A Sticky Situation Part 3 by animalman57, literature
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A Sticky Situation Part 3
Continued from part 2
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(We then cut to a large mixed herd of different bison species, but ones with long horns and large, grazing in the open field.) Narrator: Bison are common all over America like today, but they aren't the ones you know from the modern plains. These are Bison latifrons and Bison antiquus. Bison antiquus, or the antique bison, was 15-25% larger overall than modern bison. From tip to tip, the horns of the antique bison measured about 1 meter (3 foot). However, Bison latifrons, or the giant bison, was 25%–50% larger overal
DOD Bestiary: Longhorn bison by Gilarah93, literature
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DOD Bestiary: Longhorn bison
Common Name: Longhorn bison (Giant bison, Dire bison)
Pronounced: (Long-horn bison)
Classification: Bison latifrons (Broad-headed Bison)
SGOC Rank: Megafauna
Length: 13 feet
Height: 9 feet at the shoulder
Weight: 4 tons
Diet: Herbivore
Social Structure: Herd (15-200+ members)
Home Planet: Earth
Distribution: North America
IUCN Status: Least Concern
Description:
The longhorn bison is a massive species of bovine native to the sweeping prairies of the American Great Plains. A hooved mammal nearly the size of an elephant, this monstrous-looking creature is one of the biggest beasts found on the wild plains, and as such it is nearly impervious
