Bovinae 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  
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  
Bison herd grazes below the Teton Range, Bison bison, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
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, Syncerus caffer
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, Syncerus caffer
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
Lesser kudu, Meru National Park, Kenya.
Location: Meru National Park, Kenya
Image ID: 29681  
Cape Buffalo, Meru National Park, Kenya, Syncerus caffer
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, Syncerus caffer
Cape Buffalo, Meru National Park, Kenya.
Species: Cape buffalo, Syncerus caffer
Location: Meru National Park, Kenya
Image ID: 29721  
Common eland, Maasai Mara, Kenya, Taurotragus oryx, Maasai Mara National Reserve
Common eland, Maasai Mara, Kenya.
Species: Eland, Taurotragus oryx
Location: Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Image ID: 29901  
Common eland, Maasai Mara, Kenya, Taurotragus oryx, Maasai Mara National Reserve
Common eland, Maasai Mara, Kenya.
Species: Eland, Taurotragus oryx
Location: Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Image ID: 29902  
Common eland, Maasai Mara, Kenya, Taurotragus oryx, Maasai Mara National Reserve
Common eland, Maasai Mara, Kenya.
Species: Eland, Taurotragus oryx
Location: Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Image ID: 29903  
Bison herd, Bison bison, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Bison herd.
Species: American bison, Bison bison
Location: Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 13001  
Bison, Bison bison, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Bison.
Species: American bison, Bison bison
Location: Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 13003  
Bison herd, Bison bison, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Bison herd.
Species: American bison, Bison bison
Location: Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 13005  
Bison herd, Bison bison, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Bison herd.
Species: American bison, Bison bison
Location: Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 13006  
Bison herd grazes below the Teton Range, Bison bison, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Bison herd grazes below the Teton Range.
Species: American bison, Bison bison
Location: Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 13007  
Bison herd, Bison bison, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Bison herd.
Species: American bison, Bison bison
Location: Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 13008  
Bison, Bison bison, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Bison.
Species: American bison, Bison bison
Location: Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 13009  
Bison, Bison bison, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Bison.
Species: American bison, Bison bison
Location: Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 13010  
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