipedia

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    The Crow Indian Buffalo Hunt diorama at the Milwaukee Public Museum. A group of images by Eadweard Muybridge, set to motion to illustrate the animal's movement. Bison hunting (hunting of the American bison, also commonly known as the American buffalo) was an activity fundamental to the economy and society of the Plains Indians peoples who inhabited the vast grasslands on the Interior Plains of ...

  6. Greyhound - Wikipedia

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    A blue female greyhound. Males are usually 71 to 76 centimetres (28 to 30 in) tall at the withers, and weigh on average 27 to 40 kilograms (60 to 88 lb).Females tend to be smaller, with shoulder heights ranging from 66 to 71 centimetres (26 to 28 in) and weights from 25 to 34 kilograms (55 to 75 lb), although weights can be above and below these average weights. [1]

  7. A 6-foot-2, 360-pound New York Public Library employee claims he’s been “traumatized” by being forced to work at a desk that is too small — and wants $4.6 million to make up for it.

  8. Dressed weight - Wikipedia

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    For example, the dress weight for chickens and other fowl is closer to 75% of the live weight, [3] which is significantly higher than that of cattle, which can be from 50-70% depending on breed and methods used. [2] To compare, a 250-pound pig will typically have a dressed weight of 180 pounds and a retail cuts weight of 144 pounds.

  9. Black Diamond (buffalo) - Wikipedia

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    He was slaughtered on 17 November 1915, yielding 750 pounds of usable meat which was sold for $2 a pound, equal to $60.24 in today’s currency. Fred Santer, a New York taxidermist, mounted Black Diamond's head and turned its hide into a then-fashionable 13-foot automobile robe.