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The European bison (pl.: bison) (Bison bonasus) or the European wood bison, also known as the wisent [a] (/ ˈ v iː z ə n t / or / ˈ w iː z ə n t /), the zubr [b] (/ ˈ z uː b ə r /), or sometimes colloquially as the European buffalo, [c] is a European species of bison. It is one of two extant species of bison, alongside the American bison.
Archeological investigations in the 1970s uncovered bones and projectile points to a depth of 15 feet (4.6 m). About ten tons of bones were removed from the site. [2] About five percent of the site has been excavated, and the pit is estimated to contain the remains of 20,000 buffalo. [3] Bison bones in an excavation in the bottom of the buffalo ...
More excavation was undertaken in 2005 after evidence emerged of artifact poaching. The 2005 expedition produced an estimated ton of bison bones from an area measuring 18 square metres (190 sq ft) by 2 metres (6.6 ft) in depth. Studies suggest that the hunters were Athabascans from Canada. Following excavation the site was stabilized and placed ...
The site is important for many reasons, including the degree of preservation of ancient land surfaces, the impressive total extent of the palaeolandscape beyond the quarries (over 26 km wide), its huge quantity of well-preserved animal bones, its numerous flint artifacts, and its hominin fossils that are among some of the most ancient found yet in Europe.
ATHENS/ASAGIOKCULAR (Reuters) -Searing temperatures fuelled wildfires and prompted health warnings across Europe on Wednesday, as a blaze in Turkey forced the closure of the Dardanelles shipping ...
Taxidermied specimen, Museum of the Zoological Institute, Russia. In the 17th century, the Caucasian bison still populated a large area of the Western Caucasus.After that, human settlement in the mountains intensified and the range of the Caucasian wisent had become reduced to about one tenth of its original range by the end of the 19th century.
Georgia College & State paleontologists are learning about ancient climates by unearthing bison that roamed the Brunswick area 58,000 years ago. Ancient bison bones dug up in Georgia unveil ...
Żubroń are heavy animals, with males weighing up to 1,200 kg (2,600 lb) and females up to 810 kg (1,790 lb). They are strong, resistant to disease, and tolerant of harsh weather conditions. The first-cross calves have to be born by Caesarean section , because although they may be carried successfully to full term, parturition never occurs.