What is Bison?
{{Automatic taxobox | fossil_range = {{Fossil range|2|0}}<small>Early [[Pleistocene]]&nbsp;– Recent</small> | name = Bison | image = American bison k5680-1.jpg | image_caption = [[American bison]] <br /> (''Bison bison'') | image2 = Bison bonasus (Linnaeus 1758).jpg | image2_caption = [[European bison]] <br /> (''Bison bonasus'') | taxon = Bison | authority = [[Charles Hamilton Smith|Hamilton Smith]], 1827 | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = ''[[American Bison|B. bison]]''<br />''[[Wisent|B. bonasus]]''<br />†''[[Bison antiquus|B. antiquus]]''<br />†''[[B. hanaizumiensis]]''<br />†''[[Bison latifrons|B. latifrons]]''<br />†''[[Bison occidentalis|B. occidentalis]]''<br />†''[[Bison palaeosinensis|B. palaeosinensis]]''<br />†''[[Steppe Wisent|B. priscus]]''<br />†''[[B. schoetensacki]]'' }} [[Image:Wisente Bison bonasus-cc.jpg|thumb|250px|A group of wisents]] '''Bisons''' are large, [[even-toed ungulate]]s. They are [[bovine]]s, and are similar to [[cow]]s. They are often called buffalo, but are not closely related to the [[African buffalo]] or [[water buffalo]]. Bison live in the northern part of the world. The American bison lives in [[North America]] where they once wandered around the [[prairie]]s in huge [[herd]]s. The wisent lives in [[Europe]]. Bison can also live in rugged areas. == American == The American bison is the biggest [[mammal]] in [[North America]].<ref>{{cite book|url=|title=Family flip quiz geography|last=Gifford|first=Clive|author2=Lisa Clayden|publisher=Miles Kelly Publishing|year=2002|isbn=1-84236-146-5|location=Bardfield Centre, Great Bardfield, Essex, CM7 4SL|pages=}}</ref> There used to be as many as 30 million bison in the United States, but because of hunting, by 1890, only 1000 bison were left.<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://animals.howstuffworks.com/endangered-species/bison-extinction.htm |last=Conger |first=Cristen |title= What brought bison back from the brink of extinction? |date=2 October 2008 |publisher=HowStuffWorks.com}}</ref> Through [[Conservation movement|con