Scientifically, the term buffalo is incorrect for the North American species; its proper Latin name is Bison bison. However, common usage has made the term buffalo an acceptable synonym for the American bison. (from The American Buffalo in Transition, by J. Albert Rorabacher.).
Life cycle. Life cycle, in biology, the series of changes that the members of a species undergo as they pass from the beginning of a given developmental stage to the inception of that same developmental stage in a subsequent generation.
Human life cycles - Read. There are 6 stages in the human life cycle: Foetus. At this time, a baby is growing inside it's mum's womb. Baby. A baby is born after spending 9 months inside the womb. Childhood. At this stage, you learn to walk and talk. Adolescence. Children become teenagers. Adulthood. Your body is fully developed. Old age / elderly