Bonus!
BY THE NUMBERS
BY JOHN HERING
50,000,000 The estimated number of bison that lived in North America before European settlement ? Read the facts on the page. Then plug in the numbers to solve the equation at the bottom and reveal one final fact. T he American bison is now the national mammal of the U.S., as a result of a law President Obama signed in May 2016. Millions of these massive animals once roamed across North America. But as pioneers expanded west and the government sponsored hunting programs, the bison population dwindled to barely 1,000 by the 1890s. Due to recent conservation efforts, the American bison population is back to a healthy 500,000 and growing. Bison, also known as buffalo, can now be found in all 50 states, at zoos and in the wild—especially in protected areas like Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. Bison
20 Average lifespan, in years, of wild bison
40 Top speed, in miles per hour, at which bison can run
2,000 Weight, in pounds, of an adult male bison
6 Average height at the shoulder, in feet, of an adult male bison
61 Length of a fully grown bison’s horns, in centimeters
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Year the first buffalo nickel was minted. More than 1.2 billion were produced before they were phased out in 1938.
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