Bovinae Photos

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.
Species: Yellow-Billed Oxpecker, Cape Buffalo, Buphagus africanus, Syncerus caffer
Location: Mara North Conservancy, Kenya
Image ID: 39679  

Cape Buffalo, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya.
Species: Cape buffalo, Syncerus caffer
Location: Mara North Conservancy, Kenya
Image ID: 39653  

Bison herd.
Species: American bison, Bison bison
Location: Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 13000  

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.
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.
Species: American bison, Bison bison
Location: Lamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 13132  

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.
Species: American bison, Bison bison
Location: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 19598  

Bison.
Species: American bison, Bison bison
Location: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 19599  

Bison.
Species: American bison, Bison bison
Location: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 19600  

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.
Species: American bison, Bison bison
Location: Madison River, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 19602  

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.
Species: Cape buffalo, Syncerus caffer
Location: Meru National Park, Kenya
Image ID: 29638  

Bison herd grazes below the Teton Range.
Species: American bison, Bison bison
Location: Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 13004  

Cape Buffalo herd, Meru National Park, Kenya.
Species: Cape buffalo, Syncerus caffer
Location: Meru National Park, Kenya
Image ID: 29637  

Cape Buffalo, Meru National Park, Kenya.
Species: Cape buffalo, Syncerus caffer
Location: Meru National Park, Kenya
Image ID: 29657  

Lesser kudu, Meru National Park, Kenya.
Location: Meru National Park, Kenya
Image ID: 29681  

Cape Buffalo, Meru National Park, Kenya.
Species: Cape buffalo, Syncerus caffer
Location: Meru National Park, Kenya
Image ID: 29720  

Cape Buffalo, Meru National Park, Kenya.
Species: Cape buffalo, Syncerus caffer
Location: Meru National Park, Kenya
Image ID: 29721  

Common eland, Maasai Mara, Kenya.
Species: Eland, Taurotragus oryx
Location: Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Image ID: 29901  

Common eland, Maasai Mara, Kenya.
Species: Eland, Taurotragus oryx
Location: Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Image ID: 29902  

Common eland, Maasai Mara, Kenya.
Species: Eland, Taurotragus oryx
Location: Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Image ID: 29903  

Bison herd.
Species: American bison, Bison bison
Location: Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 13001  

Bison.
Species: American bison, Bison bison
Location: Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 13003  

Bison herd.
Species: American bison, Bison bison
Location: Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 13005  

Bison herd.
Species: American bison, Bison bison
Location: Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 13006  

Bison herd grazes below the Teton Range.
Species: American bison, Bison bison
Location: Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 13007  

Bison herd.
Species: American bison, Bison bison
Location: Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 13008