Bovidae Photos

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The bisons massive head is its most characteristic feature. Its forehead bulges because of its convex-shaped frontal bone. Its shoulder hump, dwindling bowlike to the haunches, is supported by unusually long spinal vertebrae. Over powerful neck and shoulder muscles grows a great shaggy coat of curly brown fur, and over the head, like an immense hood, grows a shock of black hair. Its forequarters are higher and much heavier than its haunches. A mature bull stands about 6 1/2 feet (2 meters) at the shoulder and weighs more than 2,000 pounds (900 kilograms). The bisons horns are short and black. In the male they are thick at the base and taper abruptly to sharp points as they curve outward and upward; the females horns are more slender, Bison bison, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
The bisons massive head is its most characteristic feature. Its forehead bulges because of its convex-shaped frontal bone. Its shoulder hump, dwindling bowlike to the haunches, is supported by unusually long spinal vertebrae. Over powerful neck and shoulder muscles grows a great shaggy coat of curly brown fur, and over the head, like an immense hood, grows a shock of black hair. Its forequarters are higher and much heavier than its haunches. A mature bull stands about 6 1/2 feet (2 meters) at the shoulder and weighs more than 2,000 pounds (900 kilograms). The bisons horns are short and black. In the male they are thick at the base and taper abruptly to sharp points as they curve outward and upward; the females horns are more slender.
Species: American bison, Bison bison
Location: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 13120  
Yellow-Billed Oxpecker, Buphaga africana, on Cape Buffalo, Mara North Conservancy, Buphagus africanus, Syncerus caffer
Yellow-Billed Oxpecker, Buphaga africana, on Cape Buffalo, Mara North Conservancy.
Species: Yellow-Billed Oxpecker, Cape Buffalo, Buphagus africanus, Syncerus caffer
Location: Mara North Conservancy, Kenya
Image ID: 39679  
Mixed Herd of Wildebeest and Zebra, aerial photo, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, Equus quagga
Mixed Herd of Wildebeest and Zebra, aerial photo, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.
Species: Zebra, Equus quagga
Location: Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Image ID: 29823  
Panorama dimensions: 1963 x 5760
Waterbuck, Meru National Park, Kenya, Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Waterbuck, Meru National Park, Kenya.
Species: Waterbuck, Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Location: Meru National Park, Kenya
Image ID: 29694  
Cape Buffalo, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya, Syncerus caffer
Cape Buffalo, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya.
Species: Cape buffalo, Syncerus caffer
Location: Mara North Conservancy, Kenya
Image ID: 39653  
Wildebeest Herd, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, Connochaetes taurinus
Wildebeest Herd, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.
Species: Wildebeest, Connochaetes taurinus
Location: Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Image ID: 29782  
Bison herd, Bison bison, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Bison herd.
Species: American bison, Bison bison
Location: Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 13000  
Bison, Bison bison, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Bison.
Species: American bison, Bison bison
Location: Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 13002  
The Lamar herd of bison grazes, a mix of mature adults and young calves, Bison bison, Lamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
The Lamar herd of bison grazes, a mix of mature adults and young calves.
Species: American bison, Bison bison
Location: Lamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 13123  
The Lamar herd of bison grazes, a mix of mature adults and young calves, Bison bison, Lamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
The Lamar herd of bison grazes, a mix of mature adults and young calves.
Species: American bison, Bison bison
Location: Lamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 13132  
A herd of bison grazes near the Lamar River, Bison bison, Lamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
A herd of bison grazes near the Lamar River.
Species: American bison, Bison bison
Location: Lamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 13145  
Bison, Bison bison, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Bison.
Species: American bison, Bison bison
Location: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 19598  
Bison, Bison bison, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Bison.
Species: American bison, Bison bison
Location: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 19599  
Bison, Bison bison, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Bison.
Species: American bison, Bison bison
Location: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 19600  
Bison wades across the Madison River, autumn, Bison bison, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Bison wades across the Madison River, autumn.
Species: American bison, Bison bison
Location: Madison River, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 19601  
Bison grazes amid grass fields along the Madison River, Bison bison, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Bison grazes amid grass fields along the Madison River.
Species: American bison, Bison bison
Location: Madison River, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 19602  
Cape Buffalo herd at sunset, Meru National Park, Kenya, Syncerus caffer
Cape Buffalo herd at sunset, Meru National Park, Kenya.
Species: Cape buffalo, Syncerus caffer
Location: Meru National Park, Kenya
Image ID: 29640  
Cape Buffalo herd, Meru National Park, Kenya, Syncerus caffer
Cape Buffalo herd, Meru National Park, Kenya.
Species: Cape buffalo, Syncerus caffer
Location: Meru National Park, Kenya
Image ID: 29638  
Waterbuck, Meru National Park, Kenya, Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Waterbuck, Meru National Park, Kenya.
Species: Waterbuck, Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Location: Meru National Park, Kenya
Image ID: 29684  
Grant's Gazelle, Meru National Park, Kenya, Nanger granti
Grant's Gazelle, Meru National Park, Kenya.
Species: Grant's gazelle, Nanger granti
Location: Meru National Park, Kenya
Image ID: 29715  
Gerenuk, Meru National Park, Kenya.  Female.  The Gerenuk is a long-necked antelope often called the giraffe-necked antelope, Litocranius walleri
Gerenuk, Meru National Park, Kenya. Female. The Gerenuk is a long-necked antelope often called the giraffe-necked antelope.
Species: Gerenuk, Litocranius walleri
Location: Meru National Park, Kenya
Image ID: 29627  
Wildebeest Herd, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, Connochaetes taurinus
Wildebeest Herd, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.
Species: Wildebeest, Connochaetes taurinus
Location: Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Image ID: 29783  
Wildebeest Herd, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, Connochaetes taurinus
Wildebeest Herd, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.
Species: Wildebeest, Connochaetes taurinus
Location: Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Image ID: 29888  
Topi, Damaliscus korrigum, Maasai Mara National Reserve
Topi.
Species: Topi, Damaliscus korrigum
Location: Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Image ID: 29912  
Topi, Damaliscus korrigum, Maasai Mara National Reserve
Topi.
Species: Topi, Damaliscus korrigum
Location: Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Image ID: 29964  
Wildebeest Herd, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, Connochaetes taurinus
Wildebeest Herd, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.
Species: Wildebeest, Connochaetes taurinus
Location: Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Image ID: 29968  
Thompson's gazelle, Maasai Mara, Kenya, Eudorcas thomsonii, Maasai Mara National Reserve
Thompson's gazelle, Maasai Mara, Kenya.
Species: Thompson's gazelle, Eudorcas thomsonii
Location: Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Image ID: 29969  
Grant's Gazelle, Maasai Mara, Kenya, Nanger granti, Maasai Mara National Reserve
Grant's Gazelle, Maasai Mara, Kenya.
Species: Grant's gazelle, Nanger granti
Location: Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Image ID: 29970  
Thompson's gazelle, Maasai Mara, Kenya, Eudorcas thomsonii, Olare Orok Conservancy
Thompson's gazelle, Maasai Mara, Kenya.
Species: Thompson's gazelle, Eudorcas thomsonii
Location: Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya
Image ID: 30004  
Thompson's gazelle, Maasai Mara, Kenya, Eudorcas thomsonii, Olare Orok Conservancy
Thompson's gazelle, Maasai Mara, Kenya.
Species: Thompson's gazelle, Eudorcas thomsonii
Location: Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya
Image ID: 30048  
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