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Bison Due to its size and the protection afforded by living in a herd, the bison has few enemies besides humans. Grizzly bears and packs of wolves may attempt to attack a young calf or subadult but only in the dead of winter, when the herd cannot expend the energy to protect stragglers, and a wolf pack take down an adult bison. The only threat, other than hunting by human, that leads to the depletion of wild bisons are interbreeding with domestic bovines. In fact, only a small number of bison herds found in North America today are pure breed bisons. Their heads and forequarters are massive, and both sexes have short, curved horns, which they use in fighting for status within the herd and for defense. Bison mate in August and September; a single reddish-brown calf is born the following spring, and it nurses for a year. Bison are mature at three years of age, and have a life expectancy of 18 to 22 years in the wild and 35 to 40 years in captivity. Its two subspecies are the Plains Bison (Bison bison bison), distinguished by its smaller size and more rounded hump, and the Wood Bison (Bison bison athabascae), distinguished by its larger size and taller square hump.

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Bison is the most powerful animal in Europe. Weight adult male range from 440 to 920 kg. Shoulder height reaches 188 cm. U bulls feature particularly characteristic is the disparity between the powerful front of the body and the relatively faint rump. Cows are smaller, their weight varies from 320 to 640 kg and have less extensive front of the body. The body of a bison cover tawny-brown fur, a melt perfectly with the surroundings. The front body cover longer hair, which on the lower part of the neck so formed. beard. Hair growing on the rump are short. At the head of bison of both sexes are set high corners. The horns of males are thicker and longer and more widely spaced than females. The ends of the horn adult female bend inward more strongly than bulls. Calves are born with reddish hair shade, are small, the weight varies from 16 kg to 35 kg.

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The legend of Moldova’s foundation   Dragos Voda, the nobleman of Maramures left for a hunting and decided to cross the Carpathians to reach the open fields of that area. There that a bison appeared in front of him and his archers and they started to follow it. Finally they reached the bison and started to chase it towards the river. The hunters were accompanied by Dragos’s pet dog whose name was Molda. The bison threw itself into the river and was killed by the bowmen, while the dog also jumped into the whirlpool being swallowed by the waters. Full of sorrow, Dragos ordered that the river was called Moldova and then he continued his way downstream. In memory of that case on the river, the nobleman decided to establish an independent state, Moldova, on that territory.

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The animals are belligerent, unpredictable, and most dangerous. The bison’s behavior A little dirt won’t hurt. Called wallowing, bison roll in the dirt to deter biting flies and help shed fur. Male bison also wallow to leave behind their scent and display their strength. A bison wallow is a shallow depression in the soil, either wet or dry. Bison roll in these depressions, covering themselves with mud or dust. Bison temperament is often unpredictable. They usually appear peaceful, unconcerned, even lazy, yet they may attack anything, often without warning or apparent reason. They can move at speeds up to 35 mph (56 km/h) and cover long distances at a lumbering gallop. The animals are belligerent, unpredictable, and most dangerous.

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Bisons in Europe and Asia in early 2015

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